Email: petr.sipek@natur.cuni.cz

Teaching activities:
Since 2005: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Invertebrates (practices, field courses);
Since 2007: Terestrical ecosystems (filed courses); Basic course of Entomology (practices);
Since 2010: Basic course of Entomology (selected lectures).
Since 2011: Biodiversity of insects (selected courses)

Research interests:
Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae (Cetoniinae):
Biology, ecology and morphology of immature stages,
Phylogeny and evolution of pleurostict Scarab beetles,
Biogeography and taxonomy of selected taxa
Growt ontogeny and evolution of sexual dimorphism in rose chafers
Ecology of carrion feeding beetles

Current projects:
Phylogeny of Cetoniinae
Taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of the genus Lethrus in eastern Mediterranean basin
Sucession mechanism of carrion feeding insects on small carcases


Selected projects and grants:
2010-2012: Gauk 95410 - Phylogeny of the Rose Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae): a
molecular approach; co-applicant, supervisor, main applicant Bc. Dominik Vondráček
2011-2012: Gauk 416411 – Biology, morphology and phylogeny of selected Rose Chafers groups
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Cetoniinae); co-applicant, supervisor, main applicant Mgr. Tomáš Vendl.
2013: Gauk 592513: Sexual dimorphism and the growth of rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Cetoniinae); co-applicant, supervisor, main applicant Mgr. Tomáš Vendl.
 

Author and co-author of 15 scientific papers (13 of them with IF)
Selected scientific papers:

Ahrens, D., Fabrizi S., Šípek P. & Lago P. 2013: Integrative analysis of DNA phylogeography and morphology of the European rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) to infer species taxonomy and patterns of postglacial colonisation in Europe. Molecular phylogeny and Evolution 83-94
Šípek, P. & Král, D. 2012: Immature stages of the rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae): a historical overview. Zootaxa 3323: 1-26.
Šípek, P., Ricchiardi, E., & Perissinitto, R. 2012: Immature stages and ecology of two species of the South African genus Stripsipher Gory & Percheron, 1833 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Trichiini). ZooKeys 180: 19-40.
Šípek, P., Janšta, P. & Král, D. 2011: Immature stages of Euchirinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): genera Cheirotonus and Propomacrus with comments on their phylogeny based on larval and adult characters. Invertebrate systematics 25: 282-302.
Šípek, P. & Ahrens, D. 2011: Inferring larval taxonomy and morphology in Maladera species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini) using DNA taxonomy tools. Systematic Entomology 36: 628-643.
Šípek P., Grebennikov V. & Gill B. 2009: Afromontane Coelocorynus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae): larval descriptions, biological notes, phylogenetic analysis and polyphyly of Trichiini. European Journal of Entomology: 95-106.
Micó E., Morón M.A., Šípek P. & Galante E. 2008: Larval morphology enhances phylogenetic reconstruction in Cetoniidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) and allows the interpretation of the evolution of larval feeding habits. Systematic Entomology 33: 128-144.
Šípek P., Král D. & Jahn O. 2008: Description of the larvae of Dicronocephalus wallichi bourgoini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) with observations on nesting behavior and life cycle of two Dicronocephalus species under laboratory conditions. Annales de la Sócieté Entomologique
de France: 409-417.
Pluháček J., Sinha P.S., Bartoš L. & Šípek P. 2007: Parity as a major factor affecting infant mortality of highly endangered Indian rhinoceros: Evidence from zoos and Dudhwa National Park, India. Biological Conservation 139: 457-451.