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Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D. |
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Since 2011 – Assistant Professor, Charles University in Prague
Since 2007 – Researcher, Charles University in Prague;
2005 – 2009 – Ph.D. study of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague; Ph.D. thesis successfully defended in September 2009 (supervisor Doc. RNDr. Jitka Vilímová, CSc.);
Born February 28, 1981, Brandýs nad Labem
Teaching activities: Charles University in Prague:
System and Phylogeny of Invertebrates (practices, field course); Basic Course of Entomology (practices); Phylogeny of Insects II (3. lectures); Biology of Social Insects (1/3 of lectures); 1 PhD, 5 MSc and 5 BSc students finished their theses under my supervising.
University of South Bohemia: Biology of Social Insects (1/3 of lectures)
Grants:
2010-2012: Neighbourhood society: parasitic and social interactions in solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), nesting behaviour of Anthophora plumipes, (3 year CSF) P506/10/0403; main researcher.
2010-2012: Strepsiptera of the genus Stylops (Stylopidae): evolution of host specificity, chemical ecology and behaviour of parasitized host, (3 year CSF) P506/10/1466; co-researcher.
2009-2011: Evolution of nest cleptoparasitism in bees based on the model group of the genus – Sphecodes (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Halictidae), (3 year CSF) 206/09/0522; co-researcher.
Other activities: Czech Entomological Society member; Editor of European Journal of Entomology; Member of editorial board of Folia Heyrovskiana
Publications: Author and co-author of 28 scientific articles with IF on Web of Science, 15 articles without IF and 2 books.
Selected publications:
Tropek R., Cerna I., Straka J., Kadlec T., Pech P., Tichanek F. & Sebek P. 2014: Restoration management of fly ash deposits crucially influence their conservation potential for terrestrial arthropods. Ecological Engineering 73: 45–52. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.011
Straka J., Černá K., Macháčková L., Zemenová M. & Keil P. 2014: Lifespan in the wild: the role of activity and climate in natural populations of bees. Functional Ecology 28(5): 1235-1234. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12261
Černá K., Zemenová M., Macháčková L., Kolínová Z. & Straka J. 2013: Neighbourhood society: nesting dynamics, usurpations and social behaviour in solitary bees. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73806. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0073806
Tropek R., Cerna I., Straka J., Cizek O. & Konvicka M. 2013: Is coal combustion the last chance for vanishing insects of inland drift sand dunes in Europe? Biological Conservation 162: 60–64. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.027
Habermannová J., Bogusch P. & Straka J. 2013: Flexible host choice and common host switches in the evolution of generalist and specialist cuckoo bees (Anthophila: Sphecodes). PLoS ONE 8(5): e64537. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064537
Černá K., Straka J. & Munclinger P. 2013: Population structure of pioneer specialist solitary bee Andrena vaga (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in central Europe: the effect of habitat fragmentation or evolutionary history? Conservation Genetics 14(4): 875–883. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0482-y
Čujová S., Slaninová J., Monincová L., Fučík V., Bednárová L., Štokrová J., Hovorka O., Voburka Z., Straka J. & Čeřovský, V. 2013: Panurgines, novel antimicrobial peptides from the venom of communal bee Panurgus calcaratus (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Amino Acids, 45: 143-157.
Černá K. & Straka J. 2012: Identification of 37 microsatellite loci for Anthophora plumipes (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using next generation sequencing and their utility in related species. European Journal of Entomology 109: 155-160.
Rezkova, K., Žáková M., Žáková Z. & Straka J. 2012: Analysis of nesting behavior based on daily observation of Andrena vaga (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 25: 24-47.
Cardinal S., Straka J. & Danforth B. N. 2010: Comprehensive phylogeny of apid bees reveals the evolutionary origins and antiquity of cleptoparasitism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107: 16207-16211. |
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Mgr. Kateřina Černá, Ph.D. |
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2010 - 2013 – Researcher, Charles University in Prague;
2009 - 2013 – PhD. study of zoology; Charles University in Prague. Ph.D. thesis (Nesting behaviour and population genetics of solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila)) succesfully defended in November 2013
(supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.).
2006 - 2009 – Master study of biology; Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Master thesis (Hnízdní chování a alternativní reprodukční strategie samotářských včel (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) = Nesting behaviour and alternative reproductive strategies in solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)) successfully defended in autumn 2009 (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.);
2003 - 2006 – Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague; Bachelor thesis defended in 2006 (supervisor RNDr. David Král, PhD.);
Born April 14, 1984 in Tábor, Czech Republic as Kateřina Rezková
Grants:
2008-2010 - Social interactions in solitary bees of genera Andrena and Lasioglossum (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and other aspects of their behaviour, Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK), 111708/2008.
