Ing. Miroslav Čapek CSc.

Position full-time researcher
Direction ecology of birds, bird parasites

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  • birds as monitors of environmental changes,
  • ecology and singing activity of birds,
  • bird parasites.

Finished projects

TTM Project (2010–2012)
Ectoparasites associated with mountain birds in Costa Rica: linking ecology, biodiversity and genetics (2009–2011)
Diurnal and seasonal patterns of singing activity in Acrocephalus warblers (1997–1997)

Education

  • 1985: undergraduate study (Ing./MSc) – Forestry School of Agricultural College (currently Mendel University), Brno,
  • 1988: graduate course – Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Brno,
  • 1992: Ph.D. study – Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, zoology.

Employment

  • 1987–1993: Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno – graduate assistant (1987), research fellowship (1987–1988), research assistant (1988–1993),
  • 1993–1995: Institute of Landscape Ecology AS CR Brno – research assistant (1993–1995), research scientist (1995–1998),
  • 1998–present: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, AS CR, v. v. i. – research scientist, scientific secretary (2002–2010).

Member

  • 1994–2004: Rarities Committee of the Czech Ornithological Society,
  • South Moravian Branch of the Czech Ornithological Society,
  • Standing Committee on Czech Bird Names, Czech Ornithological Society (chair),
  • Scientific Advisory Board under the Czech Committee for the Convention on Biological Diversity (consultative body of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic),
  • Editorial board of the journal Tichodroma,
  • Legal Entity Appointed Representative of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology CAS, Seventh Research Framework Programme EU (2009-2010),
  • 2005-2014: Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Council No. 6 Ecological-Biological Sciences.

National/International Collaboration

  • Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic,
  • Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center AS CR v. v. i., České Budějovice, Czech Republic,
  • Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic,
  • Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic,
  • University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic,
  • Comenius Museum, Moravian Ornithological Station, Přerov, Czech Republic,
  • Třeboň Basin Protected Landscape Area and Biosphere Reserve Administration, Třeboň, Czech Republic,
  • Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia,
  • Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia,
  • University of Trnava, Slovakia,
  • Institute of Evolution, Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary,
  • Centre for Eco-Epidemiology, National Laboratory for Health Security, Budapest, Hungary,
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,
  • Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia,
  • Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA,
  • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,
  • University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA,
  • City University of New York, NY, USA,
  • Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA,
  • George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA,
  • St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD, USA,
  • Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Brazil,
  • Instituto das Águas da Serra da Bodoquena, Bonito, Brazil,
  • Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
  • Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
  • Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
  • Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico,
  • Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam,
  • Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru,
  • Autoridad Municipal de Los Pantanos de Villa, Lima, Peru,
  • Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Field Experience and Studies

  • various European countries: 1983–present
  • Middle East: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2023
  • North America: 2000, 2012, 2017
  • Australia: 2002, 2014
  • Horn of Africa: 2022
  • Southern Africa: 2005, 2021
  • Western Africa: 2007
  • Central America: 2004, 2009, 2010
  • South America: 2006, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2023
  • South East Asia: 2002, 2010
  • Central Asia: 2019
  • Indian Subcontinent: 2011, 2015
  • Macaronesia: 2013
  • Arctic Ocean: 2022
  • North Atlantic Ocean: 2022
  • Western Pacific Ocean: 2016
  • Southwestern Pacific Ocean: 2018
  • West Indies: 2016

Seventeen research projects and grants since 1993.

University Teaching and Supervising

  • 1997–present: lectures on Ornithology, Masaryk University, Brno,
  • supervisor of MSc students.

Publications, lectures and media contribution

  • author/co-author/editor of 14 monographs/books, 80 articles in refereed academic journals, 11 popular articles, 40 book reviews, another 41 publications of different kinds, 39 research reports, 54 reviews of scientific articles, books, grant proposals and theses,
  • since 1990 I have given 443 specialized lectures, popular lectures and conference talks,
  • eight TV and radio interviews.

Selected Monographs, Books, Book Chapters, Encyclopedia Entries

ČAPEK, M., 1994: Birds in Mountain Ecosystems under Pressure of Air Pollution. Acta Sc. Nat. Brno 28 (4): 1-46.

ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1994: Birds of Prey, Cuckoos, Gallinaceous Birds, Herons, Ibises, Storks and Allies, Nightjars, Pigeons and Doves, Waders. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol. I: A-O. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 30, 64, 143, 282, 440, 465, 527 (in Czech).

ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1995: Birds, Granivorous Birds, Insectivorous Birds, Owls, Passerines, Swans, Geese and Ducks, Woodpeckers. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol II.: P-Ž. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 28, 178-179, 329, 418, 560 (in Czech).

DANKO, Š., ČAPEK, M, Jr., 2002: Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp. 497-498 (in Slovak with a summary in English).

TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr., 2002: Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp 495-497 (in Slovak with a summary in English).

TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr. & KLOUBEC, B., 2003: Birds of the National Nature Reserve Parížske močiare Marsh. Veda, Bratislava. 163 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English)

HUDEC, K., ČAPEK, M., Jr., HANÁK, F., KLIMEŠ, J. & PAVÍZA, R., 2003: World Bird Species Checklist: Scientific and Czech Names. Muzeum Komenského, Přerov. 462 pp. (in Czech with a summary in English).

KOVALIK, P., PAČENOVSKÝ, S., ČAPEK, M., TOPERCER, J., 2010: Slovak Names for the Birds of the World. SOS/BirdLife Slovensko, Bratislava, 398 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English).

ČAPEK, M., KLOUBEC, B., FOLK, Č., ŠŤASTNÝ, K., PIKULA, J., HAVLÍN, J., 2011: Species accounts (sections on habitat, breeding and food) of 18 passerine species: Corvus corax, representatives of the genera Loxia (3 species) and Emberiza (12 species), Calcarius lapponicus, and Plectrophenax nivalis. In: Šťastný, K., Hudec K. (eds.) Fauna of the Czech Republic, Birds 3/II. 2nd. ed. Academia, Praha: 883-888, 1036-1037, 1044-1047, 1051-1052, 1078-1080, 1085-1089,1092, 1095-1097, 1102-1105, 1108-1109, 1111,1113-1114, 1117, 1120, 1122-1123, 1130-1134, 1137-1138, 1142-1143 (in Czech with a summary in German).

KLOUBEC, B., ČAPEK, M., 2011: Seasonal and diel patterns of calling activity in 67 passerine species (introductory chapter Singing activity, text on Field Identification – section on seasonal and diel rhythms of calling activity): representatives of the genera Lullula (1 species), Alauda (1), Motacilla (1), Anthus (2), Troglodytes (1), Prunella (1) Turdus (4), Luscinia (2), Erithacus (1), Phoenicurus (2), Saxicola (2), Muscicapa (1), Ficedula (2), Regulus (2), Locustella (3), Acrocephalus (5), Hippolais (1), Phylloscopus (3), Sylvia (5), Panurus (1), Poecile (2), Periparus (1), Lophophanes (1), Parus (1), Cyanistes (1), Sitta (1), Certhia (2), Remiz (1), Oriolus (1), Garrulus (1), Nucifraga (1), Sturnus (1), Passer (2), Fringilla (1), Serinus (1), Carduelis (4), Loxia (1), Coccothraustes (1) and Emberiza (2 species). In: Šťastný, K., Hudec K. (eds.) Fauna of the Czech Republic, Birds 3/I a 3/II. 2nd. ed. Academia, Praha: 12-13, 48, 56-57, 126, 155-156, 164-165, 206-207, 226-227, 238, 246-247, 280-281, 291, 317-318, 330, 342-343, 352-353, 362, 373, 380-381, 402, 420, 428-429, 438, 444-445, 458-459, 465-466, 471-472, 481-482, 492-493, 502, 512, 520-521, 537, 546-547, 555-556, 571,594-595, 605-606, 614-615, 622-623, 631, 655-656, 677, 684, 691, 699, 706, 716-717, 728-729, 744-745, 751-752, 758-759, 769-770, 814, 831, 895-896, 907-908, 919, 935-936, 953-954, 964, 972-973, 982, 993-994, 1039-1040, 1064-1065, 1083-1084, 1126-1127 (in Czech with a summary in German).

ČAPEK, M., 2015: Systematics of Birds, Ornithology and Birding, Taxonomy and Nomenclature, parts of species accounts of representatives of the genus Anser (3 species), Tadorna ferruginea, Anas penelope, Aythya marila, Mergellus albellus, Mergus serrator, genus Gavia (2 species), Pandion haliaetus, Buteo lagopus, genus Pluvialis (2 species), Charadrius hiaticula, Lymnocryptes minimus, Numenius phaeopus, genera Tringa (3 species) and Calidris (4 species), Philomachus pugnax, Hydrocoloeus minutus, genus Larus (4 species), Hydroprogne caspia, genus Falco (2 species), Bombycilla garrulus, Anthus spinoletta, and Fringilla montifringilla. In: Kloubec, B., Hora, J., Šťastný, K. (eds.) Birds of South Bohemia. Jihočeský kraj, České Budějovice: 10, 30-31, 79-80, 250, 510-542, 544-545 (in Czech).

