MVDr. Oldřich Tomášek Ph.D.

Position post-doc
Direction evolutionary ecology and ecophysiology

+420 560 590 604

Research interests

  • evolution of life histories and associated physiological adaptations,
  • physiological mechanisms associated with individual fitness and ageing,
  • condition-dependent sexual signalling.

Education

  • 1998-2004: undergraduate study in Veterinary medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno.
  • 2004-2007: PhD study in Avian, reptile and small mammal medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, thesis: PCR Detection and treatment of psittacine viral infections and host specificity of beak and feather disease virus.
  • 2009-2018: PhD study in Zoology, Charles University in Prague, thesis: Condition dependence of sexually selected ornaments in birds.

Publications

2020

Hund AK, Hubbard JK, Albrecht T, Vortman Y, Munclinger P, Krausová S, Tomášek O, Safran RJ (2020). Divergent sexual signals reflect costs of local parasites. Evolution.

2019

Adámková M, Bílková V, Tomášek O, Šimek Z, Albrecht T (2019). Feather steroid hormone concentrations in relation to age, sex, and molting time in a long‐distance migratory passerine. Ecology and Evolution, 9, 9018-9026.
Michálková R, Tomášek O, Adámková M, Kreisinger J, Albrecht T (2019). Extra-pair paternity patterns in European barn swallows Hirundo rustica are best explained by male and female age rather than male ornamentation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73, 119.
Pap PL, Fülöp A, Adámková M, Cepák J, Michálková R, Safran RJ, Stermin AN, Tomášek O, Vágási CI, Vincze O, Wilkins MR, Albrecht T (2019). Selection on multiple sexual signals in two Central and Eastern European populations of the barn swallow. Ecology and Evolution, 9, 11277-11287.
Støstad HN, Rowe M, Johnsen A, Tomášek O, Albrecht T, Lifjeld JT (2019). Sperm head abnormalities are associated with excessive omega-6 fatty acids in two finch species feeding on sunflower seeds. Journal of avian biology, 50, e02056.
Tomášek O, Bobek L, Králová T, Adámková M, Albrecht T (2019). Fuel for the pace of life: Baseline blood glucose concentration co‐evolves with life‐history traits in songbirds. Functional Ecology, 33, 239-249.

2018

Klvaňa P, Cepák J, Munclinger P, Michálková R, Tomášek O, Albrecht T (2018). Around the Mediterranean: an extreme example of loop migration in a long-distance migratory passerine. Journal of avian biology, 49, e01595.
Kreisinger J, Schmiedová L, Petrželková A, Tomášek O, Adámková M, Michálková R, Martin J, Albrecht T (2018). Fecal microbiota associated with phytohaemagglutinin-induced immune response in nestlings of a passerine bird. Ecology and Evolution, 8, 9793-9802.

2017

Blažek R, Polačik M, Kačer P, Cellerino A, Řežucha R, Methling C, Tomášek O, Syslová K, Terzibasi Tozzini E, Albrecht T, Vrtílek M, Reichard M (2017). Repeated intraspecific divergence in life span and aging of African annual fishes along an aridity gradient. Evolution, 71, 386-402.
Kreisinger J, Kropáčková L, Petrželková A, Adámková M, Tomášek O, Martin J, Michálková R, Albrecht T (2017). Temporal stability and the effect of transgenerational transfer on fecal microbiota structure in a long distance migratory bird. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 50.
Kropáčková L, Těšický M, Albrecht T, Kubovčiak J, Čížková D, Tomášek O, Martin J, Bobek L, Králová T, Procházka P, Kreisinger J (2017). Codiversification of gastrointestinal microbiota and phylogenyin passerines is not explained by ecological divergence. Molecular Ecology, 26, 5292-5304.
Rymešová D, Králová T, Promerová M, Bryja J, Tomášek O, Svobodová J, Šmilauer P, Šálek M, Albrecht T (2017). Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex complementarity in a strictly monogamous bird, the grey partridge (Perdix perdix). Frontiers in Zoology, 14, 9.
Tomášek O, Albrechtová J, Němcová M, Opatová P, Albrecht T (2017). Trade-off between carotenoid-based sexual ornamentation and sperm resistance to oxidative challenge. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B - Biological Sciences, 284, 20162444.

2016

Opatová P, Ihle M, Albrechtová J, Tomášek O, Kempenaers B, Forstmeier W, Albrecht T (2016). Inbreeding depression of sperm traits in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata. Ecology and Evolution, 6, 295-304.
Tomášek O, Gabrielová B, Kačer P, Maršík P, Svobodová J, Syslová K, Vinkler M, Albrecht T (2016). Opposing effects of oxidative challenge and carotenoids on antioxidant status and condition-dependent sexual signalling. Scientific Reports, 6, 23546.
Vitousek MN, Tomášek O, Albrecht T, Wilkins MR, Safran RJ (2016). Signal traits and oxidative stress: a comparative study across populations with divergent signals. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 56.

2015

Petrželková A, Michálková R, Albrechtová J, Cepák J, Honza M, Kreisinger J, Munclinger P, Soudková M, Tomášek O, Albrecht T (2015). Brood parasitism and quasi-parasitism in the European barn swallow Hirundo rustica rustica. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69, 1405-1414.
Vinkler M, Bainová H, Bryjová A, Tomášek O, Albrecht T, Bryja J (2015). Characterisation of Toll-like receptors 4, 5 and 7 and their genetic variation in the grey partridge. Genetica, 143, 101-112.

2014

Schnitzer J, Exnerová A, Poláková R, Vinkler M, Tomášek O, Munclinger P, Albrecht T (2014). Male ornamentation and within-pair paternity are not associated with male provisioning rates in scarlet rosefinches Carpodacus erythrinus. Acta Ethologica, 17, 89-97.

2013

Rymešová D, Tomášek O, Šálek M (2013). Differences in mortality rates, dispersal distances and breeding success of commercially reared and wild grey partridges in the Czech agricultural landscape. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 59, 147-158.