2010-2013: Neighbourhood society: parasitic and social interactions in solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), nesting behaviour of Anthophora plumipes, (3 year CSF) P506/10/0403; member of research team.
2010-2013: Strepsiptera of the genus Stylops (Stylopidae): evolution of host specificity, chemical ecology and behaviour of parasitised host, (3 year CSF) P506/10/1466; member of research team.
2012-2013: Origin and evolution of social behavior: case study on genus Ceratina (Hymenoptera: Apidae), The Charles University Grant Agency (GAUK 574812/2012), 3 years; principal investigator.
Publications:
Rozen J. G. Jr., Straka J. & Rezkova K. 2009: Oocytes, Larvae, and Cleptoparasitic Behavior of Biastes emarginatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae: Biastini). American Museum Novitates 3667: 1-15.
Straka, J, Rezkova, K, Batelka, J & Kratochvil, L (2011): Early nest emergence of females parasitised by Strepsiptera in protandrous bees (Hymenoptera Andrenidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution: 23(2): 97-109.
Rezkova, K., Žáková M., Žáková Z. & Straka J. 2012: Analysis of nesting behavior based on daily observation of Andrena vaga (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 25: 24-47.
Černá K., Straka J. (2012): Identification of 37 microsatellite loci for Anthophora plumipes (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using next generation sequencing and their utility in related species. European Journal of Entomology 109: 155-160.
Cvačka J., Jiroš P., Kalinová B., Straka J., Černá K., Šebesta P., Tomčala A., Vašíčková S., Jahn U. & Šobotník J. (2012): Stylopsal: The first identified female-produced sex pheromone of Strepsiptera. Journal of Chemical Ecology 38: 1483-1491.
Černá K., Straka J. & Munclinger P. (2013): Population structure of pioneer specialist solitary bee Andrena vaga (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in central Europe: the effect of habitat fragmentation or evolutionary history? Conservation Genetics 14: 875–883.
Lagoutte R., Šebesta P., Jiroš P., Kalinová B., Jirošová A., Straka J., Černá K., Šobotník J., Cvačka J. & Jahn U. (2013): Total synthesis, proof of absolute configuration, and biosynthetic origin of stylopsal, the first isolated sex pheromone of Strepsiptera. Chemistry - A European Journal 2013(19): 8515–8524.
Řehoř I., Macháčková L., Bučánková A., Matějková S., Černá K. & Straka J. (2013): Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: A promising new method for tracking food economics in bees. Apidologie, in press. (DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0233-6).
Černá K., Zemenová M., Macháčková L., Kolínová Z. & Straka J. (2013): Neighbourhood society: nesting dynamics, usurpations and social behaviour in solitary bees. PLoS ONE 8: e73806. IF = 3,730.
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Mgr. Jana Habermannová |
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Since 2011 – Ph.D. study of zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
2009-2011 – Master study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Master thesis: Evolution of host specifity in cuckoo bees of the genus Sphecodes (Hymenoptera), supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
2006-2009 - Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Bachelor thesis: Parasitic strategies of cuckoo bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
Publications:
Habermannová J., Bogusch P., Straka J. (2013) Flexible Host Choice and Common Host Switches in the Evolution of Generalist and Specialist Cuckoo Bees (Anthophila: Sphecodes). PLoS ONE 8(5): e64537. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064537
Grants:
2013 - 2015 - Evolution of host specialization in cuckoo bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK 792913), 3 years; principal investigator.
Conferences:
Straka J., Habermannová J., Bogusch P. Generalists and specialists in cuckoo bees: Is there just one evolutionary way?. In IXth European Congress of Entomology: Book of Abstract. Budapest : [s.n.], 2010. s. 62. |
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Mgr. Lenka Macháčková |
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Since 2012 - Documentalist at Department of Entomology, National Museum in Prague
Since 2011 – PhD. study of zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, PhD.)
2009 – 2011 – Master study of zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague;
Master thesis defended in autumn 2011 (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, PhD.)
2006 – 2009 – Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague;
Bachelor thesis defended in 2009 (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, PhD.)
