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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Carl SMITH, smith@ivb.cz

Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, University of Łódź, Poland

Vladimír BEJČEKbejcek@fzp.czu.cz
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic

MANAGING EDITOR

Lenka GLOSOVÁ, glosova@ivb.cz
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Lenka POLAČIKOVÁpolacikova@ivb.cz
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

COPY EDITOR

Kevin ROCHE, roche@ivb.cz
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

EDITORIAL BOARD

Iain BARBER
Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK
Josef BRYJA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Lumír GVOŽDÍK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Marcel HONZA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Markéta ONDRAČKOVÁ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Martin REICHARD
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Jan WÓJCIK
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland
Pavel JURAJDA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Jason PODRABSKY
Portland State University, Portland, USA
Matej POLAČIK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Boris KRYŠTUFEK
Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Petr PROCHÁZKA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Philippe KOK

The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, London, UK

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Tomáš ALBRECHT
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Joanna GRABOWSKA
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr PROCHÁZKA
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Zbyszek BORATYŃSKI
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Lumír GVOŽDÍK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Pavel MUNCLINGER
Faculty of Science Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Joëlle GOÜY DE BELLOCQ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Marina PIRIA

Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Zoology, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Michal JANÁČ
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr KOTLÍK
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic
Matej POLAČIK
Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Grzegorz ZIĘBA
University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Robert MYSŁAJEK
Department of Ecology, University of Warsaw, Poland 

Dagmar BŁOŃSKA

University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland

Kristína SLOVÁK ŠVOLÍKOVÁ

Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Péter SÁLY

Danube Research Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Carl Smith

Vladimír Bejček

e-ISSN 2694-7684

Abbreviation: J. Vertebr. Biol.

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Biennial Report

Biennial report is a traditional publication of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology (IVB). The major goal of this report is to provide both a representative overview of the extensive range of research activities undertaken at the IVB and to inform the reader about the most important news and events, all in a style that is fully accessible to the interested layperson