Petr Klimeš PhD
Researcher, Laboratory of ecology and evolution of social insects
Research interests
Ecology and diversity of tropical ants. Community ecology of insects and plants.
Current main project: Mechanisms structuring ant communities in the canopy of a tropical rainforest
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Teaching activities
Biology of Social insects
University of South Bohemia, Charles University
Recent publications
Sladecek FXJ, Hrcek J, Klimes P, Konvicka M (2013) Interplay of succession and seasonality reflects resource utilization in an ephemeral habitat. Acta Oecologica 46: 17-24.
Whitfeld T.J.S., Novotný V., Miller S.E., Hrček J., Klimeš P. and Weiblen G.D. (2012) Predicting tropical insect herbivore abundance from host plant traits and phylogeny. Ecology 93: S211-S223.
Klimeš P., Idigel C., Rimandai M., Fayle T.M., Janda M., Weiblen G.D. and Novotný V. (2012) Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests? Journal of Animal Ecology 81: 1103-1112.
Klimeš P., Fayle T.M., Janda M.,Weiblen G.D., Novotný V. (2012) Tajemství druhové bohatosti arboreálních tropických mravenců: proč žije více druhů v primárních než sekundárních lesích? In: Bryja J., Albrechtová J., Tkadlec E. (eds.) Zoologické dny Olomouc 2012. Sborník abstraktů z konference 9.-10. února 2012, p 92-93.
Klimeš P., Janda M., Ibalim S., Kua J. and Novotný V. (2011) Experimental suppression of ants foraging on rainforest vegetation in New Guinea: testing methods for a whole-forest manipulation of insect communities Ecological Entomology 36: 94–103.
