Mgr. Václav Jelínek Ph.D.

Position post-doc

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Publications

2023

Míčková K, Tomášek O, Jelínek V, Šulc M, Pazdera L, Albrechtová J, Albrecht T (2023). Age-related changes in sperm traits and evidence for aging costs of sperm production in a sexually promiscuous passerine. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1105596.
Štětková G, Šulc M, Jelínek V, Hughes A, Honza M (2023). Egg mimicry, not the sight of a common cuckoo, is the cue for parasitic egg rejection. Behavioral Ecology, 34: 891-897.

2022

Hałupka L, Liersz-Żelasko K, Jelínek V (2022). Long-distance breeding dispersal in a male Eurasian Reed Warbler: an unusual case in a highly philopatric species. Ringing & Migration, 37: 51-54.
Honza M, Koleček J, Piálek L, Piálková R, Požgayová M, Procházka P, Štětková G, Jelínek V, Hughes AE, Šulc M (2022). Multiple parasitism in an evictor brood parasite: patterns revealed by long-term monitoring, continuous video recording, and genetic analyses. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76: 161.
Šulc M, Hughes AE, Mari L, Troscianko J, Tomášek O, Albrecht T, Jelínek V (2022). Nest sanitation as an effective defence against brood parasitism. Animal Cognition, 25: 991-1002.

2021

Jelínek V, Šulc M, Štětková G, Honza M (2021). Fast and furious: host aggression modulates behaviour of brood parasites. Ibis, 163: 824-833.

2020

Honza M, Čapek M, Jelínek V, Šulc M (2020). Falling out of the host nest: an overlooked factor decreasing survival of brood parasite chicks. Journal of Avian Biology, 51: e02519.
Šulc M, Štětková G, Jelínek V, Czyz B, Dyrcz A, Karpińska O, Kamionka-Kanclerska K, Rowiński P, Maziarz M, Gruszczyński A, Hughes AE, Honza M (2020). Killing behaviour of adult brood parasites. Behaviour, 157: 1099-1111.

2019

Jelínek V, Šulc M, Weidinger K, Honza M (2019). Parent-absent begging and the risk of nest predation. Journal of Ornithology, 160: 127-136.
Samaš P, Grim T, Jelínek V, Abraham MM, Šulc M, Honza M (2019). No immediate or future extra costs of raising a virulent brood parasite chick. Behavioral Ecology, 30: 1020-1029.
Šulc M, Troscianko J, Štětková G, Hughes AE, Jelínek V, Čapek M, Honza M (2019). Mimicry cannot explain rejection type in a host–brood parasite system. Animal Behaviour, 155: 111-118.

2018

Sosnovcová K, Koleček J, Požgayová M, Jelínek V, Šulc M, Steidlová P, Honza M, Procházka P (2018). Timing of natal nests is an important factor affecting return rates of juvenile Great Reed Warblers. Journal of Ornithology, 159: 183-190.

2016

Jelínek V, Karasová T, Weidinger K, Procházka P, Honza M (2016). Do common cuckoo chicks suffer nest predation more than host nestlings?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70: 1975-1987.
Jelínek V, Požgayová M, Honza M, Procházka P (2016). Nest as an extended phenotype signal of female quality in the great reed warbler. Journal of Avian Biology, 47: 428-437.

2015

Jelínek V, Procházka P, Honza M (2015). Experimental enlargement of nest size does not increase risk of predation or brood parasitism in the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Ibis, 157: 396-400.
Koleček J, Jelínek V, Požgayová M, Trnka A, Baslerová P, Honza M, Procházka P (2015). Breeding success and brood parasitism affect return rate and dispersal distances in the great reed warbler. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69: 1845-1853.
Požgayová M, Beňo R, Procházka P, Jelínek V, Abraham MM, Honza M (2015). Lazy males and hardworking females? Sexual conflict over parental care in a brood parasite host and its consequences for chick growth. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69: 1053-1061.

2014

Honza M, Šulc M, Jelínek V, Požgayová M, Procházka P (2014). Brood parasites lay eggs matching the appearance of host clutches. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 281: 20132665.
Jelínek V, Procházka P, Požgayová M, Honza M (2014). Common cuckoos Cuculus canorus change their nest-searching strategy according to the number of available host nests. Ibis, 156: 189-197.
Procházka P, Konvičková-Patzenhauerová H, Požgayová M, Trnka A, Jelínek V, Honza M (2014). Host genotype and age have no effect on rejection of parasitic eggs. Science of Nature, eNaturwissenschaften.

2012

Procházka P, Jelínek V, Požgayová M, Honza M (2012). Jak určovat stáří rákosníků velkých (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) po úplném pelichání. Sylvia, 48: 57-731210 .

2011

Honza M, Procházka P, Morongová K, Čapek M, Jelínek V (2011). Do nest light conditions affect rejection of parasitic eggs? A test of the light environment hypothesis. Ethology, 117: 539-546.