Primatologists Stanislav Lhota is a researcher at the zoo in Usti nad Labem and at the Department of Zoology at Faculty of Biology University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice.

Born: 15.12. 1974 in Teplice, Czech Republic

Contact address: Scheinerova 1833, Teplice, 415 02, Czech Republic,

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Born:

115.12. 1974 in Teplice, Czech Republic

Languages:

- English, Indonesian, Czech (native language)

Education:

- 2001 – 2007: Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, CZ

Ph.D. thesis (2007): Ecology of free-ranging Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in Madagascar in relation to morphological specializations

- 1993 - 2001 Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague, CZ

B.Sc. thesis (2000): Proximate and ultimate causes of infanticide in Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus): review of hypotheses

M.Sc. thesis (2001): Infanitcidal counterstrategies in Hanuman langur females: testing the female choice hypothesis

- 1989 – 1993 Gymnasium (High School) Teplice, CZ

Participation on the International Biological Olympiad:

1993 winning prize in national and second prize in international competition

1992 winning prize in national and in international competition

Employment:

- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic; www.prf.jcu.cz (since 2005)

- Usti nad Labem Zoo, Drazdanska 23, Usti nad Labem, 400 27, Czech Republic; www.zoousti.cz (since 2006)

Scientific interests and Field research experience:

- Primatology, ecology, ethology, sociobiology, practical conservation

- 1994-2000 research on Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) in Bhangarh (Rajasthan, India) focused on social dynamics, allomothering and infanticide (32 months of field work)

- 2003 research on nocturnal lemurs aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in Mananara-Nord, Madagascar, focused on social organization, feeding, ranging and eco-morphology (6 months of field work)

- 2005-2006 survey of white-fronted langurs (Presbytis frontata) and other mammals in Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (12 months of field work)

- 2007-2010 conservation research project focused on proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) living in coastal mangroves of Balikpapan Bay, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (12 months of field work)

- Miscellaneous: pilot observations of several primate species: ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) in south-east Madagascar; indris (Indri indri) in Perinet, central-east Madagascar; Hanuman langurs, Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) an rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Makalu-Barun, Nepalese Himalayas; rhesus macaques in Kathmandu, Nepal, Hanuman langurs and rhesus macaques in Shimla (India) and snub-nosed langurs (Rhinopithecus roxellanae) in Zhougzhi, China. Participation on research of allosuckling in brown dear (Cervus elaphus) in Czech Republic. Participation on the research on human olfactory communication.

Pedagogical experience:

- 1995 – 1996 member of the Working Group for the Preparing Themes for The National Biological Olympiad

- Since 2000 – supervising number of Bachelors and Masters theses in the field of primatology, specifically play behavior, personality, grooming, effects of enrichment and substrate use; species under study include aye-ayes, ruffed lemurs, cotton-topped tamarin, Diana monkey, patas monkey, de Brazza monkey, green monkey, chimpanzee, and the gray parrot

- Teaching courses Methodology of behavioral research (2001-2004), Primatology (2002-present), Conservation of Primates and Tropical Ecosystems (2002-present), Ethological Data Analysis (2004), Sociobiology (2004); Ethological Practicals (2004)

- Number of public lectures and radio talks

Grants:

- Josef, Marie and Zdenka Hlavka Foundation (1995)

- Small Research Grant from the American Society of Primatologists (2001)

- Primate Conservation Inc. (2005, 2006, 2010)

- Primatological Society of Great Britain (2007)

- Czech Expedition Fund (2006, 2009)

- participant on the Grant of the Ministry of Education (MSMT), Czech Republic, No. 30-801 D (2005 till present)

Invited Talks (outside Czech Republic):

- Oxford Brooks University, Oxford, UK (2007, 2009)

- London University College, London, UK (2007)

- Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia (2006)

- Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2009)

- Migas University, Balikpapan, Indonesia (2010)

- Universita Komenskeho, Bratislava, Slovakia (2004, 2008)

Conference presentations:

- Meeting of the German Primatological Society, Leipzig, Germany, 16.-19.12. 2006 (oral presentation: Feeding ecology of aye-ayes in an agroecosystem resembles foraging in the rainforest)

- 19^th Congress of the International Primatological Society, Beijing, China, 4.-9.8. 2002 (oral presentation: Takeover-induced abortions in Primates: A part of female or male reproductive strategies?)

- Sexual Selection in Primates: Causes, Mechanisms, Consequences, Goettingen, Germany, 11.-14. 12. 2001 (poster presentations: Abortions in Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus entellus): Female infanticidal counterstrategy?; Males are males, indeed: Correlation of visually and olfactoricaly perceived masculinity)

- 17^th International Ethological Conference, Tuebingen, Germany, 22.-29.8. 2001 (oral presentation: Non-infanticidal behavior in Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus entellus) - a tactic of an infanticidal male? Poster presentation: Are woman macrosmatic? Sexual differences in the importance of senses in mate choice

- Meeting of European Federation of Primatology, London, Great Britain, 27.-29. 11. 2000 & Meeting of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, London, Great Britain, 27. – 29. 11. 2000 (poster presentation: Pseudoestrus in pregnant Hanuman langur females: Functional explanations)

- 3^rd Meeting of Primate Core Group, Jodhpur, India, 20.-23. 10. 1999 (oral presentation: The problem of low incidence of infanticide in Hanuman langurs)

- 27^th International Ethological Conference, Bangalore, India, 2.-12.8. 1999 (oral presentation: Situation dependent proceptivity in females of Hanuman langur (Presbytis entellus) - the effect of the male takeover)

- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde, 72. Jahrestagung, Prague, CR, 20.-24. 9. 1998 (poster presentation: Changes in the female behaviour following male takeovers in groups of Hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) in NW India)

- 17^th Congress of the International Primatological Society, Antanarivo, Madagascar, 10.-14. 8. 1998 (oral presentation: Relationships among all-male bands and takeovers in Presbytis entellus)

- Primate Ontogeny, International Symposium, Trest, 10.-15. 9. 1995, ČR (člen organizačního týmu)

Membership:

- Present: Primatological Society of Great Britain (since 2007); The Czech and Slovak Ethological Society (since 1995)

- Formerly: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Great Britain