Institute of Vertebrate Biology CAS

Biodiversity, Evolutionary ecology, General ecology

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6. 10. 2025

When is it better to blend in and when to stand out?

Friday, 26 September 2025 Which type of coloration provides prey with the best protection from predators? An international team of scientists, including zoologists from…

6. 10. 2025

Petr Procházka received the Honorary Recognition of the President of the Czech Science Foundation

RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D., from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, received the Honorary Recognition of the President of…

4. 8. 2025

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Hidden Parasites Could Threaten the Health of Endangered Mountain Gorillas

New international research conducted by a team including scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IVB CAS), Gorilla…

16. 6. 2025

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EMPSEB30, 02.-06. June 2025, Milovy, Czechia

The European Meeting of PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology was held in the Czech Republic for the first time this year, at the conference…

28. 5. 2025

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Genome Tool Developed at Institute of Vertebrate Biology of CAS Featured in PLoS Genetics Study on Butterfly Speciation

Brno, May 27, 2025 The latest issue of PLoS Genetics features a striking butterfly on its cover and a scientific article that delves deep…

17. 3. 2025

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In Owl’s Paradise: Little Owls Reach High Population Densities in Traditional Human Settlements

The Little Owl is one of the most rapidly declining farmland bird species in many European countries and its distribution has become highly fragmented…

11. 3. 2025

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Gorillas with heart disease have altered gut microbiomes, study shows

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in zoo gorillas, but its origins remain unknown. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, in collaboration…

8. 1. 2025

Events calendar

European Meeting for PhD students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB)

The European Meeting for PhD students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB) is an annual conference organised for, and by, doctoral students. It is in many ways…

Events

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

Mazinárodní noc pro netopýry

8. February 2018 — 9. February 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

Uwamahoro C, Holubová N, Jirků M, Sak B, Květoňová D, Samaš P, Červená B, Romportl D, Eckardt W, Ndagijimana F, Muvunyi R, Uwingeli P, Mapilanga J, Kalonji A, Aruho R, Cranfield M, Gilardi K, Nziza J, Ssebide B, Syaluha EK, Pafčo B, Jirků K, Kváč M, Petrželková KJ (2025). Cryptosporidium, Microsporidia and Giardia infections in endangered mountain gorillas inhabiting Virunga Massif. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 25035.

Sherlock MB, Phelps E, Yip Tong K, Bodenham EH, Shechonge AH, Ford AGP, Turner GF, Genner MJ, Day JJ (2025). Genomic data reveals cryptic diversity in the Soda Lake cichlid Oreochromis amphimelas. Ecology and Evolution, e72054.

Babyesiza WS, Fornůsková A, Katakweba A, Kigai E, Hadová K, Kaguendo JLN, Bonaventure LDS, Tabiti P, Aebischer T, Goüy de Bellocq J, Bryja J, Votýpka J (2025). Hidden diversity and host specificity of bat trypanosomes in East and Central Africa. Parasitology Research, 101.

Medina I, Exnerová A, Daňková K, Penacchio O, Sherratt TN, Albrecht T, Baidya S, Bosque RJ, Brown H, Burdfield-Steel E, Cain KE, Cezário RR, Chiari Y, Esquivel C, Ferreira RG, Franklin AM, Garvey A, Guchu S, Hastings BT, Hotová-Svádová K, Hwang Y, Kang C, Kasaya J, Kelley J, Kim Y, Kunte K, Daetto-Liberato F, Loeffler-Henry K, Lopez VM, MacKay-Dietrich C, Mappes J, De Mársico MC, Nawge V, Njoroge P, Nokelainen O, Pal A, Paul A, Posont R, Raška J, Reboreda JC, Ripari JMR, Rowland HM, de las Nieves Sabio M, Salazar C, Salgado-Roa FC, Stephens-Cárdenas SA, Szabó A, Torres JPM, Troscianko J, Truhlářová M, Umbers KDL, Venton M, Vitasovich M, Wang LY, Weil SS, Allen WL (2025). Global selection on insect antipredator coloration. Science.

