Projects funded by the NCN

Apparent predation in rodent seed dispersal: how does the introduction of an alien plant influence the native plant - se...

Call: PRELUDIUM 9 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Michał Bogdziewicz

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Biologii

Participation of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels premeable for calcium ions in memory formation and retrieva...

Call: OPUS 8 , Panel: NZ4

Principal investigator: dr hab. Elżbieta Salińska

Instytut Medycyny Doświadczalnej i Klinicznej im. Mirosława Mossakowskiego PAN

Interactive effects of the social information and landascape structure on the behaviour and distribution of animals

Call: SONATA BIS 4 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Piotr Skórka

Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Trade-offs in Daphnia depth selection in gradients of food, temperature, and predation risk

Call: PRELUDIUM 7 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Piotr Maszczyk

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

In the search of chemical composition of fish kairomone, infochemical inducing anti-predator defense in aquatic prey

Call: OPUS 7 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: prof. Joanna Pijanowska

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

Influence of American mink invasion on numerical, behavioural and genetic changes in waterfowl populations in Poland

Call: OPUS 5 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Marcin Brzeziński

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Stoichiometric determinants of trophic relations in terrestrial invertebrate communities at the levels of detritivory, h...

Call: OPUS 1 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: prof. January Weiner

Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi

Protists effect on activated sludge function

Call: OPUS 5 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Janusz Fyda

Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi

To eat or not to be eaten? Factors determining the dynamics of diel changeover of fish assemblages in shallow inshore ha...

Call: PRELUDIUM 5 , Panel: NZ9

Principal investigator: Michał Nowak

Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie, Wydział Hodowli i Biologii Zwierząt

Experimental evaluation of predator-induced defence mechanisms in selected species of invasive Ponto-Caspian gammarids

Call: PRELUDIUM 5 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Łukasz Jermacz

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Wydział Biologii i Ochrony Środowiska

Tooth enamel and microstructure as a proxy of physiology and habitat of large predatory dinosaurs.

Call: PRELUDIUM 4 , Panel: ST10

Principal investigator: dr Krzysztof Owocki

Instytut Paleobiologii im. Romana Kozłowskiego PAN

Trophic cascades in European temperate forests; non-lethal effects of large carnivores on ungulate-tree interactions

Call: OPUS 3 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Dries Kuijper

Instytut Biologii Ssaków PAN

Pattern of urban colonization and benefits of urban nesting in the Common Coot Fulica atra

Call: PRELUDIUM 3 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Piotr Minias

Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Biologii i Ochrony Środowiska

Application of artificial intelligence to predict the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus based on transthoracic ...

Call: SONATA 19 , Panel: NZ5

Principal investigator: dr Konrad Pieszko

Uniwersytet Zielonogórski, Collegium Medicum

The multilevel impact of predation-induced stress in ungulates on the functioning of the temperate forest ecosystem

Call: MAESTRO 13 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: prof. Krzysztof Schmidt

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Are wolves losing their fear of humans? Changes in wolf behaviour and their consequences for prey species in human-domin...

Call: OPUS 21 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Dries Kuijper

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Mechanisms determining predatory behavior: insights from an experimental evolution on bank vole

Call: OPUS 20 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Edyta Sadowska

Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Biologii

Implicitness, internalization and theoreticality - folk psychology as a theory

Call: PRELUDIUM BIS 2 , Panel: HS1

Principal investigator: dr hab. Tadeusz Ciecierski

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Filozofii

Effect of global warming on interactions between alien and native ectothermic species of prey and predators

Call: SONATA 16 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Łukasz Jermacz

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Wydział Nauk Biologicznych i Weterynaryjnych

Management strategies for coupled common-pool resources – A game theoretical perspective

Call: PRELUDIUM 19 , Panel: HS4

Principal investigator: Michał Pająk

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu, Wydział Ekonomii i Finansów

The effects of microplastics on several ecological interactions between aquatic organisms

Call: OPUS 18 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Piotr Maszczyk

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

Chemical communication in aquatic ecosystems: predator fear as another information not to be ignored by prey

Call: PRELUDIUM 16 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Monika Sysiak

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

The origin and rapid diversification of predatory gastropods Neogastropoda: turnover in gastropod faunas at the turn of ...

