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, 61: 239-245.
2011
Zemanová B, Hájková P, Bryja J, Zima Jr. J, Hájková A, Zima J (2011).
Development of multiplex microsatellite sets for noninvasive population genetic study of the endangered Tatra chamois. Folia zoologica, 60: 70-80.
2010
2009
2008
2007
Hájková P (2007).
Genetická štruktúra a recentný pokles početnosti populácií vydry riečnej v ČR a SR. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
2006
2004
Hájková P, Zemanová B, Hájek B, Roche K, Kučerová M, Bryja J, Zima J (2004).
Stanovenie početnosti a štruktúry populácie vydry riečnej (Lutra lutra) neinvazívnou genetickou metódou - správa o prebiehajúcom výskumnom projekte. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
Hájková P, Hájek B, Zemanová B, Roche K, Toman A, Bryja J (2004).
Genetická variabilita a populačno-genetická štruktúra subpopulácií vydry riečnej (Lutra lutra) v výskumnom projekte Českej a Slovenskej republike. Bulletin Vydra, 12001.
Koščo J, Košuth P, Hájková P (2004).
Ryby ako potenciálny zdroj potravy vydry riečnej (Lutra lutra L.) v Národnom parku Slovenský raj. Acta Facultatis studiorum humanitatis et naturae Universitatis Prešoviensis.
2003
Hájková P, Roche K, Kocian Ľ (2003).
On the use of diagnostic bones of brown trout, Salmo trutta m. fario, grayling, Thymallus thymallus and Carpathian sculpin, Cottus poecilopus in Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra diet analysis. Folia zoologica, 52: 389-398.