Grilo C, Neves T, Bates J, le Roux A, Medrano-Vizcaíno P, Quaranta M, Silva I, Soanes K, Wang Y, Abate SD, D’ Abra F, Aldaz Cedeño S, de Alencar PR, Peres de Almeida MF, Alves MH, Alves P, Ambrozio de Assis A, Ament R, Andrášik R, Araguillin E, Rodrigues de Araújo D, Araujo-Quintero A, Arca-Rubio J, Arianejad M, Armas C, Arnold E, Ascensão F, Azhar B, Baek S, Bajpai H, Bakaloudis D, Balbino-Silva ACF, Balestrieri A, Balestrieri R, Bansal U, Barbraud C, Barg A, Barrientos R, Barth PC, Bartonička T, Basile M, Bastianelli ML, Batista G, Baxter-Gilbert J, Beduschi J, Behera S, Bélanger-Smith K, Belkacem M, Benedetti Y, Benítez-Badillo G, Betlhoff J, bah Jesudass B, Bezerra AMR, Bíl M, Blamires D, Bogoni JA, Bontzorlos V, Borzee A, Boves T, Bovo AAA, Boyle SP, Bueno C, Bukombe JK, Bülbül U, Cabrera-García ME, Cacciali P, Camacho C, de Campos A, Campos J, Canal D, Canova L, Canul Chuc P, Caravaggi A, Carlson BE, Carmona G, Cartes JL, Carvalho F, Castelazo-Calva V, del Castillo H, Ceron K, Cervantes-Huerta R, Červinka J, Chala D, Charney N, Chatfield MWH, Cherem JJ, Chruszcz B, Çiçek K, Cicha V, Cicort-Lucaciu A, Clevenger AP, Colino-Rabanal VJ, Collinson W, Colombo P, Costa ACGL, Costa GC, Nascimento da Costa JR, Costa-Silva AL, Covaciu-Marcov S, Cove MV, Crandall KA, Crane M, Crivellari LB, Souza da Cunha A, Ferreira da Cunha H, Cunha MEB, Cupșa D, D’Amico M, Das J, Ferraz KMPMB, de los Reyes Lara L, Delgado JD, Desai S, Desbiez A, Desrochers A, Dias RI, Dias TdC, Duengkae P, Duľa M, Durán-Antonio J, Engleder T, Ernst M, Failla M, Faiz AH, Falaschi M, Fantacini FM, Ferenți S, Ferreira M, Ferrer M, Filho RGC, Fischer PS, Foltête J, Fontes MAL, Franch Quintana M, Freire MD, Fyumagwa RD, Gallego-garcía D, Gálvez D, Gama Campillo LM, Garcia N, García-Carrasco J, Garriga-Rovira N, Gavril VD, Geller IV, Gherghel I, Girardet X, Gohlke SF, Gomides SC, González-Calderón A, González-Gallina A, Gordillo-Chávez EJ, Green-Barber J, Gunson K, Haileselasie TH, Hamici F, Hannibal W, Hariohay KM, Hazrati M, Heber S, Heiermann D, Hernández-Saint Martin A, Herrmann M, Heurich M, Hidalgo-Mihart MG, van Hooft P, Huck S, Huijser MP, Husby M, Jaeger JAG, Jakubas D, Janík T, Jarrín-V P, Jirků M, Joshi N, Joshi R, Juilliard R, Junior MVdC, Junior WB, Kaczmarski M, Kang W, Karthik P, Karthick S, Karunarathna S, Karuppusamy S, Kassie A, Keken Z, Kellermann AG, Kelly E, Khandakar N, Kindel A, Knitter D, Koç-Gür H, Kolenda K, Kotsonas E, Kubeček J, Kummoo W, Kušta T, Lahkar B, Langbein J, Lapadula S, Larreátegui Palma MD, Lazaridou D, Lazarus M, Leal CRO, LeClair G, Lee S, Lehn CR, Leite LCdL, Leona Princy J, Leontiou S, Lermen IS, Lesbarrères D, Li Q, Litskas V, Litzgus JD, Liu Y, Llorente GA, Loehr VJT, Lopes EV, Lord I, Ludgate R, Luna Ruíz RDC, Lyamuya RD, Machado FS, de Sá GAM, Sachet JV, Sacramento E, Saenz JC, Sahlean TC, Saito EN, Salas JA, Šálek M, Samson A, Sanjar A, Santacruz M, Santhoshkumar P, Santiago-Plata M, dos Santos A, Santos X, Sarasola JH, Sarıkurt S, Savini T, Sayers S, Schalk CM, Schmidt G, Seburn D, Sedoník J, Seijas AE, Sekiama ML, Sforza L, Sharma BK, Shrestha BR, Sidooski R, Sillero N, Cândido da Silva AG, Ferreira da Silva AL, Silva D, Araujo da Silva E, Slomp DV, Soofi M, Sosa R, de Souza M, de Souza WF, Spanowicz AG, Stanciu CR, Stannard H, Sternberg M, Stonecipher G, Strugariu A, Suksavate W, Surasinghe TD, Swanepoel LH, Swarts H, Tamanaha S, Teampanpong J, Teferi M, Teixeira FZ, Tejera G, Teles LT, Tesfahunegny W, Thompson B, Tizzani P, Trakimas G, Umetsu RK, Utsa P, Vadodariya V, Valdez Leal JdD, Valerio F, van der Grift EA, van der Hoek Y, Vasava A, Velázquez N, Velo-Antón G, Vianna VR, Vidotto-Magnoni AP, Vogiatzakis I, Wale M, Watari Y, Williams ST, Winter M, Woo D, Yabu MHS, Yadav PBS, Yahya MS, Yogui DR, Zaharia R, Zakaria SS, Zank C, da Silva Zanzini AC, Zeferino G, Zenere JL, Zocche JJ, Zoel L, Zotos S, Guinard E (2025). Global Roadkill Data: a dataset on terrestrial vertebrate mortality caused by collision with vehicles. Scientific Data, 505.

