Dr. Sébastien Steyer   (Marie Curie Fellow)                     

Institutional Affiliation: Laboratoire de Paléontologie, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, France

Contact Address (2002 - December 2003):  Laboratory of Paleobiology and Paleoecology, Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rozvojova 135, CZ-165 00 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic

E-mail: Steyer@gli.cas.cz

Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia, temnospondyl amphibians.

Papers available in PDF format

Project: Development of amphibians as a source of information on their origin and evolution.

Scientist in Charge: Dr. Zbynek ROCEK,  Academy of Sciences & Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Mgr. Karel Královec                         

Institutional Affiliation: Assistent Professor at East Bohemian University, Pardubice

Contact Address:  

E-mail: 

Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia

Ph.D. Thesis: Embryonic origin and larval development of principal structures of the ethmoidal region of the skull in discoglossid and pipid  anurans.

Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic

 

Mgr. Pavla Havelková                        

Institutional Affiliation: Graduate student at the Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice (since February 2002)

Contact Address: Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Phone: (++420) 38 7772238

Fax: (++420) 38 5300366

E-mail: Pavla.Havelkova@tix.bf.jcu.cz 
            pavlusa@rum.bf.jcu.cz 

Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia

Thesis: Development of the pectoral girdle in the Anura and Caudata

Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic

 

Mgr. Jan Trbušek                        

Institutional Affiliation: Vlastivědné Muzeum Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Contact Address: VMO Olomouc, nám. Republiky 5, CZ 771 73 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Phone:

Fax: 

E-mail: Trbusek@vmo.cz 

Specialization: Evolutionary morphology of lower vertebrates, fossil sharks.

Thesis: Development of the otic region of the anuran skull with special reference to the sound-conducting apparatus (see projects).

Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic

 

Mgr. Robert Černý                        

Institutional Affiliation: Graduate student at the Department of Zoology, Charles University, Prague (since October 1999)

Contact Address: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University
Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic

Phone: 420-2-2195 3261

Fax: 420-2-2195 3267

E-mail: cerny8@natur.cuni.cz 

Specialization:  Embryonic development of the Amphibia

Ph.D. Thesis: Embryonic origin and development of some anterior viscerocranial structures in the Anura (see projects)

Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic

 

RNDr. Miloš Vater

Institutional Affiliation: Zoological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 

Contact Address:  

Phone:

Fax: 

E-mail: uzaevatr@savba.savba.sk 

Specialization: Developmental morphology of Amphibia

Ph.D. Thesis: Development of the skeleton in Triturus
(since December 1995)

Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic

 

Lenka Sedláčková                    
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Comparison of skeletal development in two closely related species, Bombina bombina and B. variegata.

Master thesis (1996-1999, supervised by Z. Roček), defended 3 February 2000.

 

Martin Šandera
 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Rana arvalis wolterstorffi in context of variation of the species (download in DOC format)

Download in PDF format:    Master thesis Part 1
                                        Master thesis Part 2
                                        Master thesis Part 3
                                        Plates

Master thesis (1997-2000, supervised by Zbyněk Roček), defended 22 May 2001.

 

Karel Královec                             

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Development of the frontoparietal complex in the Discoglossidae and Pipidae (Amphibia: Anura)

Master thesis (1998-2000, supervised by Z. Roček), defended 11 September 2000.

Accepted for publication in Journal of Morphology (March 2002). Published December 2002 as: Cihak, R., Kralovec, K. and Rocek, Z. (2002) Developmental origin of the frontoparietal bone in Bombina variegata (Anura: Discoglossidae). - Journal of Morphology 255.

 

Oldřich Zahradníček                     

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

E-mail: o.zahradnicek@email.cz

Comparative morphogenesis of the otico-occipital region of the skull and anjacent structures in Pelobates and Scaphiopus (Anura: Pelobatidae)
 (PDF format, 3795 kB)

Master thesis (1999-2003, supervised by Z. Roček).

 

Jiří Brůna                               

Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno, Czech Republic

E-mail: jirka.bruna@email.cz

Some aspects of the skeletal development in Discoglossus

Master thesis (2000-2002, supervised by Z. Roček), defended May 2002.

 

Hana Majorová                  

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

E-mail:  Hana.Majorova@lf1.cuni.cz

Transformation of the arterial arches in the course of amphibian metamorphosis
 (PDF format, 22 740 kB)

Master thesis (2000-2003, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2003.

 

Hana Ročková                    

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

E-mail:  Rockova@natur.cuni.cz

Morphogenesis of the sacrum and pectoral girdle in the Anura
 (PDF format, 2792 kB)

Master thesis (2000-2003, supervised by Z. Roček), defended May 2003.

 

Jorga Rudolfová                 

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Ribs and their significance in the phylogeny of the Anura
(PDF format; 1783 KB)

Master thesis (2000-2002, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2002.

 

Pavel Danko                       

Department of Palaeontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Variation of the vertebrae in the Permo-carboniferous lepospondyl amphibians (PDF format; 4204 kB)

Master thesis (2001-2004, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2004.

 

Petr Jambor                       

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Modifikace autopodia přední a zadní končetiny ve fylogenezi žab; dedukce z vývojové morfologie

Evolutionary changes in the autopodium of fore and hind extremities in anurans, inferred from developmental morphology data.

