Jan Špička

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PERSONAL DATA:

Name: M.Sc. Jan Špička
Born: 1998, Liberec

CONTACT:

Email: janspicka@seznam.cz
Office: B264 (B building, 1st floor)

SPECIALIZATION:

  • Nest defense
  • Predator recognition
  • Corvids
  • Arctic research

EDUCATION:

    • Gymnázium Jeronýmova, Liberec
    • Bachelor studies – program Biology; University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science
    • Master studies – programme Zoology – Animal ecology; University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science
    • PhD studies (in progress) – programme Zoology; University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science

THESES:

Špička, J (in progress)
Nest defence and predator recognition by Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
M.Sc thesis (PDF)

Špička, J
Predator recognition by magpies (Pica pica)
B.Sc. thesis (PDF)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

  • Špička J, Hromádková T, Syrová M, Flousek J, Veselý P (2020) Predator recognition during nest defence by arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Polar ecology conference, České budějovice, 12-15th 2020 (poster)

NATIONAL CONFERENCES (IN CZECH):

  • Špička J, Hromádková T, Syrová M, Hornátová L, Veselý P, (2022) The effect of island isolation on predator recognition by Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), 49th conference of the Czech and Slovak ethological society, Brno, 3.11.-6.11. 2022 (talk)
  • Špička J, Hromádková T, Syrová M, Hornátová L, Veselý P, (2023) The effect of island isolation on predator recognition by Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Zoologické dny, Brno, 9.2.-10.2. 2023 (talk)
  • Špička J, Veselý P, Fuchs R (2020) How magpies (Pica pica) recognize their predators?, 47th conference of the Czech and Slovak ethological society (online), 29.10-1.11. 2020 (talk)
  • Špička J, Hromádková T, Syrová M, Flousek J, Veselý P (2020) Predator recognition during nest defence by arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Zoologické dny, Olomouc, 6.-7. 2. 2020 (poster)
  • Špička J, Veselý P, Fuchs R (2019) How magpies (Pica pica) recognize their predators?, Zoologické dny, Brno, 7.-8. 2. 2019, (poster)
  • Špička J, Veselý P, Fuchs R (2019) How magpies (Pica pica) recognize their predators?, 46th conference of the Czech and Slovak ethological society, Bratislava, 7.-10. 11. 2019, (poster)

OTHER TRIVIA:

A member of Czech and Slovak ethological society