Mgr. Markéta Ondračková Ph.D.
Position full-time researcher
Direction fish parasitology
Workplace Research facility Brno
+420 543 422 522
Research interests
- biology and ecology of freshwater fish metazoan parasites,
- invasive biology; parasites and life history traits of non-native fish species,
- fish ecology; community ecology, diversity and population dynamics of freshwater fishes.
Running Projects
Finished projects
Education
- 1996-2000: undergraduate study – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Science, Systematic zoology and ecology.
- 200-2004: PhD study – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Science, Parasitology.
Employment
- 2001-2004: IVB ASCR, research assistant,
- 2005-present: IVB ASCR, research scientist,
- 2003-2018: IBZ, Faculty of Science MU, research assistant,
- 2011-2016: maternity leave.
International experience and current cooperation
- Field research in Europe, Asia and Africa; Lab research in France, UK.
- Dr. T. Trichkova; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Dr. J. Borcherding; University of Cologne, Grietherbusch Ecology Research Station, Germany.
Current PhD students
- Markéta Pravdová: Relationship between parasite infection and fish host personality.
Former PhD student
- Veronika Nezhybová (Michálková): Parasite-associated changes in fish host physiology and behaviour.
- Kateřina Francová: Host-parasite interactions in 0+ juvenile fishes: effect of host, parasite and environmental characteristics.
Publications
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2013
2012
Blažek R, Ondračková M, Vošlajerová Bímová B, Vetešník L, Petrášová I, Reichard M (2012).
Fish diversity in the Niokolo Koba National Park, middle Gambia River basin, Senegal. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23: 263-2721210 .
2011
Smith C, Ondračková M, Spence R, Adams S, Betts DS, Mallon E (2011).
Pathogen-mediated selection for MHC variability in wild zebrafish. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 13: 589-605.
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Ondračková M, Trichkova T, Jurajda P (2006).
Present and historical occurrence of metazoan parasites in Neogobius kessleri (Pisces: Gobiidae) in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 58: 401-4081210 .
2005
Dávidová M, Ondračková M, Baruš V, Reichard M, Koubková B (2005).
Nematode infections of the European bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus Pallas, 1776: Cypriniformes). Helminthologia, 42: 45-48.
Ottová E, Šimková A, Jurajda P, Dávidová M, Ondračková M, Pečínková M, Gelnar M (2005).
Sexual ornamentation and parasite infection in males of common bream (Abramis brama): a reflection of immunocompetence status or simple cost of reproduction?. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 7: 581-593.
2004
Ondračková M, Bartošová Š, Valová Z, Jurajda P, Gelnar M (2004).
Occurrence of black-spot disease caused by metacercariae of Posthodiplostomum cuticola among juvenile fishes in water bodies in the Morava River basin. Acta Parasitologica, 49: 222-227.
Ondračková M, Matějusová I, Šimková A, Gelnar M (2004).
New reports of dactylogyridean species (Monogenea) for Central Europe. Helminthologia, 41: 139-145.
2002
2001
Bartošová Š, Jurajda P, Ondračková M, Reichard M (2001).
Importance of lentic waterbodies as fish nurseries in the flood plain of the Dyje River, Czech Republic. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 1: 347-353.