RNDr. Krištín Anton, DrSc.

Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Forest Ecology
Evolutionary & Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Ľudovíta Štúra 1774/2
960 01 Zvolen
Phone: +421 902641420
Email: kristin@ife.sk

ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-6393

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anton_Kristin

Research interests: behavioural ecology and reproductive strategies of birds, orthopterans; foraging and feeding ecology of birds, relationships between birds, insects and plants; life decisions and survival strategies in selected endangered species of birds, orthopterans and bats; IUCN Red List of European Orthoptera and principles for species selection in Anex II of Habitats Directive. Applied research is focused on suggestions of rules and principles in habitats management for particular study species and assemblages.

Education:

• DSc. (DrSc.) in Ecology, 010520-010530, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava (2007)
• PhD. in Ecology and Systematic Zoology, Comenius University, Bratislava (1982-1985)
• RNDr. Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Comenius University, Bratislava (1980)

Academic employment:

• Senior scientist, Institute of Forest Ecology, SAS, Zvolen (since 1993)

Projects:

• VEGA 2/0097/16 – Ecology and reproductive strategies in related and syntopic living  animals (principal investigator)
• VEGA 2/0061/15 – Evolutionary ecology of invertebrates using copulation gifts: impact of area, habitat, phenotype and genetics
• VEGA 2/0035/13 – Reactions of animal species to changing forest structure
• VEGA 2/0157/11 – Fragmentation and formation of new habitats after forest disturbances: ecological plasticity of species and their communities (principal investigator)
• APVV 497-10 – Adaptive and non-adaptive changes of phenotype traits evolving in isolated populations

Scholarships:

• Konrad Lorenz Institute of comparative Ethology Wien at Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria, 11 months in 1996 – 2015)
• Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China, 5 months 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011)
• Consejo superior de Investigationes Cientificas (CSIC), Estaciones Experimentale de la zonas Aridas, Almeria (Spain, 2 months 1999, 2004)
• International Ornithological Centre, Eilat, (Israel 2 weeks 1997)
• Institute of Ecology PAN Warszawa (Poland, 3 months in 1994 -1996)
• Alexander von Humboldt fellowship – Department of Animal Ecology of University Bayreuth a Department of Applied Zoology of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich (Germany, 13 months in 1991 – 1992);

Scientific – organizational activity:

• member of the Grant Agency, Commission for Ecological and Biological Sciences at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (1991-1997, 1999-2015)
• organizator of 28 international ornithological conferences in Slovakia (1988-2015) and 12 international mammaliological conferences (1994-2015)
• co-organizator of the 11 International conferences in China, Germany, Austria and Poland
• head of Department of Animal Ecology at the Institute of Forest Ecology of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Zvolen (since 1993)
• chairman of Committee of experts for Animal conservation  by Slovak environmental Agency Banska Bystrica (since 1994)
• independent expert European Commission for  NATURA 2000 (Bruxelles, Paris, since 2005)
• member of the Learned Society in Slovakia (since 2016)
• chair of Scientific board at Institute of Forest Ecology SAS, Zvolen (since 2017)

Educational activity:

• supervisor of  11 doctoral dissertations in animal ecology (1 Prague, 1 Munich, 1 České Budějovice, 1 Bratislava, 7 Zvolen);
• consultant and profesor of 4 foreign PhD. students a Diploma thesis Students (Wirtitsch – Austria 1999, Raess & Schmiedl – Germany 2001-2002, Strasser & Hahner – Germany 2005, Barner – Germany 2016) and 3 post doc stays in Slovakia
• reviewer for  Ph.D. Thesis, Assis Prof., Professores on following Universities: Munich (1995), Wien (2001), Praha (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008), České Budějovice (1999, 2001, 2007), Brno (1996, 2008), Bratislava (od r. 1994), Zvolen (since 1992)
• Chair of the Commission for Dsc./DrSc. theses defences  in the field Ecology (101520-10530) in Czech and Slovak Republics (2010–2015, 2016-2021)
• Member of Expert Commissions for Ph.D. thesis defending  at following Universities and disciplines: Prague – Zoology (since 1996), Bratislava – Zoology (1994–2010), Zvolen –Ecology (1994–2010), Zvolen – Hunting & game biology (since 2005), Zvolen – General ecology and ecology of individuals and populations (since 2008 guarant of this PhD study at IFE SAS)
• invited lectures on foreign Universities – Ľviv 1989 (Ukrajine), Bayreuth 1992, Munich 1992, 1993, Bonn 1992, Bochum 1994, 1995, Franfurkt am Main 2002 (Germany), Budapest 1994, 1996, 2002 (Hungary), Wien 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 (Austria), Praha (1993,1996,1999,2001), Beijing 2003, Xi-An 2003, Kunmimg 2007 (China), Dornbirn 2003 (Austria), Erlangen 2004 (Germany), Olomouc, Czech Rep. (2005), University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (2013), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Rep. (2014)
• lectures and practices: Animal Ecology – PriFUK  Bratislava (1981-1982), – Bayreuth and Munich University (1991-1992)

Editorial & Public activity & Patents:

• member of editorial boards of international professional journals as  Folia Zoologica (since 1995) , Biologia (Bratislava) (since 1991) – both registered in WOS and CC, Sylvia (Prague, since 1993) registered in SCOPUS, Tichodroma (Bratislava – editor in chief since 2006) registered in Zoological records
• independent expert of European Commision for  NATURA 2000 (Bruxelles, Paris, since 2005)
• member of Grasshopper Specialist Group by IUCN (Bruxelles, since 2013)
• member of European Ornithologist Union Committee (1997-2003)
• reviewer in CC journals (e.g. Science, Nature, Behavioral Processes, Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal of Arid environment, Journal of Ethology, Oecologia (Berlin), Oikos, Ornis fennica, Polish Journal of Ecology, Acta zoologica sinica, Folia zoologica, Biologia, Journal of Ornithology, Acta ornithological, Auk, Ibis…)
• member of scientific and professional unions: a/ Czech Ornithological Society, b/ Slovak Ornithological Society (vicepresident), c/ Slovak Zoological Society, d/ Slovak Entomological Society
• over 280 lectures at conferences, symposiums, workshops, congresses
• over 160 expertises, reviews and statements
• 9 patents on pheromone preparations and trapping systems for insects, six of them realized in praxis

Awards:

1985: Golden medal Incheba – for pheromone trap and preparates for bark beetles

1992: Alexander von Humboldt fellow

1995, 2006, 2016:  Bronz, silver & golden medal of Prof. Oskár Ferianc – for development of zoology and animal ecology in Slovakia

2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013: Three Premium awards and two Prices of Slovak Literature foundation for international important monographs

2011: Honorary plaquette of Slovak Academy of Sciences for progress in biological sciences

2016: Medal of Rector of the Technical univerzity in Zvolen – for long term cooperation with Technical univerzity in Zvolen

List of my publications:

2015
	Kaňuch, P; Sliacka, A; Krištín, A Habitat-conditioned feeding behaviour in Barbitistes constrictus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Journal Article Open Life Sciences, 10 (1), pp. 1-6, 2015. Links | BibTeX @article{P.2015b, title = {Habitat-conditioned feeding behaviour in \textit{Barbitistes constrictus} (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae).}, author = {P. Kaňuch and A. Sliacka and A. Krištín}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biol.2015.10.issue-1/biol-2015-0001/biol-2015-0001.xml}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Open Life Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, pages = {1-6}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biol.2015.10.issue-1/biol-2015-0001/biol-2015-0[...] Close
2014
	Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Iorgu, E I; Iorgu, I S; Krištín, A Geographic variation in relict populations: genetics and phenotype of bush-cricket Pholidoptera frivaldskyi (Orthoptera) in Carpathians Journal Article Journal of Insect Conservation, 18 (2), pp. 257–266, 2014. Abstract | Links | BibTeX @article{Kaňuch2014, title = {Geographic variation in relict populations: genetics and phenotype of bush-cricket \textit{Pholidoptera frivaldskyi} (Orthoptera) in Carpathians}, author = {P. Kaňuch and B. Jarčuška and E.I. Iorgu and I.S. Iorgu and A. Krištín}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-014-9636-6}, doi = {10.1007/s10841-014-9636-6}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-04-01}, journal = {Journal of Insect Conservation}, volume = {18}, number = {2}, pages = {257–266}, abstract = {A decreasing population size is often causing species extinction, however, relict species persisting in small-sized populations counter this. We analysed spatial genetic variation and past changes in population size at the maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA level to clarify the origin of all recently known isolated populations of Pholidoptera frivaldskyi occurring in the range of Carpathian Mountains. Along with that we analysed also morphological variation as some phenotypic traits can retain useful information on population genetic structure. We found a relatively low genetic diversity within isolated populations as 778 bp COI gene sequences revealed only 13 unique haplotypes (n = 173 individuals from 10 populations). The spatial analysis of molecular variance identified three geographically homogenous genetic clusters (one in Slovakia and two in Romania) with a high level of differentiation among them, suggesting restricted gene flow, whilst Bayesian skyline simulation reconstructed a negative demographic change through evolutionary time. Inferred genetic pattern clearly coincides with differences in males’ colour phenotype as the extent of pigmentation on the lateral pronotum varied significantly among genetic lineages. We suggest that geographical variation in the species populations has relict-like character and their isolated occurrence is not a result of recent introduction events. Identification of ‘evolutionary units’ may help in the conservation and management of this rare insect species.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close A decreasing population size is often causing species extinction, however, relict species persisting in small-sized populations counter this. We analysed spatial genetic variation and past changes in population size at the maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA level to clarify the origin of all recently known isolated populations of Pholidoptera frivaldskyi occurring in the range of Carpathian Mountains. Along with that we analysed also morphological variation as some phenotypic traits can retain useful information on population genetic structure. We found a relatively low genetic diversity within isolated populations as 778 bp COI gene sequences revealed only 13 unique haplotypes (n = 173 individuals from 10 populations). The spatial analysis of molecular variance identified three geographically homogenous genetic clusters (one in Slovakia and two in Romania) with a high level of differentiation among them, suggesting restricted gene flow, whilst Bayesian skyline simulation reconstructed a negative demographic change through evolutionary time. Inferred genetic pattern clearly coincides with differences in males’ colour phenotype as the extent of pigmentation on the lateral pronotum varied significantly among genetic lineages. We suggest that geographical variation in the species populations has relict-like character and their isolated occurrence is not a result of recent introduction events. Identification of ‘evolutionary units’ may help in the conservation and management of this rare insect species. Close http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-014-9636-6 doi:10.1007/s10841-014-9636-6 Close
