Mgr. Vojtěch Brlík Ph.D.

Position post-doc
Direction bird migration, bird communities

+420 723551844

Twitter: @VojtechBrlik

Bachelor thesis

A meta-analysis of the effects of geolocator application on passerine birds, (supervisor P. Procházka).

Master’s thesis

A range-wide assessment of carry-over effects within the full annual cycle of the Great Reed Warbler with a focus on sex and population differences, (supervisor P. Procházka).

PhD thesis

Ecological consequences of seasonal bird migration (supervisor P. Procházka).

Current students

  • Jelany Duali: Assessing seasonality as a driver of nonbreeding movements (MSc project, University of Guelph).
  • Lukrécia Zemanová: Interspecific competition of birds on non-breeding grounds (BSc thesis, Charles University).
  • Matylda Winterová: Protandry – hypotheses of differential timing of male and female migration in the light of year-round tracking of migratory birds (BSc thesis, Charles University).
  • Tadeáš Serafin: Habitat specialization of migratory birds on wintering grounds: a meta-analysis of key predictors (BSc thesis, Charles University).

Former students

  • Klára Stýblová: Isotope niche dynamics of short- and long-distance migratory birds (BSc thesis, Czech University of Life Sciences).
  • Barbora Kadlecová: Movements within non-breeding grounds in terrestrial migratory birds (BSc thesis, Charles University).
  • Emmanuel Okposio Osibeme: Wintering grounds of Eurasian Reed Warblers breeding in Central Asia, the Middle East and northern Europe (MSc thesis, A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute).
  • Boris Prudík: Delineation of the migratory divide in the Eurasian reed warbler in Europe (MSc thesis, Czech University of Life Sciences).

Publications

2024

Brlík V, Procházka P, Bontempo L, Camin F, Jiguet F, Osváth G, Stricker CA, Wunder MB, Powell RL (2024). Geographic distribution of feather δ34S in Europe. Ecosphere, 15: e4690.
Brlík V, Procházka P, Yohannes E, Sedláček O, Albrecht T, Hořák D (2024). Isotopes complement morphology: Niche partitioning among greenbuls in the Afrotropical lowland forest. African Journal of Ecology, 62: e13315.
Gvoždíková Javůrková V, Brlík V, Heneberg P, Požgayová M, Procházka P, Dietz MW, Salles JF, Tieleman BI (2024). Host traits rather than migration and molting strategies explain feather bacterial load in Palearctic passerines. iScience, 27:1205 111079.
Pitó A, Bukor B, Győrig E, Brlík V, Kontschán J, Keve G, Takács N, Hornok S (2024). Investigations of the tick burden on passeriform, water-associated and predatory birds reveal new tick-host associations and habitat-related factors of tick infestation. Parasites & Vectors, 17: 144.
Pitó A, Fedorov D, Brlík V, Kontschán J, Keve G, Sándor AD, Takács N, Hornok S (2024). East-to-west dispersal of bird-associated ixodid ticks in the northern Palaearctic: Review of already reported tick species according to longitudinal migratory avian hosts and first evidence on the genetic connectedness of Ixodes apronophorus between Siberia and Europe. Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 6: 100201.

2023

Brlík V, Procházka P, Hansson B, Stricker CA, Yohannes E, Powell RL, Wunder MB (2023). Animal tracing with sulfur isotopes: Spatial segregation and climate variability in Africa likely contribute to population trends of a migratory songbird. Journal of Animal Ecology, 92: 1320-1331.

2022

Brlík V, Pakanen V, Jaakkonen T, Arppe H, Jokinen J, Lakka J, Blomqvist D, Hahn S, Valkama J, Koivula K (2022). Survival fluctuation is linked to precipitation variation during staging in a migratory shorebird. Scientific Reports, 12: 19830.
Brlík V, Pipek P, Brandis K, Chernetsov N, Costa FJV, Herrera M. LG, Kiat Y, Lanctot RB, Marra PP, Norris DR, Nwaogu CJ, Quillfeldt P, Saalfeld ST, Stricker CA, Thomson RL, Zhao T, Procházka P (2022). The reuse of avian samples: opportunities, pitfalls, and a solution. Ibis, 164: 343-349.
Šulc M, Hughes AE, Troscianko J, Štětková G, Procházka P, Požgayová M, Piálek L, Piálková R, Brlík V, Honza M (2022). Automatic identification of bird females using egg phenotype. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195: 33-44.

