Stano PekárÚvod do studia systematické biologie
Aims
• winter activity of spiders
• biological control of pests
• intraguild predation
Philodromus
Anyphaena
Cheyletus
Aims
• predator-prey population
model (Cheyletus-Acarus)
• use of mite predators to
control mite pests
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A. siro
C. eruditus
Aims
• identification of prey-
specificity
• morphological,
behavioural and
physiological adaptations
Aims
• forces driving evoluton of
inaccurate ant-mimics
Aims
• life-history of parasitoids
• host- specificity of
parasitoids
Aims
• identification of forced
copulation in arachnids
• evolution of forced
copulation
• Is spider behaviour affected by the magnetic field?
DrassodesAraniella
• behavioural adaptations
• morphological adaptations
Tmarus
• identification of prey using molecular methods
Zodarion
• image analysis of ant models and spider mimics
Synemosyna