Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology

A multiregional serosurvey of RNA virus-reactive antibodies in bats and rodents reveals the enzootic presence of flavi- and paramyxoviruses in African Pteropodidae

Bats and rodents have been identified as reservoir hosts of diverse RNA viruses that pose potential risks to humans. However, overall virus prevalence in wildlife and underlying factors determining the zoonotic potential of reservoir-borne viruses remain poorly characterized. Vir...

The role of female reproductive fluid in mediating reproductive isolation between ecotypes of the three-spined stickleback

Abstract Female reproductive fluid (FRF) is increasingly recognised as a potent mediator of gametic-level cryptic female mating bias in external fertilisers, yet its role in reproductive isolation during early ecological divergence remains largely untested. We examined whether FR...

Timing pattern of Common Cuckoo parasitism and its relation to host nest attendance

Classical works show the adaptive importance of precise timing of egg‐laying in brood parasitic Common Cuckoos Cuculus canorus to ensure sufficient incubation time and successful hatching. Laying in the late afternoon has been suggested to increase the chance of secretive parasit...