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Colwell, R. K., Gotelli, N. J., Ashton, L. A., Beck, J., Brehm, G., Fayle, T. M., Fiedler, K., Forister, M. L., Kessler, M., Kitching, R. L., Klimes, P., Kluge, J., Longino, J. T., Maunsell, S. C., McCain, C. M., Moses, J., Noben, S., Sam, K., Sam, L., Shapiro, A. M., Wang, X. and Novotny, V. (2016), Midpoint attractors and species richness: Modelling the interaction between environmental drivers and geometric constraints. Ecol Lett. doi:10.1111/ele.12640
Wilson, K.A, Auerbach, N.A, Sam, K., … Erik Meijaard. 2016. Conservation research is not happening where it is most needed. PLoS Biology. 14:e1002413
Májeková, M, …, Sam, K., … Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y. 2016. Evaluating functional diversity: Missing trait data and the importance of species abundance structure and data transformation. PloS one 11.2 (2016): e0149270.
Sam, K., Remmel, T., Molleman, F. 2015. Material affects attack rates on dummy caterpillars in tropical forest where arthropod predators dominate: an experiment using clay and dough dummies with green colourants on various plant species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 157: 317-324.
Molleman, F., Remmel, T., Sam, K. (2015) Phenology of Predation on Insects in a Tropical Forest: Temporal Variation in Attack Rate on Dummy Caterpillars. Biotropica 10.1111/btp.12268
Ctvrtecka, R., Sam, K., Brus, E., Weiblen, G. D., Novotny, V. 2014. Frugivorous weevils are too rare for Janzen-Connell effects in New Guinea lowland rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology DOI:10.1017/S0266467414000406
Low, P. A., Sam, K., McArthur, C., Posa, M. R. C., Hochuli, D. F. 2014. Determining predator identity from attack marks left in model caterpillars: guidelines for best practice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12207
Sam, K., Koane, B., Novotny, V. 2014. Herbivore damage increases avian and ant predation of caterpillars on trees along a complete elevational forest gradient in Papua New Guinea. Ecography.
Sam, K., Koane, B. 2014. New avian records along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 134(2): 116-133
Sam, K., Koane, B., Jeppy, S., & Novotny, V. 2014. Effect of forest fragmentation on bird species richness in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Field Ornithology 85(2): 152-167.
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. 2012: Predation on exposed and leaf-rolling artificial caterpillars in tropical forests of Papua New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28: 331-341.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011: Tits recognize the potential dangers of predators and harmless birds in feeder experiments. Journal of Ethology 30(1): 157-165.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011: Do birds behave according to dynamic risk assessment theory? A feeder experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65(4): 727-733.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2010: Tits use amodal completion in predator recognition: a field experiment. Animal Cognition 13(4): 609-615.
Tvardikova, K. 2010: Bird abundances in primary and secondary growths in Papua New Guinea: a preliminary assessment. Tropical Conservation Science 3(4): 373-388.
Selected contributions to international conferences
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Elevational patterns in predation, herbivore performance and herbivory in hostile and enemy free space. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Ecology of bird communities along an elevational tropical gradient in Papua New Guinea. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Humlová A., Koane B, Pesco M, Sam K. - Tropical birds can smell trees calling for help along an elevational gradient: An experiment with chemically and manually induced herbivory. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Sam K., Koane B., Moses, J., Amick, P. K., V. Novotny - Herbivory and herbivores in enemy free space along a complete elevation gradient in the tropics. ATBC Confernce, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Ecology of bird communities along an elevational tropical gradient in Papua New Guinea. ATBC Confernce, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sam K., Koane B., Jeppy S., Munzinger J., Sam L., Novotny V. - Explaining the species richness of birds along a complete rainforest elevational gradient in the tropics. ATBC Conference, 20-24 July 2014, Cairns Australia
Koane B., Sam K., Novotny V. - Herbivore damage increases avian and ant predation of caterpillars on trees along an altitudinal gradient. ATBC Conference, 20-24 July 2014, Cairns Australia. TALK
Sam K., Novotny V. Disappearance of birds from fragmented and secondary forests in Papua New Guinea and their predation pressure on insect. Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology -Tropical Ecosystems -Between Protection and Production, 25th – 28th February 2014, Freising, Germany.
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Why are the insectivores different? Trends in diversity and abundance of feeding guilds in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in Papua New Guinea, INTECOL, 18th – 23rd August 2013, ExCel, London, UK
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillars across altitudinal and disturbance gradients in Papua New Guinea, INTECOL, 18th – 23rd August 2013, ExCel, London, UK
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Alpha and beta diversity of birds along a complete rainforest altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK, 17th – 20th December 2012,
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillars along a disturbance and altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK, 17th – 20th December 2012
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Diversity pattern and significant upward shifts in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in New Guinea. Annual meeting of The Association of Field Ornithologists, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society in Kearney, Nebraska, 9 – 13 March 2011
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. - Tits use amodal completion in predator recognition, 31th International Ethological Conference, August 2009, Rennes
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillar models across a disturbance gradient, 41st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 5 to 9 September 2011 at Oldenburg University
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Diversity pattern and significant upward shifts in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in New Guinea, 41st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 5 to 9 September 2011 at Oldenburg University.