Call: OPUS 16 , Panel: ST10

Principal investigator: dr hab. Andrzej Kaim

Instytut Paleobiologii im. Romana Kozłowskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Relative role of predation, local habitat featrues and landscape structure on shell polymorphism in Cepaea nemoralis (L....

Call: PRELUDIUM 1 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Zuzanna Rosin

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Wydział Biologii

Indirect influence of large carnivores on ungulates' behavior and physiology in forests of middle Europe

Call: OPUS 1 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Krzysztof Schmidt

Instytut Biologii Ssaków PAN

Social learning of risk recognition in wild birds

Call: SONATA 14 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Jakub Szymkowiak

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Biologii

Biological study and mathematical modeling to describe and predict new processes controlling the development, function a...

Call: OPUS 15 , Panel: NZ9

Principal investigator: prof. Dariusz Skarżyński

Instytut Rozrodu Zwierząt i Badań Żywności Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a 'living antibiotic' - life cycle dynamics during predation on different pathogens

Call: OPUS 15 , Panel: NZ6

Principal investigator: prof. Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska

Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wydział Biotechnologii

Fuzzy classifiers for uncertain, incomplete and unbalanced data to predict the threatened preterm labour

Call: OPUS 14 , Panel: ST6

Principal investigator: prof. Jacek Łęski

Sieć Badawcza ŁUKASIEWICZ - Instytut Techniki i Aparatury Medycznej ITAM

Can wolves regulate mesocarnivore behaviour, spatial distribution and temporal activity patterns in anthropogenic landsc...

Call: OPUS 13 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Dries Kuijper

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Cognitive abilities and brain size in Red-backed Shrike Lanius Collurio

Call: PRELUDIUM 13 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Joanna Białas

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Wydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach

Factors affecting breeding succes of the European Robin Erithacus rubecula in primeval forest conditions of the Białowie...

Call: PRELUDIUM 12 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Oliwia Karpińska

Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, Instytut Nauk Leśnych

Single-cell dynamics of the chromosome replication in predatory bacterium, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

Call: PRELUDIUM 12 , Panel: NZ1

Principal investigator: Łukasz Makowski

Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej im. Ludwika Hirszfelda Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Assessment of threats to Pine sp. L. by lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini L.): can we predict how far it can extend its rang...

Call: PRELUDIUM 12 , Panel: NZ9

Principal investigator: dr Adrian Łukowski

Instytut Dendrologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Anti-predator defence as a competitive advantage of invasive fish species over natives: a case study of Ponto-Caspian Go...

Call: OPUS 12 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Tomasz Kakareko

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Wydział Nauk Biologicznych i Weterynaryjnych

Identification of mechanisms responsible for the increased prevalence of small-bodied species in zooplankton communities...

Call: SONATA 12 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Piotr Maszczyk

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

Application of stable isotopes analysis in quantification of impact of environmental factors on the populations of pelag...

Call: SONATA 11 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Tomasz Brzeziński

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii

Ecology of fear of invasive organisms. Are Ponto-Caspian gammarids (Crustacea, Amhipoda) less susceptible to predator-in...

Call: OPUS 11 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: Łukasz Jermacz

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Wydział Nauk Biologicznych i Weterynaryjnych

Mechanisms affecting the transfer of matter and energy from phytoplankton to zooplankton in freshwater ecosystems.

Call: OPUS 11 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Andrew Dzialowski

Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Wydział Biologii

Cooperation and competition in a top predator family unit - spatio-temporal interactions among wolves.

Call: OPUS 1 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: prof. Henryk Okarma

Instytut Ochrony Przyrody PAN

Experimental taphonomy as a key to the past - evaluation of the hydrodynamic and biological fragmentation of the skeleto...

Call: OPUS 10 , Panel: ST10

Principal investigator: dr hab. Mariusz Salamon

Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk Przyrodniczych

Linking micro- and macroevolution: do genetic constraints predict phenotypic divergence?

Call: SONATA BIS 5 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr Marcin Piwczyński

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Wydział Nauk Biologicznych i Weterynaryjnych, Instytut Biologii

Landscape of fear in closed-canopy forests: combined effects of tree logs and wolves on regeneration of palatable and le...

Call: OPUS 9 , Panel: NZ8

Principal investigator: dr hab. Dries Kuijper

Instytut Biologii Ssaków PAN