Field of studyAnimal Physiology

The field concerns the study of the metabolism of invertebrate animals, especially insects, and the study of changes influenced by various factors of the external environment (temperature, nutrition, etc.). Another focus is the study of the adaptation mechanisms of higher animals, especially mammals, in relation to nutrition factors, in combination with the study of rhythmic changes in metabolic parameters. In the laboratory of insect sensory physiology, the sensitivity of insects to magnetic fields is studied with the intention of carrying out electro-physical studies on insect individuals. At the cell and molecular level, the role of highly unsaturated fatty acids is studied, especially arachidon acids and their metabolites – eicosanoids in the transfer of cytokine signals during multiplication and differentiation of cells in mammals. In recent years, research has been carried out in the field of neurophysiology and molecular psychiatry. Research on bumblebees is also being carried out – their biology, cultivation under controlled conditions, and their use as pollinators. The field integrates methodological approaches from physiology, molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, and the morphological fields.