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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Carl SMITH, smith@ivb.cz
Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham, UK
Vladimír BEJČEKbejcek@fzp.czu.cz
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic

MANAGING EDITOR

Lenka GLOSOVÁ, glosova@ivb.cz
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Lenka POLAČIKOVÁpolacikova@ivb.cz
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

EDITORIAL BOARD

Iain BARBER
Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham, UK
Josef BRYJA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Lumír GVOŽDÍK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Marcel HONZA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Markéta ONDRAČKOVÁ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Martin REICHARD
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Jan WÓJCIK
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Pavel JURAJDA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Jason PODRABSKY
Portland State University, Portland, USA
Mark WARREN
Environment Agency, Tewkesbury, UK
Boris KRYŠTUFEK
Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mirosław PRZYBYLSKI
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Katherine WHITEHOUSE-TEDD
Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham, UK
Petr PROCHÁZKA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Tomáš ALBRECHT
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Joanna GRABOWSKA
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr PROCHÁZKA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Zbyszek BORATYŃSKI
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Lumír GVOŽDÍK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Pavel MUNCLINGER
Faculty of Science Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Joëlle GOÜY DE BELLOCQ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Richard YARNELL
Nottingham Trent University – Brackenhurst Campus, Nottingham, UK
Michal JANÁČ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr KOTLÍK
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
Matej POLAČIK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Grzegorz ZIĘBA
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Editors' profiles

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Carl Smith

Vladimír Bejček

ISSN 2694-7684

Abbreviation: J. Vertebr. Biol.

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Biennial Report

Biennial report is a traditional publication of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology (IVB). The major goal of this report is to provide both a representative overview of the extensive range of research activities undertaken at the IVB and to inform the reader about the most important news and events, all in a style that is fully accessible to the interested layperson