Contact information:
Mgr. et Bc. Jakub Žák
Phone:
E-mail: zakja@natur.cuni.cz
Room:
More info:
Reichard Lab – Fish evolutionary biology
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences
https://www.ivb.cz/osoba/jakub-zak/
Msc Thesis:
The sexual segregation of fish from family Cyprinidae in the Řimov Reservoir
Supervisor: Marie Prchalová
Consultant: Miroslav Švátora
PhD Thesis:
The biology of aging in Nothobranchius fishes
Supervisor: Martin Reichard
Consultant: Zuzana Musilova
Research interest:
Evolutionary ecology of fish, Life histories, Aging evolution
Current projects:
The sources of intra-population heterogeneity in senescence
Embryo and environment - annual fish as a unique model to study embryo ecology
Selected papers:
2019
Vrtilek M, Zak J, Polacik M, Blazek R, Reichard M (2019) Rapid growth and large body size in annual fish populations compromised by density-dependent regulation. Journal of Fish Biology 19, 673-678.
Zak J, Vrtilek M, Reichard M (2019) Diel schedules of locomotor, reproductive and feeding activity in wild popations of African annual killifish. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 128, 435-450.
2018
Juza T, Baran R, Blabolil P, Drastik V, Holubova M, Kocvara L, Muska M, Riha M, Smejkal M, Tuser M, Vasek M, Vejtrik L, Vejtrikova I, Sajdlova Z, Wagenvoort A, Zak J, Ketelaars H (2018) Comparison of two passive methods for sampling invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) populations at different depths in artificial lakes. Fisheries Research 207, 175-181.
Juza T, Blabolil P, Baran R, Barton D, Cech M, Frouzova J, Holubova M, Ketelars HAM, Kocvara L, Krizova M, Kubecka J, Muska M, Prchalova M, Riha M, Sajdlova Z, Smejkal M, Tuser M, Vasek M, Vejtrik L, Vejtrikova I, Wagenvoort AJ, Zak J, Peterka J (2018) Collapse of the of the native ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) population in the Biesbosch lakes (the Netherlands) due to round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) invasion. Biological Invasions 20, 1523-1535.
Vrtilek M, Zak J, Blazek R, Polacik M, Cellerino A, Reichard M (2018) Limited scope for reproductive senescence in wild populations of a short-lived fish. The Science of Nature 105, 68.
Vrtilek M, Zak J, Polacik R, Reichard M (2018). Longitudinal demographic study of wild populations of African annual killifish. Scientific Reports 8: 4774.
Vrtilek M, Zak J, Polacik R, Reichard M (2018) Extremely rapid maturation of a wild African annual fish. Current Biology 28, 822-824.
Zak J, Juza T, Blabolil P, Baran R, Barton D, Drastik V, Frouzova J, Holubova M, Ketelars HAM, Kocvara L, Kubecka J, Mrkvicka T, Muska M, Riha M, Sajdlova Z, Smejkal M, Tuser M, Vasek M, Vejtrik L, Vejtrikova I, Wagenvoort AJ (2018) Invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus has sex-dependent locomotor activity and is under-represented in catches from passive fishing gear compared with seine catches. Journal of Fish Biology 93, 147-152.
Zak J, Reichard M, Gvozdik L (2018) Limited differentiation of fundamental thermal niches within the killifish assemblage from shallow temporary waters. Journal od Thermal Biology 78, 257-262.
