I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Žiak

I.2 - Name

Dávid

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1968

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of zoology

I.6 - Address of the workplace

PRIF UK , Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4

I.7 - Position

assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

david.ziak@uniba.sk

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

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4502

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

Biology

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

1990

II.c - Study field and programme

Systematic zoology and ecology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

1992

II.c - Study field and programme

Systematic zoology and ecology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2005

II.c - Study field and programme

ecology

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	Faculty of Natural Sciences UK	09.1992 - until now

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

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	Biology, Peleontology	I.	Biology
Population ecology of animals	Zoology	II.	Biology

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.4.b - Diploma (second 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
Methods in zoological research 2	Zoology	II.	Biology
Field works from zoology of vertebrates	Systematic biology	I.	Biology
Zoology of vertebrates	Biology	I.	Biology
Introduction to animal ecology	Biology, Systematic biology	I.	Biology
High-altitude ecosystems	Botany, 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

350

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

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

VI.1.a - Overall

178

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

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

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

Sládkovičová, V.H., Dąbrowski, M.J., Žiak, D., Miklós, P., Gubányi, A., La Haye, M.J., Bekker, D., Thissen, J., Herzig-Straschil, B., Kocian, L., Gliwicz, J., 2018. Genetic variability of the cold-tolerant Microtus oeconomus subspecies left behind retreating glaciers. Mammalian Biology, 88(1), pp.85-93.

Hanincová, K., Schäfer, S.M., Etti, S., Sewell, H.-S., Tarageľová, V., Žiak, D., Labuda, M., Kurtenbach, K. 2003. Association of Borrelia afzelii with rodents in Europe. Parasitology 126, 1, pp. 11-20.

Rudá, M., Žiak, D., Gauffre, B., Zima, J., Martínková, N., 2009. Comprehensive cross-amplification of microsatellite multiplex sets across the rodent genus Microtus. Molecular Ecology Resources 9, 3, pp. 974-978.

Žiak, D., Kocianová-Adamcová, M., Kocian, Ľ., Martínková, N. 2004. Vysoká diverzita drobných zemných cicavcov v subalpínskom stupni Západných Tatier. Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku 6. - Banská Bystrica : Technická univerzita Zvolen, 2004. - ISBN 80-89035-31-0. - pp 45-57.

Miklós, P., Žiak, D., 2002. Microhabitat selection by three small mammal species in oak-elm forest. Folia zoologica 51, 4 pp. 275-288.

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

Sládkovičová, V.H., Žiak, D., Miklós, P., Kameniar, O., Kocian, L. 2019. Age determination and individual growth rate of Microtus oeconomus mehelyi based on live-trapping. Biologia 74, 2, pp. 487-492.

Tulis, F., Ambros, M., Baláž, I., Ziak, D., Sládkovičová, V.H., Miklós, P., Dudich, A., Stollmann, A., Klimant, P., Somogyi, B., Horváth, G., 2016. Expansion of the Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) in the south-western Slovakia during 2010–2015. Folia Oecologica, 43(1), pp.64-73.

Kalivodová, M., Kanka, R., Miklós, P., Hulejová Sládkovižová, V., Žiak, D. 2018. Importance of wetland refugia in agricultural landscape provided based on the community characteristics of small terrestrial mammals. Ekológia 37, 4, pp. 358-368.

Hulejová Sládkovižová, V., Miklós, P., Hollá, K., Búliková, V., Žiak, Habitat preferences of small mammals occurring in two studied wetlands of Žitný ostrov area. Folia faunistica Slovaca 21, 3, pp. 229-233.

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

[o1] 2004 - Piesman, J. - Gern, L. - In: Parasitology, Vol. 129, Suppl., 2004 ; s. S191-S220; - Hanincová, K., Schäfer, S.M., Etti, S., Sewell, H.-S., Tarageľová, V., Žiak, D., Labuda, M., Kurtenbach, K. 2003. Association of Borrelia afzelii with rodents in Europe. Parasitology 126, 1, pp. 11-20.

[o1] 2015 - Happold, D.C.D. - In: Australian Journal of Zoology, Vol. 63, No. 5, 2015 ; s. 338-349; - Žiak, D., Kocianová-Adamcová, M., Kocian, Ľ., Martínková, N. 2004. Vysoká diverzita drobných zemných cicavcov v subalpínskom stupni Západných Tatier. Výskum a ochrana cicavcov na Slovensku 6. - Banská Bystrica : Technická univerzita Zvolen, 2004. - ISBN 80-89035-31-0. - pp 45-57.

[o1] 2016 - Ranchelli, E. - Barfknecht, R. - Capizzi, D. - Riga, F. - Mazza, V. - Dell'Agnello, F. - Zaccaroni, M. - In: Pest Management Science, Vol. 72, No. 5, 2016 ; s. 857-863; - Rudá, M., Kocian, Ľ., Martínková, N., Žiak, D. 2010. Population dynamics and spatial behaviour of Microtus tatricus (Arvicolinae, Rodentia). Acta Theriologica 55, 1, pp. 81-88

[o1] Foitzik, S. - Ruger, M.H. - Kureck I.M. - Metzler, D. - In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 24, No. 12, 2011 ; s. 2721-2730; - Rudá, M., Žiak, D., Kocian, Ľ., Martínková, N. 2010. Low genetic variability in a mountain rodent, the Tatra vole. Journal of Zoology 281, 2, pp. 118-124.

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

LIFE17 NAT/SK/000621 Restoration of habitats for root vole *Microtus oeconomus mehelyi - člen riešitelského kolektívu (member of the research team)

LIFE 08/NAT/SK/000239 Conservation of root vole *Microtus oeconomus mehelyi

- člen riešitelského kolektívu (member of the research team)

Name and surname:	Mgr. Dávid Žiak, 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

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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