Research team projects

Fish as a model of nutritional ontogenesis for the study of nanoparticle transport by aquatic food chains in the context of climate change Project leader: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Genes affected by natural selection: evolutionary rate during speciation and use for identification of sibling species Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Structure of small mammal parasite communities and intestinal microbiota and their regulation Project leader: Dr. Asta Križanauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction and studies of climate dynamics: spatial and chronological context Project leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Studies on the diversity of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis found in cervids and cattle Project leader: Dr. Petras Prakas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment of toxicity of different types of stressors to aquatic organisms Project leader: Dr. Laura Butrimavičienė
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Identification of natural vectors of blood parasites Project leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of taxonomic identity, ecology and distribution of fungi of coniferous forests Project leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The role of bacteriophages in the regulation of nitrogen turnover in cyanobacteria: from cell to community Project leader: Dr. Sigitas Šulčius
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of the development of mixed blood infections transmitted by blood-sucking insects and their impact on the host Project leader: Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania