I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Žitňanová

I.2 - Name

Kristína

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1986

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava

I.7 - Position

Assistant Professor

I.8 - E-mail address

kristina.horkova@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/23087?do=filterForm-submit&name=Krist%C3%ADna&surname=%C5%BDit%C5%88anov%C3%A1&university=701000000&faculty=701040000&sort=surname&employment_state=no&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Biology, Teacher training and pedagogic sciences

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9944-2612

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2008

II.c - Study field and programme

Biology; Biology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2010

II.c - Study field and programme

General ecology and ecology of individuals and populations; Ecology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Prírodovedecká fakulta Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave/Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2014

II.c - Study field and programme

General ecology and ecology of individuals and populations; General ecology and ecology of individuals and populations

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Assistant Professor (Department of Zoology)	Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University	since September 2015 until now, 2020-2023 on maternity holiday
Researcher	Comenius University Science Park	September 2014 – August 2015

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other	IV.b - Name of the institution	IV.c - Year
Jazykový kurz - Angličtina (B1)	Súkromná jazyková škola My Way School, Bratislava	2010
Jazykový kurz - Angličtina (B2)	Súkromný jazykový inštitút Canadian Bilingual Institute, Bratislava	2013

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.1.a - Name of the profile course	V.1.b - Study programme	V.1.c - Degree	V.1.d - Field of study
Zoology 1	Teacher Training for Biology in Combination	I.	Teacher Training and Education Science

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.5.a - Name of the course	V.5.b - Study programme	V.5.c - Degree	V.5.d - Field of study
Field Course from Zoology Vertebrates	Biology; Systematic biology	I.	Biology
Field Course from Ecology	Biology	I.	Biology
Bachelor thesis in zoology 1,2	Systematic biology	I.	Biology
Bachelor thesis in zoology	Biology	I.	Biology
Master thesis 1, 2, 3, 4	Zoology	II.	Biology

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

183

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

102

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

183

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

102

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Vilizzi L., Copp G. H., Hill J. E., Adamovich B., .... Žitňanová K. et al. 2021. A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 788. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147868

Hôrková-Žitňanová K., Švolíková K., Haruštiaková D., Kováč V. 2020. A new approach to evaluate reproductive traits in batch-spawning fishes of indeterminate fecundity and asynchronous oocyte maturation. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, published online, doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2020.1863331

N'Guyen A., Hirsch P. E., Bozzuto C., Adrian‐Kalchhauser I., Hôrková K., Burkhardt‐Holm P. 2018. A dynamical model for invasive round goby populations reveals efficient and effective management options. Journal of applied ecology, 55(1), 342–352. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12934

Hôrková K., Kováč V. 2015. Ontogenetic phenomena, temporal aspect, and ecological factors in the successful invasion of round goby Neogobius melanostomus in the River Danube. Aquatic Invasions, 10(2), 227–235. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.2.11

Hôrková K., Kováč V. 2014. Different life-histories of native and invasive Neogobius melanostomus and the possible role of phenotypic plasticity in the species’ invasion success. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, (412),01. doi: 10.1051/kmae/2013081

Števove B., Arendt D., Slovák Švolíková K., Szabóová D., Žitňanová K. a Gruľa D. 2023. Environmental DNA captured on the fish skin mucus - a potential bias to molecular diet analyses. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, (424), 17. doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023013

Hôrková K., Kováč V. 2015. Rapid response of invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) (Pallas, 1814) to an environmental perturbation demonstrated in reproductive parameters of females. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 31(2), 328–332. 10.1111/jai.12690

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

Citation: Bernery C. et al. 2022. Freshwater Fish Invasions: A Comprehensive Review. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 53, 427–456

Citation: Nevers M.B. et al. 2018. Environmental DNA (eDNA): A tool for quantifying the abundant but elusive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Plos One, 13 (1), e0191720

Citation: Gertzen S. et al. 2016. Reproductive strategies of three invasive Gobiidae co-occurring in the Lower Rhine (Germany). Limnologica, 56, 39–48

Citation: Azour F. et al. 2015. Invasion rate and population characteristics of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus: effects of density and invasion history. Aquatic Biology, 24 (1), 41–52

Citation: Coulter A.A. et al. 2016. Predictors of bigheaded carp drifting egg density and spawning activity in an invaded, free-flowing river. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 42(1), 83–89

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

VEGA 1/0448/23 Environmental risks in the Danube and its drainage: assessment of their effect on some elements of aquatic biota

APVV-16-0253: Development of a method for assessment the ecological potential of Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB) based on fish communities

DNA barcoding of Slovakia (SK-BOL) as a part of the international initiative International Barcode of Life (iBOL)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position	VII.b - Name of the institution, board	VII.c - Duration
Member of the Slovak Ichthyological Society	Slovak Ichthyological Society	since 2009
Member of the schedule committee of biological departments	Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University	2016-2019

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution	VIII.b - Address of the institution	VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay)	VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
University of Basel	Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland	15.5-7.6.2013	research (field sample collection and laboratory processing and analysis of samples)
Bournemouth University	Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, United Kingdom	19.- 25.2. 2011	Grant work (laboratory sample processing)

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2024-05-15

Name and surname:	Mgr. Kristína Žitňanová, PhD.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava