Large Cladocera collection online

Prof. Vladimír Kořínek published online large database of cladoceran samples available in his collection. It is a great source of material for taxonomists & ecologists.

Published Feb 06, 2013

New journal cover: Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Cover of Journal of Evolutionary Biology illustrates paper of our PhD student Antonin Macháč, his supervisor David Storch and their colleagues from České Budějovice.

Published Dec 03, 2012

We offer two PhD positions in tropical ecology of birds

Are you looking for PhD position? Are you interested in ecology of birds? Are you not afraid of field work in a tropical region? In such a case, do not hesitate and become a member of a team working on functional determinants of avian species richness in Africa. Closing date for applications is 31st March 2011.

Published Jan 17, 2011

Coexisting Cyclic Parthenogens Comprise a Holocene Species Flock

An evolutionary study on cladocerans inhabiting circumbaltic glacial-origin lakes shows that cyclic parthenogens may diversify in a short evolutionary time frame. The study was published in PloS ONE by Markéta Faustová and Veronika Sacherová from the Department of Ecology, together with US and Swedish co-authors.

Published Jul 23, 2010

Pipit songs in the Auk

The spring issue of one of the most important ornithological journals contains the paper by Tereza Petrusková from the Department of Ecology, focusing on bioacoustic analyses of songs of a small passerine bird, the Tree Pipit.

Published Apr 28, 2010

Creativity Award of the Charles University was granted to prof. Petr Pyšek from the Department of Ecology

The rector of the Charles University has awarded prof. Petr Pyšek for his outstanding contribution to the understanding of the causes and effects of biological invasions worldwide, and his remarkable discoveries in ecology of invasive plants.

Published Apr 22, 2010

Cover page of the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography focuses on biological invasions

Published Apr 14, 2010

Interspecific differences in sexual size dimorphism in geckos extend temperature-induced variation

The April issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology published a paper by Zuzana Starostová (Department of Zoology), Lukáš Kubička and Lukáš Kratochvíl (both Department of Ecology).

Published Apr 03, 2010

A new synthetic paper about alien species in Europe

in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography (impact factor 5.304).

Published Apr 03, 2010

Department web finally in English

Finally, a new English-language website of our department has been launched. Although it is still under construction, you can find most important info here, and news will be regularly added.

Published Mar 31, 2010