Born August 10, 1986, Jičín, Czech Republic
Publications:
Řehoř I., Macháčková L., Bučánková A., Matějková S., Černá K., Straka J. (2014): Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees. Apidologie 45: 116-128
Macháčková L., Fikáček M. (2014): Catalogue of the type specimens desposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Polyneoptera. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (1): 399-450
Stalling T., Macháčková L. (2014): Synonymy of the ant-loving cricket Myrmecophilus termitophilus Mařan, 1959 (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2): 451-454
Straka J., Černá K., Macháčková L., Zemenová M., Keil P. (2014): Lifespan in natural populations of bees: the role of activity, climate and parasitic infestation. Functional Ecology 28: 1235-1244
Černá K., Zemenová M., Macháčková L., Kolínová Z., Straka J. (2013): Neighbourhood Society: nesting dynamics, usurpations and social behaviour in solitary bees. PLOS ONE 8(9): 1-9
Conferences:
Macháčková L., Votavová A., Řehoř I., Matějková S., Černá K., Straka J. (2014): Monitoring of the food economy in the bumblebee micro-colonies. (Poster). Zoological days in Ostrava 2014.
Řehoř I., Macháčková L., Bučánková A., Matějková S., Černá K., Straka J. (2013): Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees. (Presentation). Hymenoptera in the Czech and Slovak Republic 2013.
Černá K., Zemenová M., Macháčková L., Kolínová Z., Straka J. (2013): Neighbourhood society: nesting dynamics, usurpations and social behaviour in solitary bees. Zoological days in Brno 2013 and Hymenoptera in the Czech and Slovak Republic 2013. |
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Mgr. Kateřina Jůzová |
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Since 2012 – Ph.D. study of zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D., dissertation: Strepsiptera and their host specialization.
2009-2012 – Master study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague;
Master thesis: Host specialization and species diversity in Strepsiptera of the genus Stylops, supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
2006-2009 – Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague;
Bachelor thesis: Host specialization in order Strepsiptera, supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
Grants:
2011-2013 – Coevolution of Strepsiptera and its hymenopteran hosts. Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK), 380411/2011, 3 years, principal investigator.
Publications:
Straka J., Jůzová K. & Batelka J. 2014: A new genus of Strepsiptera, Rozenia gen. n. (Stylopidae), a parasite of bee genera Acamptopoeum and Calliopsis (Andrenidae, Panurginae, Calliopsini). ZooKeys 442: 31-49.
Jůzová K., Straka J. & Yuta N. 2015: Host specialisation and species diversity in the genus Stylops (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae) revealed by molecular phylogenetic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Accepted.
Teaching activities: Charles University in Prague:
Basic Course of Entomology (practices); Zoology of invertebrates (practices).
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Mgr. Michael Mikát |
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Born September 2nd, 1989 in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Since 2009: Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
Bachelor thesis: Effect of lifestyle on the evolution of eusociality
supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Straka Ph.D.
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Bc. Daniel Benda |
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Since 2014 – Master study of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Master thesis: Evolution of host specificity and phylogeography of Strepsiptera parasites (Xenidae)
2011 – 2014 – Bachelor study of Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Bachelor thesis: Biogeography and host range of Strepsiptera, supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.
Born February 21st, 1992 in Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic |
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Bc. Zuzana Matějková |
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since 2014 Master study of biology; Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Master thesis on Evolution of antimicrobial peptides in venom glands (Hymenoptera:Apoidea). (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.)
2010-2014 Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Bachelor thesis: Evolution of sting and associated venom gland of Hymenoptera: Aculeata (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.) Succesfully defended in 2014.
Born March 20, 1991, Ostrov |
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Bc. Karel Kodejš |
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since 2014 Master study of zoology; Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Master thesis on Population genetics and speciation in genus Stylops (Strepsiptera). (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.)
2010-2014 Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Bachelor thesis: Characteristic population genetics features of animals with parasitic life strategy (supervisor Mgr. Jakub Straka, Ph.D.) Succesfully defended in 2014.
Born September 17, 1991, Jablonec nad Nisou
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Hana Janů |
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Since 2012: Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Bachelor thesis: Hormonal regulation of behavioral manipulation caused by parasites, supervisor: Mgr. Kateřina Jůzová
Born January 30, 1993, in Šumperk, Czech Republic |
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Veronika Hochová |
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Since 2012: Bachelor study of biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Bachelor thesis: Resource specialization in Aculeata (Hymenoptera), supervisor: Mgr. Jana Habermannová
Born October 23, 1991 in Příbram, Czech Republic |
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