This thesis discusses and explains phylogenetic patterns observed in two different organisms: Eimeria, an unicellular parasite, and Apodemus, a rodent that often serves as a host for this parasitic species. The situation ...

With the increased use of molecular data, especially the 16S rRNA gene and the following 16S-23S ITS region, many new species and genera have been described in recent years. At the same time, numerous traditional taxa ...

This thesis investigates the influence of habitat, dispersal abilities and evolution on distribution of mycoheterotrophic plants represented by six orchid species. Several methods including seed trapping, in situ seed ...

The little owl population in the most of Europe is rapidly declining mainly due to dramatic changes and transformation of the agricultural landscape, which resulted in the loss of suitable foraging habitats. Due to rapid ...

The thesis is focused on the function of the Type IV pili machinery in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC. 6803. In my work, I provided evidence that in phototrophs, some pilin proteins have acquired a novel function ...

Nowadays it is almost impossible to imagine our life without nanotechnologies. They are present in smartphones and many other gadgets we use every day, while advanced nanoparticle-based devises are currently indispensable ...

Disertační práce je zaměřena na diverzitu a evoluční historii jepic (Ephemeroptera) Kavkazu, jakožto jedné z biologicky nejrozmanitějších oblastí Palearktu. Úvod poskytuje obecné informace ohledně evolučních mechanismů ...

The main topics of this thesis are the excited states of carotenoids in solvents and in light-harvesting antennas. The first two chapters provide an introduction into the topic, while the later ones are the research chapters, ...

This thesis focuses on the transgenerational effects triggered by plant biotic interactions and explores their relevance on ecological and evolutionary processes. The following sections document novel results that show ...