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| Nové regulátory metabolizmu drozofily | |
| Novel pathways governing energy metabolism in Drosophila | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Gáliková Martina, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2027 |
| Potravná a akustická ekológia a trendy vlajkových druhov vtákov v čase globálnych zmien | |
| Foraging and acoustic ecology and trends of flagship bird species during global change | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Krištofík Ján, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Rapid changes in landscape and climate during the last centuries have been largely responsible for the decline ininsectivorous birds. These changes caused also decline in food and habitat diversity as well as negative rangetrends in several species. The food and habitat are crucial for the survival of a population, especially inspecialists. The project will evaluate food parameters in relation to environmental conditions in time series insome species of insectivorous birds (genera Merops, Lanius, Galerida) and, using acoustic playbackexperiments, also intraspecific interactions of some species (Acrocephalus). Assessment of foraging behaviorand vocalizations in specific habitats of these species will bring new, more complex scientific knowledge, helpexplain population and range trends and use them as indicators of landscape changes. Understanding thefunctional relationships of model endangered species could also improve a different approach in conservationmanagement compared to common species. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2027 |
| Potravná a akustická ekológia a trendy vlajkových druhov vtákov v čase globálnych zmien | |
| Foraging and acoustic ecology and trends of flagship bird species during global change Key | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Darolová Alžbeta, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Rapid changes in landscape and climate during the last centuries have been largely responsible for the decline ininsectivorous birds. These changes caused also decline in food and habitat diversity as well as negative rangetrends in several species. The food and habitat are crucial for the survival of a population, especially inspecialists. The project will evaluate food parameters in relation to environmental conditions in time series insome species of insectivorous birds (genera Merops, Lanius, Galerida) and, using acoustic playbackexperiments, also intraspecific interactions of some species (Acrocephalus). Assessment of foraging behaviorand vocalizations in specific habitats of these species will bring new, more complex scientific knowledge, helpexplain population and range trends and use them as indicators of landscape changes. Understanding thefunctional relationships of model endangered species could also improve a different approach in conservationmanagement compared to common species. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2027 |
| Prevádzka malých vodných elektrární ako in-situ model simulujúci efekt zmeny klímy na biodiverzitu vodných tokov | |
| The operation of small hydropower plants as an in-situ model for simulating the effects of climate change on stream biodiversity | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kokavec Igor, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2027 |
| Krvné parazity penice čiernohlavej (Sylvia atricapilla) a ich možných vektorov: prevalencia, diverzita a možnosti prenosu | |
| Blood Parasites of blackcaps (Sylvia Atricapilla) and vectors: Prevalence, Diversity, and Transmission Patterns | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Šujanová Alžbeta, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2026 |
| Molekulárna analýza, bionómia a ekológia vybraných skupín denných motýľov a hrubopásych blanokrídlovcov. | |
| Molecular analysis, bionomy and ecology of specific groups of butterflies and sawflies. | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Roller Ladislav, PhD. |
| Annotation: | In this project, we will focus on groups of butterflies and sawflies that contain as yet unrecognised species and taxa with unclear systematics and bionomy. These are selected representatives of butterflies from the genera Pieris, Apatura and Melitaea and sawflies from the genera Pamphilius, Hinatara and Mesoneura.We will focus on:1. clarifying the systematic position of some taxa. 2. distinguishing species within the genera studied on the basis of morphometric and molecular analyses. 3. description of the ecological requirements and bionomy of each species. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
| Stanovenie funkcií spevu a perových ornamentov u lelka lesného (Caprimulgus europaeus) prostredníctvom časovania vokálnych aktivít a pomocou behaviorálneho experimentu | |
| Evaluation of the territorial function of vocal signal and plumage ornament in the Common Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) by the timing of vocal activities and using behavioral experiment | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Krištofík Ján, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Few bird species have developed physiological and behavioral adaptations to the nocturnal life, during which theiractivities are concentrated in the period between dusk and dawn. While the singing activity of diurnal speciesshows clear trends, this is not the case for nocturnal species. Diurnal species often also use visualcommunication, through plumage ornaments. Nocturnal species use plumage coloration mainly for camouflage,but the presence of distinctive white patches on the wings and tail of nightjars suggests the possibility of visualsignaling. The development of two different sexual signals may be influenced by various pressures, male-maleinteractions, or female preferences, and these pressures may have a parallel or opposite direction. The aim of theproject is to clearly define the distribution of nocturnal and seasonal vocal activity of the common nightjar, assessfactors influencing it, and experimentally test whether vocal or visual signals are used in territorial interactions. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
