Mgr. Petra Hájková Ph.D.
Position grant funded researcher
Direction conservation genetics
Workplace Research facility Studenec
+420 608 908 285
Research interest
- conservation and population genetics,
- noninvasive genetic sampling,
- molecular ecology, conservation genomics,
- use of next-generation sequencing methods, microbiome, metabarcoding,
- ecology of Eurasian otters,
- National Animal Genetic Bank.
Finished projects
Running projects
Non-invasive genetic analyses of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) populations in the Czech Republic, Administration of Krkonoše National Park (2019-2021)
Finished projects
Non-invasive genetic analyses of hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) and black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) from Šumava and Bavarian Forest, Administration of Šumava National Park (2018-2019)
Project participations
- 2003-2005: Assessment of population size and population structure of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in different habitats by a non-invasive genetic method
- 2006-2009: Genetic structure of chamois populations in Central Europe
- 2015-2016: BIOM: Biodiversity Education Centre Mohelský Mill
- 2020-2023: Conservation genetics and genomics of vertebrate species in Central European region (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, INTER-EXCELLENCE, subprogram INTER-COST, LTC20021)
Education
- 1996-2001: undergraduate study – University Komensky Bratislava, Faculty of Science, Biology. Diploma thesis: Feeding ecology of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in the upper Hornád River catchment. (Mgr.)
- 2001-2008: Ph.D. study – Masaryk university Brno, Faculty of Science, Zoology, Institute of Botany and Zoology and Institute of Vertebrate Biology. Ph.D. thesis: Conservation genetics of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra).
Employment
- 2002-2010: Institute of Vertebrate Biology Brno, Department of Population Biology Studenec – research assistant,
- 2010-2012: maternity leave,
- 2012-2015: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology – postdoc,
- 2015-present: Institute of Vertebrate Biology Brno, External Research Facility Studenec – research assistant.
International experience
- 2005-2006: University of Aarhus, Institute of Biological Sciences, Ecology and Genetics, Denmark (Dr. Cino Pertoldi) – study stay,
- courses of conservation genetics (Denmark, Italy),
- Purdue University, USA – short working visit,
- CNRS Grenoble and CBGP Montpellier, France – short working visit,
- University of Aarhus, Denmark – short working visit,
- Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Italy – short working visit,
- Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, India – short working visit,
- University of Zurich, Switzerland – short working visit,
- Seoul National University, South Korea – short working visit,
- participation at more than 15 conferences,
- 2007: co-organisation of international conference 25th Mustelid Colloquium Třeboň,
- 2011: Phylogeography, population and landscape genetics – IUCN XIth International Otter Colloquium, Pavia, Italy – co-chairman,
- member IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group,
- reviewer – Acta Theriologica, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Conservation Genetics, Folia Zoologica, Journal of Zoology.
Former students
- Lenka Gettová
- Andrea Hájková
- Veronika Sládkovičová
- Barbora Zemanová
Publications and Applied outputs
2020
2015
2013
2012
Martínková N, Zemanová B, Kranz A, Giménez MD, Hájková P (2012).
Chamois introductions to Central Europe and New Zealand. Folia zoologica.
2011
2010
Poledníková K, Poledník L, Hlaváč V, Maštera J, Mináriková T, Rešl D, Tomášková L, Šíma J, Toman A, Pacovská M, Kameníková M, Beňová M, Kratochvílová M, Beran V, Kadlečíková Z, Růžičková O, Hájková P (2010).
Methodology to assesment the amount of compensation of otter damages. Certified Methodology.
2009
2008
2007
Hájková P (2007).
Genetická struktura a recentní pokles početnosti populací vydry říční v ČR a SR. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
2006
2004
Hájková P, Zemanová B, Hájek B, Roche K, Kučerová M, Bryja J, Zima J (2004).
Stanovení početnosti a struktury populace vydry říční (Lutra lutra) neinvazivní genetickou metodou - zpráva o probíhajícím výzkumném projektu. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
Hájková P, Hájek B, Zemanová B, Roche K, Toman A, Bryja J (2004).
Genetická variabilita a populačně-genetická struktura subpopulací vydry říční (Lutra lutra) v České a Slovenské republice. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
Koščo J, Košuth P, Hájková P (2004).
Ryby jako potenciální zdroj potravy vydry říční (Lutra lutra L.) v Národním parku Slovenský ráj. Acta Facultatis studiorum humanitatis et naturae Universitatis Prešoviensis.