Mgr. Marek Mihai Abraham, Ph.D.

Doctoral thesis

Hostitelsko-parazitická interakce jako extrémní forma konfliktu rodič - potomek.

Host-parasite interaction as an extreme form of parent-offspring conflict.
Abstract:
Rodičovská starostlivosť patrí medzi základné vlastnosti stavovcov a je schopná zlepšiť fyziologický stav mláďat ako aj telesnú kondíciu budúcich dospelých jedincov. No pre rodičov je energeticky nákladná, čím sa vytvára konflikt medzi mláďatami a rodičmi. U nidikolných vtákov sa embryá vyvíjajú v hniezde, čím vzniká priestor pre ďalšie súperenie: medzi rodičmi ochotnými sa starať o svoje mláďatá a …more
Abstract:
Parental care is one of the most important behaviours of gene promotion. It occurs whenever parents increase fitness levels of their progeny, although at a cost of their own fitness. This creates a conflict between parents and also between a parent and an offspring. Furthermore, there are species not willing to pay the price of parenthood and through different trickery resorting to parasitism. This …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 23. 4. 2018

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 17. 5. 2018
  • Supervisor: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.
  • Reader: prof. Ing. Stanislav Bureš, CSc., prof. RNDr. Alfréd Trnka, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Science

Doctoral programme / field:
Biology (4-years) / Zoology