Česká a Slovenská etologická společnost/spoločnosť

Best posters and talks at the 52nd CSEtS conference

Dear colleagues,

for everyone who would like to revisit the best student achievements, here you can find a list of the awarded talks and posters presented at the 52nd conference in Prague.

Jury Awards:

Talks:
1. Vojtěch Kasič – Tourists? Who cares: A Striking Example of Chamois Habituation in Northern Czechia
2. Jules Bernet – Social Networks and Personality in Free-Ranging Wild Boars: Insights from GPS Tracking
3. Daniela Svojanovská – Can you recognize me now? Perception of predator body configuration during nest defense by the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)

Posters:
1. Johanka Bláhová – Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) versus Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus): Does shrike’s ability to recognize parasitic eggs lead to extinction of parasitation?
2. Veronika Sekyrová – The impact of lying down support on the lying down behaviour and piglet trapping in temporarily crated lactating sows
3. Václav Helebrant – By hearing or by sight? The role of acoustic and visual cues in passerine recognition of owls – preliminary results

Audience Awards:

Talks:
1st place (shared): Vojtěch Kasič - Tourists? Who cares: A Striking Example of Chamois Habituation in Northern Czechia & Ekaterina Karabanina - Golden eagle monitoring in Finland
3rd place: Jules Bernet - Social Networks and Personality in Free-Ranging Wild Boars: Insights from GPS Tracking

Posters:
1st place (shared): Pierre Colençon – Wild boar anti-predator tactics in a Mediterranean protected area recolonized by the wolf & Jeremy Hardouin – Behavioral responses of wild boars and deer to olfactory cues of infection and predation risks
3rd place: Johanka Bláhová – Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) versus Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus): Does shrike’s ability to recognize parasitic eggs lead to extinction of parasitation? & Lukáš Balcar - Project proposal: Individual variability in neophobia in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in relation to sex and age 

Congratulations to all winners!

Added 2025-11-24

Abstract book of the 52nd CSEtS conference

Dear colleagues,

At the following link, you will find the complete abstract book of the 52nd conference of the Czech Ethological Society.

See you in Prague in a few hours!

Added 2025-11-13

Programme of the 52nd CSEtS conference

Dear colleagues,

At the following link, you will find the complete programme of the 52nd conference of the Czech Ethological Society.

See you in Prague in a few days!

 (A preview of the brief programme.)

Added 2025-11-03

Last day to register for the conference!

Dear colleagues,

If you plan to attend the 52nd conference of the CSEtS, don’t hesitate — registration is open only until midnight today. For those who are still undecided, we offer (among other things) four excellent plenary lectures:

Added 2025-10-07

Extension of Registration for the Conference

Dear friends of ČSEtS,

The society’s committee has decided to extend the registration deadline for the 52nd ČSEtS Conference by one more week.

You can therefore register with a contribution until Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 23:59.

Please note that this extension does not apply to applications for student support. If you wish to apply for support, the final deadline remains the end of September, i.e., 30 September, 23:59.

Yours,
The ČSEtS Committee

Added 2025-09-29