Master thesis (2002-2005, supervised by Z. Roček)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textové pole: Students and Fellows   Dr. Sébastien Steyer   (Marie Curie Fellow)                       Institutional Affiliation: Laboratoire de Paléontologie, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, France Contact Address (2002 - December 2003):  Laboratory of Paleobiology and Paleoecology, Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rozvojova 135, CZ-165 00 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic E-mail: Steyer@gli.cas.cz Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia, temnospondyl amphibians. Papers available in PDF format Project: Development of amphibians as a source of information on their origin and evolution. Scientist in Charge: Dr. Zbynek ROCEK,  Academy of Sciences & Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic   Mgr. Karel Královec                          Institutional Affiliation: Assistent Professor at East Bohemian University, Pardubice Contact Address:   E-mail:  Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia Ph.D. Thesis: Embryonic origin and larval development of principal structures of the ethmoidal region of the skull in discoglossid and pipid  anurans. Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic   Mgr. Pavla Havelková                         True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1933575 1914525 Institutional Affiliation: Graduate student at the Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice (since February 2002) Contact Address: Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic Phone: (++420) 38 7772238 Fax: (++420) 38 5300366 E-mail: Pavla.Havelkova@tix.bf.jcu.cz              pavlusa@rum.bf.jcu.cz  Specialization: Developmental morphology of the Amphibia Thesis: Development of the pectoral girdle in the Anura and Caudata Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic   Mgr. Jan Trbušek                         True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2209800 1666875 Institutional Affiliation: Vlastivědné Muzeum Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic Contact Address: VMO Olomouc, nám. Republiky 5, CZ 771 73 Olomouc, Czech Republic Phone: Fax:  E-mail: Trbusek@vmo.cz  Specialization: Evolutionary morphology of lower vertebrates, fossil sharks. Thesis: Development of the otic region of the anuran skull with special reference to the sound-conducting apparatus (see projects). Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic   Mgr. Robert Černý                         True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1562100 2085975 Institutional Affiliation: Graduate student at the Department of Zoology, Charles University, Prague (since October 1999) Contact Address: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic Phone: 420-2-2195 3261 Fax: 420-2-2195 3267 E-mail: cerny8@natur.cuni.cz  Specialization:  Embryonic development of the Amphibia Ph.D. Thesis: Embryonic origin and development of some anterior viscerocranial structures in the Anura (see projects) Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic   RNDr. Miloš Vater Institutional Affiliation: Zoological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic  Contact Address:   Phone: Fax:  E-mail: uzaevatr@savba.savba.sk  Specialization: Developmental morphology of Amphibia Ph.D. Thesis: Development of the skeleton in Triturus (since December 1995) Supervisor: Doc. RNDr. Zbyněk ROČEK, DrSc. – Charles University, Czech Republic   Lenka Sedláčková                     True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1638300 2133600 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Comparison of skeletal development in two closely related species, Bombina bombina and B. variegata. Master thesis (1996-1999, supervised by Z. Roček), defended 3 February 2000.   Martin Šandera Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Rana arvalis wolterstorffi in context of variation of the species (download in DOC format) Download in PDF format:    Master thesis Part 1                                         Master thesis Part 2                                         Master thesis Part 3                                         Plates Master thesis (1997-2000, supervised by Zbyněk Roček), defended 22 May 2001.   Karel Královec                              True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2209800 1676400 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Development of the frontoparietal complex in the Discoglossidae and Pipidae (Amphibia: Anura) Master thesis (1998-2000, supervised by Z. Roček), defended 11 September 2000. Accepted for publication in Journal of Morphology (March 2002). Published December 2002 as: Cihak, R., Kralovec, K. and Rocek, Z. (2002) Developmental origin of the frontoparietal bone in Bombina variegata (Anura: Discoglossidae). - Journal of Morphology 255.   Oldřich Zahradníček                      True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1666875 2257425 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic E-mail: o.zahradnicek@email.cz Comparative morphogenesis of the otico-occipital region of the skull and anjacent structures in Pelobates and Scaphiopus (Anura: Pelobatidae) (PDF format, 3795 kB) Master thesis (1999-2003, supervised by Z. Roček).   Jiří Brůna                                True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1638300 2171700 Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno, Czech Republic E-mail: jirka.bruna@email.cz Some aspects of the skeletal development in Discoglossus Master thesis (2000-2002, supervised by Z. Roček), defended May 2002.   Hana Majorová                   True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2590800 1943100 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic E-mail:  Hana.Majorova@lf1.cuni.cz Transformation of the arterial arches in the course of amphibian metamorphosis (PDF format, 22 740 kB) Master thesis (2000-2003, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2003.   Hana Ročková                     True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2600325 1971675 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic E-mail:  Rockova@natur.cuni.cz Morphogenesis of the sacrum and pectoral girdle in the Anura (PDF format, 2792 kB) Master thesis (2000-2003, supervised by Z. Roček), defended May 2003.   Jorga Rudolfová                  True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2571750 1924050 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Ribs and their significance in the phylogeny of the Anura (PDF format; 1783 KB) Master thesis (2000-2002, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2002.   Pavel Danko                        True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 2590800 1933575 Department of Palaeontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Variation of the vertebrae in the Permo-carboniferous lepospondyl amphibians (PDF format; 4204 kB) Master thesis (2001-2004, supervised by Z. Roček), defended September 2004.   Petr Jambor                        True True (``````````` (``````````` 0 1581150 2133600 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Modifikace autopodia přední a zadní končetiny ve fylogenezi žab; dedukce z vývojové morfologie Evolutionary changes in the autopodium of fore and hind extremities in anurans, inferred from developmental morphology data. Master thesis (2002-2005, supervised by Z. Roček)