McCallum ES, Sefc KM, Brodin T, Burkhardt-Holm P, Bussmann-Charran K, Florin AB, Geist J, Janáč M, Jurajda P, Martin JM, Pander J, Bose APH (2025). Round goby population differentiation across river barriers in Central Europe. Aquatic Invasions.

Šikutová S, Šebesta O, Mravcová K, Rudolf I (2024). Surveillance of invasive mosquito species with a focus on Aedes albopictus using ovitraps. Approved Methodology MZDR 8472/2024-3/VVD.

Šikutová S, Šebesta O, Vojtíšek J, Mravcová K, Rudolf I (2024). Simplified photokey for the identification of medically important mosquitoes in the Czech Republic. Approved Methodology MZDR 8472/2024-2/VVD.

Janáč M, Jurajda P (2024). Methodology for assessing ecological potential of heavily modified and artificial water bodies of the river category according to the fish biological component. Certified Methodology ENV/2024/365682.

Pergl J, Berchová-Bímová K, Dušek J, Černý K, Hnilička M, Jurajda P, Kadlecová M, Kutlvašr J, Patoka J, Perglová I, Rybanič R, Skálová H, Skuhrovec J, Vítková M, Vojík M (2024). Methods for assessing impact of alien species on biodiversity and socio-economy. Certified Methodology.

Mendel J, Marešová E (2024). STR Multiplex OMident11 Kit for the determination of population parameters in commercial stocks of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Functional Sample.

Halačka K, Mendel J (2024). Using nanofiber filter technology to detect pathogens in fish farms. Verified Technology.

Šindelka R, Mendel J (2023). Diagnostic set RT-qPCR ICHTident for detection and quantification of Ichthyopthirius multifiliis in water, tissue and skin samples. Functional Sample.

Halačka K, Mendel J (2023). A kit for taking and filtering water samples. Utility Model 37354.

Šindelka R, Mendel J (2022). DIAGNOSTIC SET RT-qPCR TETRACAPSident for detection and quantification of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in water, tissue and skin samples. Functional Sample.

Šindelka R, Mendel J (2022). DIAGNOSTIC SET RT-qPCR FLAVidentfor for detection and quantification of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in water, tissue and skin samples. Functional Sample.

Šindelka R, Mendel J (2022). DIAGNOSTIC SET RT-qPCR AEROMident for detection and quantification of Aeromonas spp. in water, tissue and skin samples. Functional Sample.

Švec P, Rudolf I (2022). Monitoring the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Culex pipiens mosquitoes in the years 2015-2021. Specialized Map.

Švec P, Rudolf I (2022). Monitoring the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Culex modestus mosquitoes in the years 2015-2021. Specialized Map.

Švec P, Rudolf I (2022). Reported cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in people in the South Moravian Region in 2018-2021. Specialized Map.

Halačka K, Mareš J, Poštulková E, Malý O (2021). Marking of rainbow trout with Alizarin. Certified Methodology.

Světlík K, Zukalová K, Piáček V, Pikula J, Zukal J (2020). IEEG – pulse electroejaculation generator. Functional Sample.

Halačka K (2020). Magnifier for detecting biological material stained with Alizarin red S. Utility Model 33794.

Halačka K (2020). Light source for detecting biological material stained with Alizarin red S extended beam. Utility Model 33795.

Halačka K (2020). Equipment for locating fish during electro-fishing. Utility Model 33985.