Evolutionary ecology

Research Goals

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Running projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Conspecific brood parasitism in an altricial passerine: physiological conditions, behavioural adaptations and fitness consequences (2020–2022)

Investigator: 7 Michal Šulc 21

Integrating migration patterns, phenology, year-round habitat use and demography to understand drivers of population dynamics in migratory birds (2020–2022)

Investigator: 6 Petr Procházka 21

Individuální variabilita a resilience mezidruhových vztahů ve sladkovodním prostředí: vhled pomocí interakcí mlžů a ryb (2019–2021)

Co-investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Molekulární mechanismy morfologické variability spermií pěvců (2019–2021)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Zdroje vnitropopulační heterogenity ve stárnutí (2019–2021)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

A novel system to understand brood parasitism: the cuckoo catfish parasiting African cichlids (2018–2020)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Embryo and environment – annual fish as a unique model to study embryo ecology (2018–2020)

Investigator: 7 Matej Polačik 21

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

MEZEK: Mezinárodní spolupráce v ekologické a evoluční biologii obratlovců (2018–2020)

Investigator: 18 Josef Bryja 21

Finished projects

Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Research activity for young people (2017–2017)

Investigator: 7 Alena Fornůsková 21

Cues, recognition and responses in a coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites and their hosts (2009–2013)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008–2011)

Co-investigator: 18 Josef Bryja 21

Evolution of antiparasitic strategies of selected hosts towards avian brood parasitism (2006–2010)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Variation in resource allocation between reproductive phases in waterfowl (2008–2010)

Co-investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Qunatitative trait loci (QTL) for male aggression in the house mouse (2007–2009)

Investigator: 13 Jaroslav Piálek 22

Behavioral and genetic study of prezygotic barriers in the house mouse hybrid zone (2005–2008)

Investigator: 13 Jaroslav Piálek 22

The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species (2006–2008)

Investigator: 18 Josef Bryja 21

European Reed Warbler populations across a migratory divide: insights into migration by analyses of DNA sequences, stable isotopes and ringing recoveries (2005–2007)

Investigator: 6 Petr Procházka 21

The impact of mating tactics on individual reproductive success and population parameters in the European bitterling: behavioural and genetic approach (2005–2007)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Koevoluce mezi kukačkou obecnou (Cuculus canorus) a jejím hostitelem: adaptace mláděte hnízdního parasita (2002–2004)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Adaptace vejce k hnízdnímu parasitismu a líhnutí mláděte u specialisty - kukačky obecné (C.canorus) a generalisty - vlhovce kravského (M.ater) (1998–2000)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Freshwater ectotherms under climate change: the role of phenotypic plasticity in life histories and trophic interactions (2017–2019)

Co-investigator: 19 Lumír Gvoždík 21

Latitudinal and altitudinal pattenrs in avian- pace-of-life syndromes: a study of AfrotropicaL AND European songbirds (2017–2019)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Physiology of bat hibernation with respect to multistressor impacts (2017–2019)

Co-investigator: 19 Natália Martínková 21

Reproductive strategies of an obligate brood parasite: host selection, offspring sex allocation and individual success (2017–2019)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Ageing in the wild: from demography to gene expression (2016–2018)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Biology of ageing: mechanisms and patterns of senescence in free-living birds (2015–2017)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Linking events through the annual cycle: the importance of carry-over effects for the ecology of migratory birds (2013–2017)

Investigator: 6 Petr Procházka 21

The effects of non-native species on host-parasite relationships (2015–2017)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Thermal niche: evaluation of current concept in ectothermic vertebrates (2015–2017)

Investigator: 19 Lumír Gvoždík 21

Evolutionary-immunological and ecological aspects of parasitism in hybrid and polyploid cyprinid fish (2012–2016)

Co-investigator: 17 Kevin Roche 22

Host-parasite interaction as an extreme form of parent-offspring conflict (2012–2016)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Post-copulatory sexual selection and the biology of sperm: within-population processes and interspecific patterns in passerine birds (2012–2016)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

The evolution and life-history consequences of rapid ageing (2011–2015)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Populační struktura, disperze a explorační chování v zóně sekundárního kontaktu myší domácích (2011–2014)

Co-investigator: 7 Kateřina Janotová 21

Toll-like receptors in passerine birds: description, characterization of polymorphism and evolutionary consequences of allelic variation (2010–2014)

Investigator: 18 Josef Bryja 21

Adaptive coexistence of distinct life history strategies in fish of the genus Nothobranchius (2011–2013)

Investigator: 7 Matej Polačik 21

The role of predator-prey interactions in coadaptation of thermal biology (2010–2013)

Investigator: 19 Lumír Gvoždík 21

Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge (2008–2012)

Co-investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Demography, metapopulation dynamics and ecology of Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique (2009–2012)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Personalities, male mating tactics and role of females in sexual selection: studies on fish model systems (2009–2012)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

The analysis of the selected immune and physiological parameters in Carassius gibelio,species with different ploidy and atypical reproductive strategy (2009–2011)

Investigator: 17 Kevin Roche 22

Extra-pair fertilizations and the strength of sexual selection in socially monogamous passerine (2006–2008)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Genetic structure of black grouse populations in the Czech Republic (2006–2008)

Investigator: Ing. Jana Svobodová, Ph.D.

Genetics (2006–2008)

Investigator: 13 Jaroslav Piálek 22

Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts (2006–2008)

Investigator: 19 Lumír Gvoždík 21

Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius fishes (Aplocheilidae) (2006–2008)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Genetic, population and reproductive variability of invazive fish species, Carassius (2005–2007)

Investigator: 17 Kevin Roche 22

Evoluce hnízdního parasitismu kukačky obecné (Cuculus Canorus) (1997–1999)

Investigator: 10 Marcel Honza 24

Individual projects

Komercializace výsledků zoologického výzkumu - aplikace využitelné v praktické ochraně přírody (2016–2019)

Investigator: 19 Jan Zukal 26

The importance of migratory connectivity for the population ecology of long-distance migrants: a model study on the Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) (2012–2015)

Investigator: 6 Petr Procházka 21

Host specialization and host-race formation in the European bitterling (2007–2010)

Co-investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius annual fishes - the roles of mate choice, ecological divergence and vicariance (2008–2008)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

International projects

Marie Curie research training network SEXASEX Sex to asex: a case study on transitions and coexistence between sexual and asexual reproduction (2006–2008)

Co-investigator: 9 Jan Zima 23

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Evolution of sexual ornaments and their information content: a comparative study in isolated populations with divergent signal traits and preferences (2014–2016)

Investigator: 5 Tomáš Albrecht 21

Projekt: „Integrace experimentální a populační biologie pomocí nových metod v mezioborové problematice - cesta k excellenci s mladými vědci“ (2012–2015)

Investigator: 12 Martin Reichard 21

Ministry of Environment

Filling gaps in knowledge of biology and ecology of Eurasian otter: ecological modelling (2008–2010)

Investigator: 7 Petra Hájková 21

Research Directions
Projects
Publications
Journal of Vertebrate Biology

Evolutionary ecology

Research Goals

Running projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Finished projects

Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Individual projects

International projects

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Ministry of Environment

Research facility Brno

External research facility Studenec

External research facility Valtice

Field station Mohelno