Hrcek Lab – Community Ecology & Evolution
Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences
Jan Hrcek
Principal investigator
Vincent Montbel
PhD Student
Vid Bakovic
Postdoctoral researcher
Research interests:
We work on the interface of community ecology and population genetics, focusing on: 1) maintenance of genetic variation in populations, 2) maintenance of species diversity in communities, 3) eco-evolutionary dynamics, 4) evolution under multiple selective pressures, 5) response of communities to global change, and 6) control of Drosophila populations by parasitoids.
Research organisms:
Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila species community from Australian rainforest, parasitoids of Drosophila (parasitic wasps).
Expertise:
Parasitoid resistance, microcosm experiments, experimental community evolution, Drosophila-parasitoid food web surveys.
