A5020712272- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Climate variability and models
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Marine and fisheries research
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Palacký University Olomouc
2015-2024
Museo de Historia Natural
2023
Natural (Czechia)
2023
Nature Research Centre
2022
Museum of the City of Usti nad Labem
2020
National Museum
2006-2019
Alka Wildlife
2019
Vlastivědné Muzeum v Olomouci
2018
University Hospital Ulm
2012
University of Turku
2011
Abstract Over decades it has been unclear how individual migratory songbirds cross large ecological barriers such as seas or deserts. By deploying light-level geolocators on four songbird species weighing only about 12 g, we found that these otherwise mainly nocturnal migrants seem to regularly extend their flights into the day when crossing Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea. The proportion of proposed diurnally flying birds gradually declined over with similar landing patterns in autumn...
Abstract Aim Knowledge of broad‐scale biogeographical patterns animal migration is important for understanding ecological drivers migratory behaviours. Here, we present a flyway‐scale assessment the spatial structure and seasonal dynamics Afro‐Palaearctic bird system explore how phenology environment guides long‐distance migration. Location Europe Africa. Time period 2009–2017. Major taxa studied Birds. Methods We compiled an individual‐based dataset comprising 23 passerine near‐passerine...
The temporal and spatial organization of the annual cycle according to local conditions is crucial importance for individuals’ fitness. Moreover, which sites when particular are used can have profound consequences especially migratory animals, because two factors shape interactions within between populations, as well animal environment. Here, we compare patterns latitudinally separated breeding populations a trans‐Equatorial passerine migrant, collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis ,...
In many taxa, the most common form of sex-biased migration timing is protandry-the earlier arrival males at breeding areas. Here we test this concept across annual cycle long-distance migratory birds. Using more than 350 tracks small-bodied trans-Saharan migrants, quantify differences in male and female schedules for proximate determinants sex-specific timing. autumn, started about 2 days earlier, but difference did not carry over to non-breeding sites. spring, on average departed from...
Adjusting the timing of annual events to gradual changes in environmental conditions is necessary for population viability. However, adaptations weather extremes are poorly documented migratory species. Due their vast seasonal movements, long-distance migrants face unique challenges responding as they rely on an endogenous circannual rhythm cue migration. Furthermore, exact mechanisms that explain how factors shape migration schedules often unknown. Here we show migrating semi-collared...
The integration and synthesis of the data in different areas science is drastically slowed hindered by a lack standards networking programmes. Long-term studies individually marked animals are not an exception. These especially important as instrumental for understanding evolutionary ecological processes wild. Furthermore, their number global distribution provides unique opportunity to assess generality patterns address broad-scale issues (e.g. climate change). To solve enable new scale...
Abstract Birds are hosts for several zoonotic pathogens. Because of their high mobility, especially longdistance migrants, birds can disperse these pathogens, affecting distribution and phylogeography. We focused on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which includes the causative agents Lyme borreliosis, as an example tick‐borne to address role propagation at a large geographical scale. collected ticks from passerine in 11 European countries. B . s.l. prevalence Ixodes spp. was 37% increased...
Abstract Global climate change has been shown to cause variable shifts in phenology a variety of animals and unexpected outcomes across food chains are be found. Here we examined how rising annual spring temperatures affected the interactions between seed masting, cavity nesting birds dormice using long‐term data from Eastern Czech Republic. We have that was associated with unequal two cavity‐breeding groups: birds. Rising progressively advanced termination hibernation for edible dormouse...
Understanding how local environmental factors lead to temporal variability of vital rates and plasticity life history tactics is one the central questions in population ecology. We used long-term capture-recapture data from five populations a small hibernating rodent, edible dormouse Glis glis, collected over large geographical range across Europe, determine analyze both seasonal patterns survival their relation reproductive activity. In all studied, was lowest early summer, higher late...
Abstract The functional relevance of microbiota is a key aspect for understanding host–microbiota interactions. Mammalian skin harbours complex consortium beneficial microorganisms known to provide health and immune-boosting advantages. As yet, however, little about microbial communities on avian feathers, including their co-evolution with the host factors determining feather (FM) diversity. Using 16S rRNA profiling, we investigated how species identity, phylogeny geographic origin determine...
The barred warbler, Curruca nisoria, is an Afro-Palearctic migrating bird with a wide breeding distribution across eastern Europe to central Asia. Ring recoveries and direct observations have suggested they migrate non-breeding grounds in East Africa. However, little known about their migration routes flight behaviour during on the grounds. Using geolocators multi-sensor loggers, we tracked three warblers from Czech site document routes, stopover sites, activity patterns annual cycle. All...
Parasites require synchrony with their hosts so if host timing changes climate change, some parasites may decline and eventually go extinct. Residents short-distance migrant of the brood parasitic common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, have advanced phenology in response to change more than long-distance migrants, including cuckoo itself. Because different parts Europe show degrees we predicted that use residents or migrants as should declined areas greater increase spring temperature. Comparing...
Migratory birds complete their seasonal journeys between breeding and non‐breeding sites with a series of migratory flights that are separated by prolonged stopovers. While songbirds the most common taxa among birds, empirical data on flight stopover behaviour along entire still rare. Here, we integrate activity barometric pressure tracking classical light‐level geolocation to describe migration tawny pipits Anthus campestris in central Europe. Surprisingly, tracked used, average, as many 10...
Abstract Background Ixodes inopinatus was described from Spain on the basis of morphology and partial sequencing 16S ribosomal DNA. However, several studies suggested that morphological differences between I. ricinus are minimal rDNA lacks power to distinguish two species. Furthermore, nuclear mitochondrial markers indicated evidence hybridization . In this study, we tested our hypothesis tick dispersal North Africa Southern Europe determined prevalence selected tick-borne pathogens (TBPs)...
Abstract Geographic variation in phenotypes plays a key role fundamental evolutionary processes such as local adaptation, population differentiation and speciation, but the selective forces behind it are rarely known. We found support for hypothesis that geographic plumage traits of pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca is explained by character displacement with collared albicollis contact zone. The differed strongly from more conspicuous sympatric area increased conspicuousness increasing...
Abstract The Lesser Grey Shrike is a typical Palaearctic songbird for which we have limited knowledge of its migration ecology. All that known about non-breeding movements inferred from observational data birds on passage. few available ring recovery do not link breeding and African grounds. By deploying two types loggers, light-level geolocators multi-sensor declining Slovak population, present the first direct evidence grounds, loop migration, stopover sites timing annual cycle events....