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.