Lenka Polačiková

Palacký University Olomouc — Czech Republic

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Animal Behavior and Reproduction(9), Plant and animal studies(8), Avian ecology and behavior(6), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(3), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(2)

Publications11 total

Egg arrangement in avian clutches covaries with the rejection of foreign eggs
Animal Cognition·2013· 43 cited
Egg rejection behavior and clutch characteristics of the European Greenfinch introduced to New Zealand
Chinese Birds·2012· 5 citedOpen Access
A sum of its individual parts? Relative contributions of different eggshell regions to intraclutch variation in birds
Journal of Avian Biology·2011· 12 cited
Closer clutch inspection—quicker egg ejection: timing of host responses toward parasitic eggs
Behavioral Ecology·2010· 26 citedOpen Access
Responses of Reed Warblers<i>Acrocephalus scirpaceus</i>to Non-Mimetic Eggs of Different Sizes in a Nest Parasitism Experiment
Acta Ornithologica·2010· 25 cited
Blunt egg pole holds cues for alien egg discrimination: experimental evidence
Journal of Avian Biology·2010· 52 cited
The role of blunt egg pole characteristics for recognition of eggs in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Behaviour·2010· 25 cited
Choosing suitable hosts: common cuckoos Cuculus canorus parasitize great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus of high quality
Evolutionary Ecology·2008· 36 cited
Experimental reduction of ultraviolet wavelengths reflected from parasitic eggs affects rejection behaviour in the blackcap<i>Sylvia atricapilla</i>
Journal of Experimental Biology·2008· 40 cited
Ultraviolet and green parts of the colour spectrum affect egg rejection in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2007· 77 cited
Colour characteristics of the blunt egg pole: cues for recognition of parasitic eggs as revealed by reflectance spectrophotometry
Animal Behaviour·2007· 52 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Petr Procházka(6), Marcel Honza(5), Tomáš Grim(4), Bård G. Stokke(4), Arne Moksnes(3), Eivin Røskaft(3), Phillip Cassey(3), Márk E. Hauber(3), Marcel Honza(2), Ján Topercer(1), Fugo Takasu(1), Michael Cherry(1), Milica Požgayová(1), Andrzej Dyrcz(1), Inge Hafstad(1), Peter Samaš(1)