ŠŤASTNÝ, K., ČAPEK, M., 2015: Flight and Bird Migration. In: Kloubec, B., Hora, J., Šťastný, K. (eds.) Birds of South Bohemia. Jihočeský kraj, České Budějovice: 22-29 (in Czech).

KLOUBEC, B., ČAPEK, M., 2015: Chlidonias hybrida, Chlidonias leucopterus, Why and When Do the Birds Sing, Songs and Calls of Individual Species, Texts Accompanying the Recordings (CD), and Literature. In: Kloubec, B., Hora, J., Šťastný, K. (eds.) Birds of South Bohemia. Jihočeský kraj, České Budějovice: 555-556, 588-610, 612-617, 619-630 (in Czech).

PECL, K., ČAPEK, M., 2015: Birding Equipment Recommendations, Learning to Identify Birds, Taking Notes. In: Kloubec, B., Hora, J., Šťastný, K. (eds.) Birds of South Bohemia. Jihočeský kraj, České Budějovice: 574-578 (in Czech).

KLOUBEC, B., ČAPEK, M., 2017: Breeding Bird Communities in Phragmites-dominated Wetlands of the Medzibodrožie Region. In: Danko, Š., Balla, M., Repel, M.: Birds of the Medzibodrožie Region, Eastern Slovakia. Slovenská ornitologická spoločnosť/BirdLife Slovensko, Bratislava: 423-430 (in Czech with a summary in English).

MIRONOV, S. V., LITERÁK, I., SYCHRA, O., ČAPEK, M., 2017: Feather mites of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Acari: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Costa Rica. Monograph. Zootaxa 4297 (1): 001–105.

Publications

2024

Samaš P, Hanley D, Čapek M, Greenberg CH, Pistone L, Mikulica O, Honza M (2024). Egg rejection from dark cavities: compensation for chromatic changes in nest illumination by a cuckoo host. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 73: 23086.
Sychra O, Rózsa L, Podani J, Sychra V, Literák I, Čapek M (2024). Multivariate study of lice (Insecta: Psocodea: Phthiraptera) assemblages hosted by hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae). Parasitology, 151: 191-199.
Sychra O, Susilova L, Najer T, Literák I, Papoušek I, Martinů J, Trnka A, Čapek M (2024). Chewing lice of Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) and diversity of louse-host associations of birds in reed beds in Slovakia. Parasite, 31: 8.

2023

Sychra O, Ošlejšková L, Skoupá Ž, Najer T, Literák I, Papoušek I, Trnka A, Čapek M (2023). Chewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia, with a special focus on Panurus biarmicus. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37: 300-307.

2022

Honza M, Čapek M, Mikulica O, Samaš P (2022). Ultraviolet coloration of avian parasitic egg does not cue egg rejection in the common redstart host. Journal of Ornithology, 163: 903-909.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Sychra O, Čapek M (2022). On taxonomic position of the feather mite genus Lamellodectes (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) with description of a new species. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 27: 2583-2596.
Stekol'nikov AA, Čapek M, Literák I (2022). New species and records of chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) from birds of the Neotropics. Zootaxa, 5141: 501-552.

2021

Koleček J, Piálková R, Piálek L, Šulc M, Hughes AE, Brlík V, Procházka P, Požgayová M, Čapek M, Sosnovcová K, Štětková G, Valterová R, Honza M (2021). Spatiotemporal patterns of egg laying in the common cuckoo. Animal Behaviour, 177: 107-116.

2020

Honza M, Čapek M, Jelínek V, Šulc M (2020). Falling out of the host nest: an overlooked factor decreasing survival of brood parasite chicks. Journal of Avian Biology, 51: e02519.
Manna TJ, Hanley D, Honza M, Čapek M, Rutila J, Samaš P, Abolins-Abols M, Hauber ME (2020). Fitting different visual models to behavioral patterns of parasitic egg rejection along a natural egg color gradient in a cavity-nesting host species. Vision Research, 167: 54-59.

2019

Šulc M, Troscianko J, Štětková G, Hughes AE, Jelínek V, Čapek M, Honza M (2019). Mimicry cannot explain rejection type in a host–brood parasite system. Animal Behaviour, 155: 111-118.

