Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Soňa Svetlíková, 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

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Nuhlíčková
I.2 - Name
Soňa
I.3 - Degrees
"Mgr. PhD. "
I.4 - Year of birth
1985
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215, Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
sona.nuhlickova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://fns.uniba.sk/pracoviska/biologicka-sekcia/kek/zamestnanci/
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ecological and Environmental Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-4705

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Ecological and Environmental Sciences; Environmentalism
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Landscape Protection and use; Nature and Landscape Protection and Land Use
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Science in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology; Zoology
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 Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 01.09.2019-present

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
Assessment of bird condition and work with the "Ring" database Biological Station Neusiedler See in Illmitz 2013
Participant at the Genetic Lab-meeting in Vienna Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognitive Research (KLIVV) in Vienna 2012
Unicert - German language certificate Comenius University in Bratislava 2011

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
Field courses in ecology Biology - Systematic Biology - Teacher Training and Education Science I. Biology
Ecological principles of nature conservation Biology I. Biology
Methods of biological control Biology I. Biology
Hydrobiology 1 Biology I. Biology
Basics of applied ecology Ecology II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
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.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
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
Avian Ecology Ecology II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences

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
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
17
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
17
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Nuhlíčková et al. (2021). Interaction between nestling behaviour and nest- space use. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2020.1858173

2

Nuhlíčková et al. (2021). Current distribution , microhabitat requirements and vulnerability of the Keeled Plump Bush‑cricket (Isophya costata) at the north‑western periphery of its range. J. Insect Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-020-00280-w

3

Nuhlíčková et al. (2017). First record of keeled plump bush-cricket (Isophya costata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) (orthoptera, tettigoniidae) in Slovakia. Trav Mus Natl Hist Nat, 60(2), 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1515/travmu-2017-0009

4

Nuhlíčková et al. (2016). Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect. Folia Zoologica, 3(3), 189–199.

5

Masello, J. F., Montano, V., Quillfeldt, P., Nuhlíčková et al. (2015). The interplay of spatial and climatic landscapes in the genetic distribution of a South American parrot. Journal of Biogeography, 42(6), 1077–1090. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12487

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Nuhlíčková et al. (2021). Interaction between nestling behaviour and nest- space use. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2020.1858173

2

Nuhlíčková et al. (2021). Current distribution , microhabitat requirements and vulnerability of the Keeled Plump Bush‑cricket (Isophya costata) at the north‑western periphery of its range. J. Insect Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-020-00280-w

3

Nuhlíčková et al. (2017). First record of keeled plump bush-cricket (Isophya costata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) (orthoptera, tettigoniidae) in Slovakia. Trav Mus Natl Hist Nat, 60(2), 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1515/travmu-2017-0009

4

Nuhlíčková et al. (2016). Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect. Folia Zoologica 3(3), 189–199.

5

Masello, J. F., Montano, V., Quillfeldt, P., Nuhlíčková et al. (2015). The interplay of spatial and climatic landscapes in the genetic distribution of a South American parrot. Journal of Biogeography, 42(6), 1077–1090. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12487

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

 Masello, J. F., Montano, V., Quillfeldt, P., Nuhlíčková, S., Wikelski, M., & Moodley, Y. (2015). The interplay of spatial and climatic landscapes in the genetic distribution of a South American parrot. Journal of Biogeography 42(6), 1077–1090. Citation: Salvi, K., Ghosh, S., Ganguly, A.R. (2016). Credibility of statistical downscaling under nonstationary climate. Climate Dynamics 46, 1991-2023.

2

Masello, J. F., Montano, V., Quillfeldt, P., Nuhlíčková, S., Wikelski, M., & Moodley, Y. (2015). The interplay of spatial and climatic landscapes in the genetic distribution of a South American parrot. Journal of Biogeography 42(6), 1077–1090. Citation: Montano, V., van Dongen, WFD., Weston, MA., Mulder, RA., Robinson, RW., Cowling, M., Guay, PJ. (2018). A genetic assessment of the human-facilitated colonization history of black swans in Australia and New Zealand. Evolutionaty Applications 11, 364-375.

3

Nuhlíčková, S., Krištín, A., Degma, P., & Hoi, H. (2016). Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect. Folia Zoologica 3, 189–199. Citation: Sendova-Franks, AB.; Worley, A.; Franks, NR. (2020). Post-contact immobility and half-lives that save lives. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 287, 10.1098/rspb.2020.0881

4

Nuhlíčková, S., Krištín, A., Degma, P., & Hoi, H. (2016). Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect. Folia Zoologica 3, 189–199. Citation: Kruger, T. (2018). Importance of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus spp.) in the diet of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) breeding in oceanic climate. Journal of Ornithology 159, 151-164.

5

Nuhlíčková, S., Krištín, A., Degma, P., & Hoi, H. (2016). Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect. Folia Zoologica 3, 189–199. Citation: Wang, E., Van Wijk, RE., Braun, MS., Wink, M. (2017). Gene flow and genetic drift contribute to high genetic diversity with low phylogeographical structure in European hoopoes (Upupa epops). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113, 113-125.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Project title : From expert estimates to evidence-based conservation action for critically endangered bush-cricket. Duration: 2021-2022. Basic characteritics of the project: The Bei-Bienko’s Plump Bush-cricket, Isophya beybienkoi is an endemic species to the Slovak Karst (Slovakia, Central Europe). In the present, the bush-cricket is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), with the occurrence restricted to last six small and isolated subpopulations, with negative demographic trend. To mitigate this decline and thus prevent the bush-cricket from extinction, there is an urgently need for a systematic research, to improve the present information . Therefore, understanding of the species ecology and developing ways to mitigate the decline become important goals of this project. Mapping of current distribution, inference of population-genetic structure and establishment of back-up populations are the most important objectives, which bring the first expected results to provide original source of knowledge when creating a conservation plan. Type of participation: Project Leader. Donor: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. Link: https://www.speciesconservation.org

2

Project title: Delineation of notoriously difficult species complexes: testing of novel genetic approaches on the example of two sibling species in the Central Europe. Duration: 2020-2021. Basic characteristics of the project: The Carpathian Dancing Grasshopper (Ch. oschei) and the Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Ch. albomarginatus) are two sibling species which are widespread across Europe, meeting in a hybrid zone in Central Europe. They exhibit distinct courtship behaviour and songs but are morphologically nearly indistinguishable, making the identification of the parent species and their hybrids very difficult. Much of the data available so far from the region of the hybrid zone simply refers to Ch. oschei/albomarginatus, and if species were identified, this was often done tentatively based on morphological characters. So far, no genetic studies have been able to resolve the population structure of the hybrid zone. Therefore, the main aim of this project is to test the novel genetic approaches on the example of two sibling species. Obtained results could represent a crucial step in the resolution of notoriously difficult species complexes. Type of participation: Project Leader. Donor: The Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund. Link: http://orthsoc.org/resources/grants-awards/the-theodore-j-cohn-research-fund/

3

Project title: Hybridization between Chorthippus oschei and Ch. albomarginatus in the Central Europe: support of morphological and acoustic data and development of appropriate molecular design. Duration: July-December 2020. Basic characteristics of the project: The Carpathian Dancing Grasshopper (Ch. oschei) and the Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (Ch. albomarginatus) are two sibling species which are widespread across Europe, meeting in a hybrid zone in Central Europe. However, borders of the possible hybrid zone in the Central Europe are still not clearly defined. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to clarify the recent distribution of the Ch. albomarginatus group in the trans-border area of Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia analysing a number of stridulatory pegs and peg density for each male individual, using a high-resolution microscope. Moreover, a supplementary survey will be initiated to support our morphological evidence. In collaboration with experts (Moscow, Germany), we attempt to distinguish these species and their possible hybrids by verifying them via different complex courtship songs recorded with digital camera and developing of an appropriate molecular design. Type of participation: Project Leader. Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopterologie. Link: http://dgfo-articulata.de/forschungsfoerderung

4

Project title: Current status and habitat requirements of the Keeled Plump Bush-cricket (Isophya costata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) in the Austrian-Slovak trans-border area. Duration: 2018-2019. Basic characteristics of the project: In this project, we investigated the current distribution and microhabitat requirements of the Keeled Plump Bush-cricket (Isophya costata), a threatened species, at the north-western periphery of its range (Austrian-Slovak trans-border area, Central Europe). To clarify the current distribution pattern in relation to microhabitat requirements, we employed a comprehensive combination of microhabitat assessment and microrelief topography in a flood-plain area, which was supplemented by photo documentation created using a drone. We assume that the novel information on species ecologycould be a first step in obtaining sufficient data for further systematic monitoring. Type of participation: Project Leader. Donor: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik. Link: http: www.oegef.at. Output: Nuhlíčková et al. (2021). Current distribution , microhabitat requirements and vulnerability of the Keeled Plump Bush‑cricket (Isophya costata) at the north‑western periphery of its range. J. Insect Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-020-00280-w. Citations: 0

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

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

IX. - Other relevant facts