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Nesting behaviour and alternative reproductive tactics in solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Rezková, Kateřina ; Straka, Jakub (advisor) ; Konvička, Martin (referee)
Proposed thesis describes nesting behaviour of gregarious solitary bee species Andrena vaga. The knowledge of behaviour in solitary bees can be very important, because solitarity might represent the initial point in the evolution of eusociality and obligate cleptoparasitism. A population of the studied species was observed continuously for two nesting seasons, which enabled me to describe basic demographic characteristics of studied species such as lenght of bee season, longevity, density of population, number of nests per female life, etc. All the observed behavioural patterns were described in ethogram and their exact position in provisioning cycle was determined. This information helped me to compile average daily activity of studied species. I found out major differences in bee behaviour in both years and between nonparasitized and stylopized (parasitized by Stylops) bees. I proved the existence of intraspecific cleptoparasitism in form of usurpations. Because it is crucial to link female to the provisioned cell for the detection of intraspecific cuckoo-like behaviour, I tested two new methods of underground cell marking - protein marking and fluorescent dye marking. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Nesting behaviour and alternative reproductive tactics in solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Rezková, Kateřina ; Straka, Jakub (advisor) ; Konvička, Martin (referee)
Proposed thesis describes nesting behaviour of gregarious solitary bee species Andrena vaga. The knowledge of behaviour in solitary bees can be very important, because solitarity might represent the initial point in the evolution of eusociality and obligate cleptoparasitism. A population of the studied species was observed continuously for two nesting seasons, which enabled me to describe basic demographic characteristics of studied species such as lenght of bee season, longevity, density of population, number of nests per female life, etc. All the observed behavioural patterns were described in ethogram and their exact position in provisioning cycle was determined. This information helped me to compile average daily activity of studied species. I found out major differences in bee behaviour in both years and between nonparasitized and stylopized (parasitized by Stylops) bees. I proved the existence of intraspecific cleptoparasitism in form of usurpations. Because it is crucial to link female to the provisioned cell for the detection of intraspecific cuckoo-like behaviour, I tested two new methods of underground cell marking - protein marking and fluorescent dye marking. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Teaching English through Dramatic Texts
Rezková, Kateřina ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Gibbs, Michael (referee)
Dramatic and literary texts have always struggled to find their plače in EFL/ESL classes being always considercd a distraction rather than a source of language practice. The principle goal of this thesis is to justify the use of dramatic texts in English language teaching, emphasizing their benefits as samples of authentic natural communication. From students" perspective, they can be found partieularly helpful as a source of language whieh students eneounter in real lile outside class. The benefits of using activities based on dramatic texts are demonstrated in the practical part, which, apart from sample acti vity paeks, ineludes the students' response to such acti vities. Dramatic texts proved to be a valuable supplementary material valued by students as well as teachers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Day When My Life Changed
Oplatková Rezková, Kateřina ; Dvořáková, Iva (advisor) ; Marušák, Radek (referee)
The master thesis called The Day When My Life Changed is an educational project for ninth-graders at elementary school centred on the epoch of The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. By means of this project pupils get acquianted with the fates of four children, whose lives were significantly influenced by the Second World War and holocaust. It is a History programme, which uses methods of Drama Education. Its facultative part is the theatre production The Angel Has Not Come? The first part of this work deals with the description of the project itself including the screenplay and its performances in two elementary schools. The goal of this project is gaining and deepening history knowledge and especially forming the pupils´ deeper relationship towards this topic.
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One Year with the Children Theatre Group Roztočená vrtule
Rezková, Kateřina ; Ulrychová, Irina (advisor) ; Vostárek, Karel (referee)
This bachelor thesis is addressed to the process of staging a play with the children's theatre group, Roztočená Vrtule, with children aged between seven and fifteen years. The group was diagnosed as a basis to select the right topic and the literary artwork to complete the children´s needs. The play is based on the book Tales for naughty children written by Jacques Prévert, translated by Helena and Adolf Kroupa. The thesis closely describes the process of one school year ? the progress of theatre project, that was inspired by improvisations by the group during the preliminary period, when we worked on characters, a scene, costumes and properties. A foundation is written down, a final presentation, and then changes arising from feedbacks, concentrating on the educational, social and theatre benefits for both individuals and the group.
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