2017

Čapek M, Petrusková T, Šebelíková Z, Serrano JC, Procházka P, Honza M, Požgayová M (2017). Great Reed Warbler singing behavior and conspicuous song structures are not nest-location cues for the Common Cuckoo. Journal of Ornithology, 158: 925-933.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Sychra O, Čapek M (2017). Feather mites of the subfamily Proctophyllodinae (Acari: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Costa Rica. Zootaxa, 4297: 1-105.

2016

Kalúz S, Hung NM, Čapek M, Literák I (2016). Two new species and new records of chiggers (Acari: Leeuwenhoekiidae,Trombiculidae) from birds in Vietnam. Zootaxa, 4061: 483-503.
Šulc M, Procházka P, Čapek M, Honza M (2016). Birds use eggshell UV reflectance when recognizing non-mimetic parasitic eggs. Behavioral Ecology, 27: 677-684.
Šulc M, Procházka P, Čapek M, Honza M (2016). Common cuckoo females are not choosy when removing an egg during parasitism. Behavioral Ecology, 27: 1642-1649.
Trnka A, Požgayová M, Procházka P, Čapek M, Honza M (2016). Chemical defence in avian brood parasites: production and function of repulsive secretions in common cuckoo chicks. Journal of Avian Biology, 47: 288-293.

2015

Martinů J, Sychra O, Literák I, Čapek M, Gustafsson DL, Štefka J (2015). Host generalists and specialists emerging side by side: an analysis of evolutionary patterns in the cosmopolitan chewing louse genus Menacanthus. International Journal for Parasitology, 45: 63-73.
Ogrzewalska M, Literák I, Čapek M, Sychra O, Calderón VÁ, Rodríguez BC, Prudencio C, Martins TF, Labruna MB (2015). Bacteria of the genus Rickettsia in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from birds in Costa Rica. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 6: 478-482.

2014

Čapek M, Literák I, Kocianová E, Sychra O, Najer T, Trnka A, Kverek P (2014). Ticks of the Hyalomma marginatum complex transported by migratory birds into Central Europe. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 5: 489-493.
Hubálek Z, Rudolf I, Čapek M, Bakonyi T, Betášová L, Nowotny N (2014). Usutu Virus in Blackbirds (Turdus merula), Czech Republic, 2011-2012. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 61: 273-276.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Sychra O, Čapek M (2014). Two new species of the feather mite family Gabuciniidae (Acariformes: Pterolichoidea) from wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae). Acta Parasitologica, 59: 568-579.
Sychra O, Kounek F, Papoušek I, Čapek M, Cárdenas-Callirgos JM, Franco S, Literák I (2014). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera et Ischnocera) from wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae), with description of a new species of Myrsidea. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 54: 1-28.

2013

Acosta R, Literák I, Sychra O, Čapek M (2013). Fleas on wild birds in Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 115: 1-8.
Kounek F, Sychra O, Čapek M, Literák I (2013). Chewing lice of genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Turdidae (Passeriformes) of Costa Rica, with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa, 3620: 201-222.
Lareschi M, Literák I, Čapek M, Sychra O (2013). Specific association between the mites Androlaelaps fahrenholzi (Acari: Laelapidae) and birds Premnoplex brunnescens in Costa Rica: possible evidence of a recent host switch. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 60: 281-287.
Literák I, Heneberg P, Sitko J, Wetzel EJ, Callirgos JMC, Čapek M, Basto DV, Papoušek I (2013). Eye trematode infection in small passerines in Peru caused by Philophthalmus lucipetus, an agent with a zoonotic potential spread by an invasive freshwater snail. Parasitology International, 62: 390-396.
Ogrzewalska M, Martins T, Čapek M, Literák I, Labruna MB (2013). A Rickettsia parkeri-like agent infecting Amblyomma calcaratum nymphs from wild birds in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 4: 145-147.

