Insect Symbiosis Lab
We study termites and organisms living in symbiosis with termites to understand processes leading to convergent evolution. Our research methods span from field sampling and field observations to wet lab and in silico. We construct molecular phylogenies and perform comparative genomics and transcriptomics of selected species along phylogenies to infer trajectories of genome changes. We use X-ray microtomographic imaging to visualize the external and internal anatomy of insects and to infer the patterns of phenotypic evolution.
Our long-term research goal is to answer why evolutionary processes traversing the vast space of theoretically
possible phenotypes visit some spots repeatedly.
News
Apr 01, 2024 | Olga (Lab Manager) joins the team! |
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Mar 27, 2024 | New paper on termite defensive glands. |
Mar 08, 2024 | New paper on decoding of termite behavior from Baltic amber. |
Jan 01, 2024 | Jana (Lab Manager) joins the team! |
Nov 05, 2023 | Oscar, Aleš, and Honza went for fieldwork in Cameroon - see photos!. |
Nov 05, 2023 | Aleš and Oscar went for fieldwork in French Guiana - see photos! |
Oct 02, 2023 | Caroline (PhD) joins the team! |
Aug 15, 2023 | Oscar (postdoc) joins the team! |