Breeding ecology of woodchat shrikes Lanius senator was investigated in the EL-Kala National Park in North-East Algeria (36°53’N; 8°30’E) in 1998–1999. Quercus suber was the tree species most frequently used as support for nests, which were constructed at a mean height of 5 m. First eggs in clutches were laid 7 May, and clutch size was 4.9. Approximately 42% eggs gave fledglings. Clutch size declined during the course of the breeding season but fledgling success did not. Fledging success was positively correlated with per clutch mean egg length and the height of the nest location above ground. We suggest that the major selective pressures that shape the life history of Algerian woodchat shrikes are relatively heavy predation and poor food availability.
The research activities of this Centre are focused on the study of cyanobacteria, algae and symbiotic soil microorganisms (bacteria and algae), which are used for bioindicatoin and revitalization of toxic anthropogenic substrates and water resources. The targeted outcomes are methods for predicting cyanobacteria in drinking wter and water resources, technology of biogas production from algal biomass and the use of algal biomass for the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology of microbial inoculations for more effective recultivation of brown-coal spoil banks. The research Centre is divided into three research groups each dealing with a portion of the research task: Group 1 - Cyanobacteria and their toxins in the waterworks industry; Group 2 - Use of algae for bioindication and revitalization of polluted water and biomass use; Group 3 - Use of microbial inoculations for soil revitalization. and Miroslav Vosátka, Jana Albrechtová.
V úterý 29. dubna 2015 se v reprezentačních prostorách Akademie věd České republiky, v pražské vile Lanna konalo slavnostní vyhlášení cen Živy za nejlepší články uplynulého ročníku, které uděluje redakční rada a redakce časopisu., The selected best contributions to Živa in 2014 and three eminent personalities of the journal were awarded special prizes., and Jana Šrotová, Andrej Funk, Lucie Krouzová.
Ve středu 11. května 2016 se v reprezentačních prostorách Akademie věd České republiky, v pražské vile Lanna konalo slavnostní vyhlášení cen Živy za nejlepší články uplynulého ročníku, které uděluje redakční rada a redakce časopisu., The selected best contributions to Živa in 2015 and two eminent personalities connected with the journal were awarded special prizes., and Redakce.
Článek shrnuje současné názory na vnitrodruhové genetické rozrůznění a taxonomii zmije obecné (Vipera berus). Zvláštní pozornost je věnována genetické příslušnosti populací českých zmijí., This article summarizes contemporary knowledge of the intraspecific genetic differentiation and taxonomy of the Common Adder (Vipera berus). Special attention is paid to the genetic status of the Czech adders., and Jiří Moravec, Jiří Šmíd.