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Biodiversity, Evolutionary ecology, General ecology

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22. 12. 2020

Global study on bird song frequency

An analysis of the songs of most of the world’s passerine birds reveals that the frequency at which birds sing mostly depends on body…
14. 8. 2020
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The emergence of a new species: scientists clarify how this process works

The evolution of a new species is closely related to their ecology and behaviour, with choice of habitat (an area suitable for a living)…
16. 7. 2020
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Czech scientists have found a new arenavirus in Ethiopia

A new species of mammarenavirus, a mammalian virus from the arenavirus family, was discovered by a scientist from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of…
25. 7. 2018

Stolen wilderness

Stolen wilderness je nová osvětová kampaň je zaměřena na informování veřejnosti o nelegálním obchodu s ohroženými druhy.

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29. August 2020 — 29. August 2020Akce již proběhla

Mazinárodní noc pro netopýry

8. February 2018 — 9. February 2018Akce již proběhla

Zoological Days 2018

8. July 2018Akce již proběhla

Bats in Eurasia tolerate a disease deadly in North America

8. July 2018Akce již proběhla

Herbivorie a její vliv na ekologickou stabilitu korálových útesů lakadivského atolu (Indie)

The latest publications

Baškiera S, Gvoždík L (2021). Repeatability and heritability of resting metabolic rate in a long-lived amphibian. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 253, 110858.
Šikutová S, Dočkal P, Straková P, Mendel J, Šebesta O, Betášová L, Blažejová H, Hubálek Z, Rudolf I (2020). First record of mosquito-borne Kyzylagach virus in Central Europe. Viruses, 12, 1445.
Seidlová V, Zukal J, Brichta J, Anisimov N, Apoznański G, Bandouchová H, Bartonička T, Berková H, Botvinkin AD, Heger T, Dundarova H, Kokurewicz T, Linhart P, Orlov OL, Piaček V, Presetnik P, Shumkina AP, Tiunov MP, Treml F, Pikula J (2020). Active surveillance for antibodies confirms circulation of lyssaviruses in Palearctic bats. BMC Veterinary Research, 16, 482.
Blabolil P, Bartoň D, Halačka K, Kočvara L, Kolařik T, Kubečka J, Šmejkal M, Peterka J (2020). The fate of 0+ asp (Leuciscus aspius) after being stocked in a reservoir. Biologia, 75, 989-996.
Novotný L, Červená B, Misík J, Modrý D (2020). Mesomycetozoean parasite Dermocystidium sp. infecting skin of cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956). Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 40, 173-180.
Dračková T, Smolinský R, Hiadlovská Z, Dolinay M, Martínková N (2020). Quantifying colour difference in animals with variable patterning. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69, 20029.

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