| Stanovenie funkcií spevu a perových ornamentov u lelka lesného (Caprimulgus europaeus) prostredníctvom časovania vokálnych aktivít a pomocou behaviorálneho experimentu | |
| Evaluation of the territorial function of vocal signal and plumage ornament in the Common Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) by the timing of vocal activities and using behavioral experiment | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Darolová Alžbeta, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
| Úloha bioindikátorov v identifikácii antropogénne vyvolaných zmien vodno-vzdušného režimu v pôdach s rôznym spôsobom využiti | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Mangová Barbara , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
| Úloha receptorov pre neuropeptidy pri regulácii vnútorných orgánov kliešťov | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Žitňan Dušan, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2026 |
| Mezostigmátne roztoče so vzťahom k podkôrnym habitatom a drevokaznému hmyzu na Slovensku – taxonómia, ekológia a chorológia druhov čeľade Digamasellidae (Acari: Parasitiformes). | |
| Mesostigmatic mites associated with subcorticolous habitats and wood-destroying insects in Slovakia – taxonomy, ecology and chorology of the species of Digamasellidae (Acari: Parasitiformes). | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mašán Peter, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| Pochopenie komplexnej odpovede biodiverzity na lesný manažment: integrácia multi-taxonomického prístupu v hodnotení ekosystémových funkcií – DECISION | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Semelbauer Marek, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| Pondy v mestskom prostredí – biodiverzita, nepôvodná biota a ekologická kvalita | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | prof. Ing. Hamerlík Ladislav, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| EVOCO3 – Šváby zo svetových jantárov III | |
| Cockroaches from amber III | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Vršanský Peter, PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| Význam jašteríc, ježov a ixodových kliešťov v ekológii nebezpečných, vektormi prenášaných bakteriálnych a protozoárnych patogénov v urbánnych a suburbánnych podmienkach Slovenska | |
| The role of lizards, hedgehogs and hard ticks in the ecology of dangerous bacterial and protozoan vector borne pathogens in urban and suburban conditions of Slovakia | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | MVDr. Didyk Yuliya, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Species interactions within ecological communities are the main reason for the emergence of new infectious diseases that an increasingly changing due to anthropogenic influences and climate change (1,2). These changes seen in most city areas, which are characterized by an urban environment. In most modern epidemics, environmental factors play a more important role in the development of the disease than the evolutionary changes of pathogens or hosts (3). It is very important to understand the ecology of vectors and host reservoirs, which play an important role in the emergence and success of parasite transmission (4,5). We propose to investigate the circulation of medically and veterinary important tick-borne pathogens, with the focus on the role of vector and host ecology in urban and suburban conditions in Slovakia. Lizards and hedgehogs as model groups from city agglomerates in association with hard ticks and tick-borne pathogens are of paramount importance to public health and wildlife protection (6,7). |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| Zraniteľnosť vybraných prírodne a antropogénne narušených ekosystémov vo vzťahu k prebiehajúcej zmene klímy | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Šustek Zbyšek, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2025 |
| Invázny švábik Planuncus tingitanus (Blattaria) na Slovensku – šírenie, ekológia a etológia. | |
| Invasive cockroach Planuncus tingitanus (Blattaria) in Slovakia – expansion of species, ecology and ethology. | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | doc. RNDr. Vidlička Ľubomír, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2024 |
| Výskyt bežných ako aj netypických druhov kliešťov na Slovensku a ich úloha v cirkulácii kliešťami prenášaných patogénov. | |
| The occurrence of common as well as atypical tick species in Slovakia, and their role in the circulation of tick-borne agents. | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Rusňáková Tarageľová Veronika, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Ixodes ricinus is the most common tick in Central Europe, that transmits wide range of pathogenic agents. In Slovakia, many studies were carried out regarding the circulation of pathogens for which the Ixodes ricinus is the main vector.Recently the occurrence of newly described species Ixodes inopinatus, that is morphologically almost identical with the I. ricinus, was confirmed in Europe. Based on the preliminary studies this tick species is competent vector of infectious disease agents. So it is essential to know whether this tick species is present in Slovakia. Moreover, it is important to find out its vector competence. Due to climating changes, in Slovakia we can observe and expect the occurrence of tick species that are usually common in warmer habitats and southern regions of Europe. Some of these ticks are an important vectors of dangerous pathogens. That is why in our research we will also study the occurrence and possible spread of exotic ticks that can be introduced to Slovakia by various hosts. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2024 |