Search Results - "Horacek, Ivan"
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Re-investigation of fossil Lemmini specimens from the early and Middle Pleistocene of Western and Central Europe: Evolutionary and paleoenvironmental implications
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (01-05-2024)“…The current study focuses on the emblematic Myopus/Lemmus species complex (tribe Lemmini) in the European Pleistocene fossil record. The members of the two…”
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Large-scale spatial patterns of small-mammal communities in the Mediterranean region revealed by Barn owl diet
Published in Scientific reports (02-03-2021)“…Due to mainly opportunistic hunting behaviour of Barn owl can be its diet composition used for assessing local structure of small-mammal community. We…”
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Enamel apatite crystallinity significantly contributes to mammalian dental adaptations
Published in Scientific reports (03-04-2018)“…The monophyodont molar teeth, prismatic enamel and the complexity of enamel microarchitecture are regarded as essential dental apomorphies of mammals. As…”
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Pan African phylogeography and palaeodistribution of rousettine fruit bats: Ecogeographic correlation with Pleistocene climate vegetation cycles
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-10-2019)“…Aim The impact of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on tropical biomes is associated with changes in the extent of forest cover. Fruit bats have played a role…”
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Ancient DNA of narrow-headed vole reveal common features of the Late Pleistocene population dynamics in cold-adapted small mammals
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-02-2023)“…The narrow-headed vole, collared lemming and common vole were the most abundant small mammal species across the Eurasian Late Pleistocene steppe-tundra…”
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Diverse responses of common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations to Late Glacial and Early Holocene climate changes – Evidence from ancient DNA
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-04-2020)“…The harsh climatic conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) period have been considered the cause of local extinctions and major faunal reorganizations…”
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Pliocene to Holocene chronostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental records from cave sediments: Račiška pečina section (SW Slovenia)
Published in Quaternary international (20-12-2021)“…The sedimentological record in the Račiška pečina cave sediment sequence is one of the best-preserved cave records of palaeoenvironmental changes for the last…”
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Snežna jama (Slovenia): Interdisciplinary dating of cave sediments and implication for landscape evolution
Published in Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (15-10-2015)“…Caves are important markers of surface evolution, since they are, as a general rule, linked with ancient valley bottoms by their springs. However, caves can…”
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Postglacial recolonization and Holocene diversification of Crocidura suaveolens (Mammalia, Soricidae) on the north-western fringe of the European continent
Published in Quaternary science reviews (15-06-2018)“…Phenotypic variation was characterized in 187 modern and archaeological specimens of the lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens), obtained from both…”
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Dolní Věstonice IIa: Gravettian microstratigraphy, environment, and the origin of baked clay production in Moravia
Published in Quaternary international (02-03-2015)“…Creating an overall scheme of Gravettian stratigraphy and chronology in the Middle Danube area is a matter of current debate. This paper addresses the…”
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Late Glacial and Holocene sequences in rockshelters and adjacent wetlands of Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic: Correlation of environmental and archaeological records
Published in Quaternary international (26-01-2018)“…This paper combines complex archaeological records from excavations of sandstone rockshelters with paleobotanical investigations in the adjacent wetlands of…”
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Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature
Published in Journal of thermal biology (01-01-2017)“…Because body temperature is tightly coupled to physiological function, hibernating animals entering deep torpor are typically immobile. We analysed thermal…”
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Hot spring oases in the periglacial desert as the Last Glacial Maximum refugia for temperate trees in Central Europe
Published in Science advances (31-05-2024)“…Northern glacial refugia are a hotly debated concept. The idea that many temperate organisms survived the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; ~26.5 to 19 thousand…”
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Late glacial climatic and environmental changes in eastern-central Europe: Correlation of multiple biotic and abiotic proxies from the Lake Švarcenberk, Czech Republic
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-02-2014)“…Thick lake sediments discovered in the southern part of the Czech Republic provide a high-resolution archive for detailed study of paleoenvironmental changes…”
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Natural selection in bats with historical exposure to white-nose syndrome
Published in BMC zoology (29-08-2018)“…Background Hibernation allows animals to survive periods of resource scarcity by reducing their energy expenditure through decreased metabolism. However,…”
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Vladimír Hanák (1931–2022)
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Late Pleistocene-Holocene paleobiogeography of the genus Apodemus in Central Europe
Published in PloS one (10-03-2017)“…Wood mice of the genus Apodemus are an essential component of small mammal communities throughout Europe. Molecular data suggest the postglacial colonization…”
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The wood lemming and the development of taiga in Late Pleistocene Central Europe
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-03-2023)“…Taxonomic identification remains a challenge for fossil small mammals, in particular in the case of morphologically close species. These identifications are…”
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Paleolithic hunting in a southern Moravian landscape: The case of Milovice IV, Czech Republic
Published in Geoarchaeology (01-11-2011)“…The Dolní Věstonice–Pavlov–Milovice area (Czech Republic) on the slopes of the Pavlov Hills provides an opportunity for correlating the geomorphology of the…”
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Highly divergent lineage of narrow-headed vole from the Late Pleistocene Europe
Published in Scientific reports (28-11-2019)“…During the Late Pleistocene, narrow-headed voles ( Lasiopodomys gregalis ) inhabited Eurasia’s vast territories, frequently becoming the dominant small mammal…”
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