	Hausknecht, R; Jacobs, S; Müller, J; Zink, R; Frey, H; Solheim, R; Vrezec, A; Krištín, A; Mihók, J; Kergalve, I; Saurola, P; Kuehn, R Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (Strix uralensis) in Europe Journal Article Journal of Ornithology, 155 (1), pp. 121–134, 2014. Links | BibTeX @article{R.2014, title = {Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (\textit{Strix uralensis}) in Europe}, author = {R. Hausknecht and S. Jacobs and J. Müller and R. Zink and H. Frey and R. Solheim and A. Vrezec and A. Krištín and J. Mihók and I. Kergalve and P. Saurola and R. Kuehn}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10336-013-0994-8}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Ornithology}, volume = {155}, number = {1}, pages = {121–134}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10336-013-0994-8 Close
2013
	Krištín, A; Kaňuch, P A review of distribution and ecology of three Orthoptera species of European importance with contributions from their recent north-western range Journal Article North-Western Journal of Zoology, 9 (1), pp. 185-190, 2013. Links | BibTeX @article{A.2013, title = {A review of distribution and ecology of three Orthoptera species of European importance with contributions from their recent north-western range}, author = {A. Krištín and P. Kaňuch}, url = {http://biozoojournals.ro/nwjz/content/v9n1/nwjz.132101.Kristin.pdf}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-06-01}, journal = {North-Western Journal of Zoology}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, pages = {185-190}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close http://biozoojournals.ro/nwjz/content/v9n1/nwjz.132101.Kristin.pdf Close
	Latková, H; Sándor, A K; Krištín, A Diet composition of the scops owl (Otus scops) in central Romania Journal Article Slovak Raptor Journal , 6 , pp. 17–26, 2013, ISSN: 1337-3463. Links | BibTeX @article{LATKOVÁ2013, title = {Diet composition of the scops owl (Otus scops) in central Romania}, author = {H. Latková and A.K. Sándor and A. Krištín}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/srj.2012.6.issue-1/v10262-012-0064-9/v10262-012-0064-9.xml}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0064-9}, issn = {1337-3463}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-06-01}, journal = {Slovak Raptor Journal }, volume = {6}, pages = {17–26}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/srj.2012.6.issue-1/v10262-012-0064-9/v10262-012[...] doi:https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0064-9 Close
	Sliacka, A; Krištín, A; Naďo, L Response to Orthoptera to clear-cuts in beech forests Journal Article European Journal of Entomology, 110 (2), pp. 319-326, 2013. Links | BibTeX @article{A.2013b, title = {Response to Orthoptera to clear-cuts in beech forests}, author = {A. Sliacka and A. Krištín and L. Naďo}, url = {http://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201302-0018_response_of_orthoptera_to_clear-cuts_in_beech_forests.php}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-04-11}, journal = {European Journal of Entomology}, volume = {110}, number = {2}, pages = {319-326}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close http://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201302-0018_response_of_orthoptera_to_clear-cuts_in[...] Close
	Sliacka, A; Krištín, A; Naďo, L Orthoptera assemblages of beech stand plots during early succession stages after clearcutting Journal Article Journal of Forest Science, 59 (3), pp. 93-100, 2013. BibTeX @article{Sliacka2013, title = {Orthoptera assemblages of beech stand plots during early succession stages after clearcutting}, author = {A. Sliacka and A. Krištín and L. Naďo}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Forest Science}, volume = {59}, number = {3}, pages = {93-100}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close
2012
	Zhang, R; Song, G; Qu, Y; Alstrőm, P; Ramos, R; Xing, X; Ericson, P G P; Fjeldså, J; Wang, H; Yang, X; Krištín, A; Shestopalov, A M; Choe, J.Ch.; Lei, F M Comparative phylogeography of two widespread magpies: importance of habitat preference and breeding behavior on genetic structure in China Journal Article Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65 (2), pp. 562–572, 2012. Links | BibTeX @article{R.2012b, title = {Comparative phylogeography of two widespread magpies: importance of habitat preference and breeding behavior on genetic structure in China}, author = {R. Zhang and G. Song and Y. Qu and P. Alstrőm and R. Ramos and X. Xing and P.G.P. Ericson and J. Fjeldså and H. Wang and X. Yang and A. Krištín and A.M. Shestopalov and J.Ch. Choe and F.M. Lei}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790312002680}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-11-01}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {65}, number = {2}, pages = {562–572}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790312002680 Close
	Vlk, R; Balvín, O; Krištín, A; Marhoul, P; Hrúz, V Distribution of the Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Journal Article Folia Oecologica, 39 (2), pp. 155-165, 2012. BibTeX @article{VLK2012, title = {Distribution of the Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia}, author = {R. Vlk and O. Balvín and A. Krištín and P. Marhoul and V. Hrúz}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-08-01}, journal = {Folia Oecologica}, volume = {39}, number = {2}, pages = {155-165}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close
	Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Schlosserová, D; Sliacka, A; Paule, L; Krištín, A Landscape configuration determines gene flow and phenotype in a flightless forest-edge ground-dwelling bush-cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera Journal Article Evolutionary Ecology, 26 (6), pp. 1331–1343, 2012. Abstract | Links | BibTeX @article{Kaňuch2012, title = {Landscape configuration determines gene flow and phenotype in a flightless forest-edge ground-dwelling bush-cricket, \textit{Pholidoptera griseoaptera}}, author = {P. Kaňuch and B. Jarčuška and D. Schlosserová and A. Sliacka and L. Paule and A. Krištín}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-012-9571-5 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz8ojhHeiNclMno0bFprOTJrYVU/edit}, doi = {10.1007/s10682-012-9571-5}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-04-18}, journal = {Evolutionary Ecology}, volume = {26}, number = {6}, pages = {1331–1343}, abstract = {Spatial configuration of habitats influences genetic structure and population fitness whereas it affects mainly species with limited dispersal ability. To reveal how habitat fragmentation determines dispersal and dispersal-related morphology in a ground-dispersing insect species we used a bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) which is associated with forest-edge habitat. We analysed spatial genetic patterns together with variability of the phenotype in two forested landscapes with different levels of fragmentation. While spatial configuration of forest habitats did not negatively affect genetic characteristics related to the fitness of sampled populations, genetic differentiation was found higher among populations from an extensive forest. Compared to an agricultural matrix between forest patches, the matrix of extensive forest had lower permeability and posed barriers for the dispersal of this species. Landscape configuration significantly affected also morphological traits that are supposed to account for species dispersal potential; individuals from fragmented forest patches had longer hind femurs and a higher femur to pronotum ratio. This result suggests that selection pressure act differently on populations from both landscape types since dispersal-related morphology was related to the level of habitat fragmentation. Thus observed patterns may be explained as plastic according to the level of landscape configuration; while anthropogenic fragmentation of habitats for this species can lead to homogenization of spatial genetic structure.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close Spatial configuration of habitats influences genetic structure and population fitness whereas it affects mainly species with limited dispersal ability. To reveal how habitat fragmentation determines dispersal and dispersal-related morphology in a ground-dispersing insect species we used a bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) which is associated with forest-edge habitat. We analysed spatial genetic patterns together with variability of the phenotype in two forested landscapes with different levels of fragmentation. While spatial configuration of forest habitats did not negatively affect genetic characteristics related to the fitness of sampled populations, genetic differentiation was found higher among populations from an extensive forest. Compared to an agricultural matrix between forest patches, the matrix of extensive forest had lower permeability and posed barriers for the dispersal of this species. Landscape configuration significantly affected also morphological traits that are supposed to account for species dispersal potential; individuals from fragmented forest patches had longer hind femurs and a higher femur to pronotum ratio. This result suggests that selection pressure act differently on populations from both landscape types since dispersal-related morphology was related to the level of habitat fragmentation. Thus observed patterns may be explained as plastic according to the level of landscape configuration; while anthropogenic fragmentation of habitats for this species can lead to homogenization of spatial genetic structure. Close http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-012-9571-5 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz8ojhHeiNclMno0bFprOTJrYVU/edit doi:10.1007/s10682-012-9571-5 Close
	Hoi, H; Krištín, A; Hoi, C Traditional versus non-traditional nest-site choice: alternative decision strategies for nest-site selection Journal Article Oecologia, 169 (1), pp. 117-124, 2012. Links | BibTeX @article{H.2012, title = {Traditional versus non-traditional nest-site choice: alternative decision strategies for nest-site selection}, author = {H. Hoi and A. Krištín and C. Hoi}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22086240}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {Oecologia}, volume = {169}, number = {1}, pages = {117-124}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22086240 Close