A5068439336- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Plant and animal studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Gut microbiota and health
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology
2017-2023
Masaryk University
2018-2023
RECETOX
2019
University Hospital Ostrava
1995
Animal bodies are inhabited by a taxonomically and functionally diverse community of symbiotic commensal microorganisms. From an ecological evolutionary perspective, inter-individual variation in host-associated microbiota contributes to physiological immune system variation. As such, may be considered integral part the host's phenotype, serving as substrate for natural selection. This assumes that exhibits high temporal stability, however, its composition is shaped trans-generational...
ABSTRACT Chronically high blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia) can compromise healthy ageing and lifespan at the individual level. Elevated oxidative stress play a central role in hyperglycaemia-induced pathologies. Nevertheless, of birds shows no species-level association with glucose. This suggests that potential pathologies be avoided by adaptations physiology macroevolutionary scale. However, this hypothesis remains unexplored. Here, we examined using comparative analyses controlled for...
Abstract It has been proposed that life histories have co‐evolved with a suite of physiological and behavioural adaptations, termed pace‐of‐life syndromes. Here, we hypothesise basal concentration blood glucose (G 0 ), major source energy circulating in blood, may constitute key component To test this hypothesis, measured G 30 passerine species tested its covariation body mass other life‐history traits. Importantly, is determinant and, when effect controlled for, there be no single fast–slow...
The vertebrate gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by a diverse community of bacteria, the so-called gut microbiota (GM). Research on captive mammalian models has revealed tight mutual interactions between immune functions and GM. However, our knowledge GM versus system in wild populations nonmammalian species remains poor. Here, we focus association structure response measured via phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) skin swelling test 12-day-old nestlings passerine bird, barn swallow (Hirundo...
In birds, concentrations of testosterone (T) and corticosterone (Cort) are closely connected with many morphological, behavioral, other physiological traits, including reproduction, metabolism, immunity, fitness. The direction the effect these hormones on above-mentioned potential feedback between in general unclear; addition, knowledge how age sex can affect T Cort is still inconsistent. Our study used a novel method to analyze feathers (Tf, Cortf) based precolumn chemical derivatization...
Tropical bird species are characterized by a comparatively slow pace of life, being predictably different from their temperate zone counterparts in investments growth, survival and reproduction. In birds, the development functional plumage is often considered energetically demanding investment, with consequences on individual fitness survival. However, current knowledge interspecific variation feather growth patterns mostly based northern zone. We evaluated tail rates (FGR) quality...
Variation in intensity and targets of sexual selection on multiple traits has been suggested to play a major role promoting phenotypic differentiation between populations, although the divergence may depend year, local conditions or age. In this study, we quantified for two putative signals across Central East European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica) populations from Czech Republic Romania over years. We then related these differences variation characters among populations. Our...
Macrophysiological research is vital to our understanding of mechanisms underpinning global life history variation and adaptation under diverse environments. Birds represent an important model taxon in this regard, yet knowledge limited only a few physiological traits, mostly studied temperate Neotropical species. Here, we examined latitudinal elevational emerging biomarker pace life, blood glucose concentration, collected from 61 European 99 Afrotropical passerine Our data suggest that the...
In a previous study the Water-Jel system (dressings) was found to protect burn wound from microbial contamination and have excellent analgesic cooling effects when used as first-aid dressing. an extensive bacteriologic in vitro, both semiquantitative qualitative, bactericidal all 15 microorganisms tested, including yeasts. All were Ostrava Burn Unit. successfully three surgical, nonburned patients with very contaminated, dilacerated wounds. It superior selective antibiotics systemically....