2012

Kloubec B, Čapek M (2012). Cirkanuální a cirkadiánní vokální aktivita ptáků: metodické poznámky pro terénní studie. Sylvia, 48: 74-1011210 .
Literák I, Bochkov AV, Cárdenas-Callirgos J, Čapek M (2012). The first records of mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus (Acariformes: Harpyrhynchidae) from birds in Peru. Neotropical Helminthology, 6: 109-114.
Mironov S, Literák I, Hung NM, Čapek M (2012). New feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acari: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines and woodpeckers (Aves: Passeriformes and Piciformes) in Vietnam. Zootaxa, 3440: 1-49.
Najer T, Sychra O, Hung NM, Čapek M, Podzemný P, Literák I (2012). New species and new records of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) from bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae) in Vietnam. Zootaxa, 3357: 37-48.
Najer T, Sychra O, Hung NM, Čapek M, Podzemný P, Literák I (2012). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from wild passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in northern Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 3530: 59-73.
Najer T, Sychra O, Literák I, Procházka P, Čapek M, Koubek P (2012). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Brueelia and Philopteroides. Acta Parasitologica, 57: 90-98.
Ogrzewalska M, Literák I, Cárdenas-Callirgos JM, Čapek M, Labruna MB (2012). Rickettsia bellii in ticks Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844, from birds in Peru. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 3: 254-256.

2011

Godoi MN, Čapek M, Pivatto MAC, Literák I, Kokeš J (2011). Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 19: 428-4331205 .
Honza M, Procházka P, Morongová K, Čapek M, Jelínek V (2011). Do nest light conditions affect rejection of parasitic eggs? A test of the light environment hypothesis. Ethology, 117: 539-546.
Kalúz S, Literák I, Čapek M, Konečný A, Koubek P (2011). A new mite species of the genus Lasioseius (Acarina: Gamasina,Blattisociidae) associated with the flowers of Englerina lecardii and Chalcomitra senegalensis (Aves: Nectariniidae) in Senegal. International Journal of Acarology, 37: 511-524.
Kounek F, Sychra O, Čapek M, Lipková A, Literák I (2011). Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Cardinalidae, Emberizidae, Fringillidae and Thraupidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 3032: 1-16.
Kounek F, Sychra O, Čapek M, Literák I (2011). Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New World warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 3137: 56-63.
Literák I, Sitko J, Sychra O, Čapek M (2011). Cutaneous trematode Collyriclum faba in wild birds in Costa Rica. Helminthologia, 48: 288-289.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Sychra O, Čapek M (2011). A new feather mite species of the genus Picalgoides Černý, 1974 (Astigmata: Psoroptoididae) from a passerine host in Costa Rica. Systematic Parasitology, 79: 63-70.
Sychra O, Kounek F, Čapek M, Literák I (2011). Myrsidea povedai (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), a new species of chewing louse from Phainoptila melanoxantha (Passeriformes: Bombycillidae). Journal of Parasitology, 97: 593-595.

2010

Čapek M, Požgayová M, Procházka P, Honza M (2010). Repeated presentations of the Common Cuckoo increase nest defense by the Eurasian Reed Warbler but do not induce it to make recognition errors. Condor, 112: 763-769.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Čapek M, Koubek P (2010). New species of the feather mite subfamily Pterodectinae (Astigmata, Proctophyllodidae) from passerines in Senegal. Acta Parasitologica, 55: 399-413.
Sychra O, Najer T, Kounek F, Čapek M, Literák I (2010). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on manakins (Passeriformes: Pipridae) from Costa Rica, with description of a new species of the genus Tyranniphilopterus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Parasitology Research, 106: 925-931.
Sychra O, Barlev E, Literák I, Čapek M, Koubek P, Procházka P (2010). The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) in Senegal, with a description of a new species. African Entomology, 18: 17-22.
Sychra O, Literák I, Najer T, Čapek M, Koubek P, Procházka P (2010). Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from estrildid finches (Aves: Passeriformes: Estrildidae) and louse-flies (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genus Brueelia. Zootaxa, 2714: 59-68.

2009

Benedikt V, Baruš V, Čapek M, Havlíček M, Literák I (2009). Blood parasites (Haemoproteus and microfilariae) in birds from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica. Acta Parasitologica, 54: 197-204.
Sychra O, Literák I, Čapek M (2009). Chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Emberizidae and Thraupidae (Passeriformes) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 38: 501-503.

2008

Čapek M, Nováčková L (2008). Tribute to prominent Czech ornithologist Karel Hudec on his 80th birthday. Folia zoologica, 57: 199-200.
Hubálek Z, Čapek M (2008). Migration distance and the effect of North Atlantic Oscillation on the spring arrival of birds in Central Europe. Folia zoologica, 57: 212-220.
Mironov SV, Literák I, Čapek M (2008). New feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acari: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1947: 1-38.