2021

Brlík V, Šilarová E, Škorpilová J, Alonso H, Anton M, Aunins A, Benkö Z, Biver G, Busch M, Chodkiewicz T, Chylarecki P, Coombes D, de Carli E, del Moral JC, Derouaux A, Escandell V, Eskildsen DP, Fontaine B, Foppen RPB, Gamero A, Gregory RD, Harris S, Herrando S, Hristov I, Husby M, Ieronymidou C, Jiquet F, Kålås JA, Kamp J, Kmecl P, Kurlavičius P, Lehikoinen A, Lewis L, Lindström Å, Manolopoulos A, Martí D, Massimino D, Moshøj C, Nellis R, Noble D, Paquet A, Paquet JY, Portolou D, Ramírez I, Redel C, Reif J, Ridzoň J, Schmid H, Seaman B, Silva L, Soldaat L, Spasov S, Staneva A, Szép T, Florenzano GT, Teufelbauer N, Trautmann S, van der Meij T, van Strien A, van Turnhout C, Vermeersch G, Vermouzek Z, Vikstrøm T, Voříšek P, Weiserbs A, Klvaňová A (2021). Long-term and large-scale multispecies dataset tracking population changes of common European breeding birds. Scientific Data, 8: 21.
Hrouda J, Brlík V (2021). Birds in power-line corridors: effects of vegetation mowing on avian diversity and abundance. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 70: 21027.
Koleček J, Piálková R, Piálek L, Šulc M, Hughes AE, Brlík V, Procházka P, Požgayová M, Čapek M, Sosnovcová K, Štětková G, Valterová R, Honza M (2021). Spatiotemporal patterns of egg laying in the common cuckoo. Animal Behaviour, 177: 107-116.

2020

Brlík V, Koleček J, Burgess M, Hahn S, Humple D, Krist M, Ouwehand J, Weiser EL, Adamík P, Alves JA, Arlt D, Barišić S, Becker D, Belda EJ, Beran V, Both C, Bravo SP, Briedis M, Chutný B, Ćiković D, Cooper NW, Costa JS, Cueto VR, Emmenegger T, Fraser K, Gilg O, Guerrero M, Hallworth MT, Hewson C, Jiguet F, Johnson JA, Kelly T, Kishkinev D, Leconte M, Lislevand T, Lisovski S, López C, McFarland KP, Marra PP, Matsuoka SM, Matyjasiak P, Meier CM, Metzger B, Monrós JS, Neumann R, Newman A, Norris R, Pärt T, Pavel V, Perlut N, Piha M, Reneerkens J, Rimmer CC, Roberto-Charron A, Scandolara C, Sokolova N, Takenaka M, Tolkmitt D, van Oosten H, Wellbrock AH, Wheeler H, van der Winden J, Witte K, Woodworth BK, Procházka P (2020). Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: a meta-analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89: 207-220.
Brlík V, Malmiga G, Dimitrov D, Emmenegger T, Gavrilov A, Hasselquist D, Peev S, Willemoes M, Yohannes E, Hahn S, Hansson B, Procházka P (2020). Population-specific assessment of carry-over effects across the range of a migratory songbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74: 143.
Koleček J, Procházka P, Brlík V, Honza M (2020). Cross-continental test of natal philopatry and habitat-imprinting hypotheses to explain host specificity in an obligate brood parasite. Science of Nature, eNaturwissenschaften 12.
Šálek M, Brlík V, Kadava L, Praus L, Studecký J, Vrána J, Gamero A (2020). Year-round relevance of manure heaps and its conservation potential for declining farmland birds in agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 301: 107032.

2019

Gvoždíková Javůrková V, Kreisinger J, Procházka P, Požgayová M, Ševčíková K, Brlík V, Adamík P, Heneberg P, Porkert J (2019). Unveiled feather microcosm: feather microbiota of passerine birds is closely associated with host species identity and bacteriocin-producing bacteria. The ISME Journal, 13: 2363-2376.

2018

Brlík V, Ilieva M, Lisovski S, Voigt CC, Procházka P (2018). First insights into the migration route and migratory connectivity of the Paddyfield Warbler using geolocator tagging and stable isotope analysis. Journal of Ornithology, 159: 879-882.
Dimitrov D, Ilieva M, Ivanova K, Brlík V, Zehtindjiev P (2018). Detecting local transmission of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (Apicomlexa, Haemosporida) at a Special Protection Area of Natura 2000 network. Parasitology Research, 117: 2187-2199.
Procházka P, Brlík V, Yohannes E, Meister B, Auerswald J, Ilieva M, Hahn S (2018). Across a migratory divide: divergent migration directions and non-breeding grounds of Eurasian reed warblers revealed by geolocators and stable isotopes. Journal of Avian Biology, 49: e01769.

2015

Brlík V, Koleček J (2015). Využití kompletních seznamů pozorovaných druhů při ornitologickém průzkumu malého území. Sylvia, 51: 23-431210 .