Wilson, K.A, Auerbach, N.A, Sam, K., … Erik Meijaard. 2016. Conservation research is not happening where it is most needed. PLoS Biology. 14:e1002413
Májeková, M, …, Sam, K., … Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y. 2016. Evaluating functional diversity: Missing trait data and the importance of species abundance structure and data transformation. PloS one 11.2 (2016): e0149270.
Sam, K., Remmel, T., Molleman, F. 2015. Material affects attack rates on dummy caterpillars in tropical forest where arthropod predators dominate: an experiment using clay and dough dummies with green colourants on various plant species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 157: 317-324.
Molleman, F., Remmel, T., Sam, K. (2015) Phenology of Predation on Insects in a Tropical Forest: Temporal Variation in Attack Rate on Dummy Caterpillars. Biotropica 10.1111/btp.12268
Ctvrtecka, R., Sam, K., Brus, E., Weiblen, G. D., Novotny, V. 2014. Frugivorous weevils are too rare for Janzen-Connell effects in New Guinea lowland rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology DOI:10.1017/S0266467414000406
Low, P. A., Sam, K., McArthur, C., Posa, M. R. C., Hochuli, D. F. 2014. Determining predator identity from attack marks left in model caterpillars: guidelines for best practice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. DOI: 10.1111/eea.12207
Sam, K., Koane, B., Novotny, V. 2014. Herbivore damage increases avian and ant predation of caterpillars on trees along a complete elevational forest gradient in Papua New Guinea. Ecography.
Sam, K., Koane, B. 2014. New avian records along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 134(2): 116-133
Sam, K., Koane, B., Jeppy, S., & Novotny, V. 2014. Effect of forest fragmentation on bird species richness in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Field Ornithology 85(2): 152-167.
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. 2012: Predation on exposed and leaf-rolling artificial caterpillars in tropical forests of Papua New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28: 331-341.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011: Tits recognize the potential dangers of predators and harmless birds in feeder experiments. Journal of Ethology 30(1): 157-165.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011: Do birds behave according to dynamic risk assessment theory? A feeder experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65(4): 727-733.
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2010: Tits use amodal completion in predator recognition: a field experiment. Animal Cognition 13(4): 609-615.
Tvardikova, K. 2010: Bird abundances in primary and secondary growths in Papua New Guinea: a preliminary assessment. Tropical Conservation Science 3(4): 373-388.
Selected contributions to international conferences
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Elevational patterns in predation, herbivore performance and herbivory in hostile and enemy free space. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Ecology of bird communities along an elevational tropical gradient in Papua New Guinea. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Humlová A., Koane B, Pesco M, Sam K. - Tropical birds can smell trees calling for help along an elevational gradient: An experiment with chemically and manually induced herbivory. European Conference of Tropical Ecology. 23 - 36 Feb 2016. Gottingen, Germany.
Sam K., Koane B., Moses, J., Amick, P. K., V. Novotny - Herbivory and herbivores in enemy free space along a complete elevation gradient in the tropics. ATBC Confernce, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sam K., Koane B.,V. Novotny - Ecology of bird communities along an elevational tropical gradient in Papua New Guinea. ATBC Confernce, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sam K., Koane B., Jeppy S., Munzinger J., Sam L., Novotny V. - Explaining the species richness of birds along a complete rainforest elevational gradient in the tropics. ATBC Conference, 20-24 July 2014, Cairns Australia
Koane B., Sam K., Novotny V. - Herbivore damage increases avian and ant predation of caterpillars on trees along an altitudinal gradient. ATBC Conference, 20-24 July 2014, Cairns Australia. TALK
Sam K., Novotny V. Disappearance of birds from fragmented and secondary forests in Papua New Guinea and their predation pressure on insect. Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology -Tropical Ecosystems -Between Protection and Production, 25th – 28th February 2014, Freising, Germany.
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Why are the insectivores different? Trends in diversity and abundance of feeding guilds in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in Papua New Guinea, INTECOL, 18th – 23rd August 2013, ExCel, London, UK
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillars across altitudinal and disturbance gradients in Papua New Guinea, INTECOL, 18th – 23rd August 2013, ExCel, London, UK
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Alpha and beta diversity of birds along a complete rainforest altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK, 17th – 20th December 2012,
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillars along a disturbance and altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK, 17th – 20th December 2012
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Diversity pattern and significant upward shifts in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in New Guinea. Annual meeting of The Association of Field Ornithologists, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society in Kearney, Nebraska, 9 – 13 March 2011
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. - Tits use amodal completion in predator recognition, 31th International Ethological Conference, August 2009, Rennes
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Predation on artificial caterpillar models across a disturbance gradient, 41st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 5 to 9 September 2011 at Oldenburg University
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. - Diversity pattern and significant upward shifts in birds along a complete altitudinal rainforest gradient in New Guinea, 41st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 5 to 9 September 2011 at Oldenburg University.