2007

Bochkov AV, Literák I, Čapek M (2007). Neharpyrhynchus baile n. sp. (Prostigmata: Harpirhynchidae) parasitizing Turdus leucomelas Vieillot (Aves: Turdidae) from Brazil. International Journal of Acarology, 33: 35-39.
Dusbábek F, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2007). Ascid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from Costa Rican hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae), with description of three new species and a key to the Proctolaelaps belemensis species group. Zootaxa, 1484: 51-67.
Stekol'nikov AA, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2007). Chigger mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) from wild birds in Costa Rica, with a description of three new species. Folia Parasitologica, 54: 59-67.
Sychra O, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2007). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from buntings, cardinals and tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae, Cardinalidae, Thraupidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae). Zootaxa, 1631: 57-68.
Sychra O, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2007). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from ovenbirds, leaftossers and woodcreepers (Passeriformes: Furnariidae: Furnariinae, Sclerurinae, Dendrocolaptinae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of four new species of the genera Rallicola and Myrsidea. Caribbean Journal of Science, 43: 117-126.

2006

Dusbábek F, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2006). Three species of the genus Pellonyssus (Acari: Macronyssidae) including a new species from Costa Rican birds. International Journal of Acarology, 32: 175-178.
Sychra O, Literák I, Čapek M, Havlíček M (2006). Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from typical antbirds and ground antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae, Formicariidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Formicaphagus and Myrsidea. Zootaxa, 1206: 47-61.

2005

Kloubec B, Čapek M (2005). Seasonal and diel budgets of song: a study of Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides). Journal of Ornithology, 146: 206-214.

2004

Honza M, Grim T, Čapek Jr. M, Moksnes A, Roskaft E (2004). Nest defence, enemy recognition and nest inspection behaviour of experimentally parasitized Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Bird Study, 51: 256-263.
Honza M, Procházka P, Stokke BG, Moksnes A, Roskaft E, Čapek Jr. M, Mrlík V (2004). Are blackcaps current winners in the evolutionary struggle against the common cuckoo?. Journal of Ethology, 22: 175-180.

2003

Mrlík V, Čapek Jr. M (2003). Jeřábek lesní (Bonasa bonasia) ve vrcholových částech Moravskoslezských Beskyd. Crex - Zpravodaj Jihomoravské pobočky ČSO, 21: 114-119.

2002

Čapek Jr. M, Kloubec B (2002). Seasonal and diel patterns of song output by great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Biologia, 57: 267-276.

2001

Honza M, Picman J, Grim T, Novák V, Čapek Jr. M, Mrlík V (2001). How to hatch from an egg of great structural strength. A study of the common cuckoo. Journal of Avian Biology, 32: 249-255.

2000

Čapek Jr. M, Honza M, Mrlík V (2000). Female blackcap adoption of a yellowhammer clutch. Wilson Bulletin, 112: 542-543.
Kloubec B, Čapek Jr. M (2000). Diurnal, nocturnal, and seasonal patterns of singing activity in marsh warblers. Biologia, 55: 185-193.

1999

Hanák F, Prášek V, Čapek M (1999). Cizokrajní ptáci a někteří další obratlovci na Státním hradě Bítov. Zprávy Moravského ornitologického spolku, 57: 189-209.

1998

Čapek M, Honza M (1998). Společenstva ptáků nelesních biotopů v oblasti vlivu energetické soustavy Dukovany-Dalešice. Přírodovědný sborník Západomoravského muzea v Třebíči=Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Musei Moraviae Occidentalis, 36: 23-31.
Čapek M, Heroldová M, Zejda J (1998). Bird and small mammal communities in a clearing caused by air pollution. Folia zoologica, 47: 21-28.
Honza M, Čapek M (1998). Avifauna v oblasti budované přečerpávací vodní elektrárny Dlouhé Stráně, Jeseníky. Časopis Slezského zemského muzea., iSérie A: Vědy přírodní47: 205-212.

1996

Čapek M, Kloubec B (1996). 1st breeding record of finsch's wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) and some observations of four other Oenanthe species in Bulgaria. Folia zoologica, 45: 95-96.

1994

Čapek M (1994). Birds in Mountain Ecosystems under Pressure of Air Pollution. Přírodovědné práce ústavů Akademie věd České republiky v Brně, 28: 1-46.
Čapek M (1994). Forest decline and dieback effects on mountain birds. Vplyv rozpadu a odumierania lesov na horskú avifaunu. Tichodroma, 7: 88-94.

1993

Kloubec B, Čapek M (1993). Doterajšie výsledky výskumu avifauny Parížskych močiarov. Zprávy Moravského ornitologického spolku, 51: 55-69.