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Daniel Frynta

Daniel Frynta

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4438
World Ranking
7409
National Ranking
44

Overview

Daniel Frynta is affiliated with Charles University in Czech Republic and specializes in Neuroscience. Their research predominantly spans subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sensory Systems, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Frequent publication venues for Frynta's research include:

  • Behavioural Processes
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Animals
  • Human Ethology

Recent papers authored by Daniel Frynta cover diverse subjects and publication years, such as:

  • The evolution of brain neuron numbers in amniotes, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Venomous snakes elicit stronger fear than nonvenomous ones: Psychophysiological response to snake images, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Determinate growth is predominant and likely ancestral in squamate reptiles, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Emotional Reaction to Fear- and Disgust-Evoking Snakes: Sensitivity and Propensity in Snake-Fearful Respondents, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Ultimate List of the Most Frightening and Disgusting Animals: Negative Emotions Elicited by Animals in Central European Respondents, 2021, Animals

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Frynta's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Eva Landová
  • Iveta Štolhoferová
  • Markéta Janovcová
  • Petra Frýdlová
  • Veronika Rudolfová

The scope of Frynta's investigations encompasses evolutionary and behavioral biology, particularly focusing on reptiles and venomous animals, emotional and moral psychology, as well as sensory and ecological studies. The integration of fieldwork and laboratory research is evident across their publications.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of Mitochondrial Relationships and Biogeography of Palearctic Green Toads (Bufo Viridis Subgroup) With Insights in Their Genomic Plasticity

    Matthias Stöck;Craig Moritz;Michael Hickerson;Daniel Frynta

  • Body size, male combat and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in eublepharid geckos (Squamata: Eublepharidae)

    Lukás' Kratochvíl;Daniel Frynta

  • Cladistic analysis of languages: Indo-European classification based on lexicostatistical data

    Kateřina Rexová;Daniel Frynta;Jan Zrzavý

  • Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran.

    Jiří Šmíd;Jiří Moravec;Petr Kodym;Lukáš Kratochvíl

  • Being attractive brings advantages: the case of parrot species in captivity.

    Daniel Frynta;Silvie Lišková;Sebastian Bültmann;Hynek Burda

  • The evolution of brain neuron numbers in amniotes

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  • Cladistic analysis of Bantu languages: a new tree based on combined lexical and grammatical data

    Kateřina Rexová;Yvonne Bastin;Daniel Frynta

  • Misinterpretation of character scaling: a tale of sexual dimorphism in body shape of common lizards

    Lukas Kratochvil;Michael Fokt;Ivan Rehak;Daniel Frynta

  • Noah's Ark is full of common species attractive to humans: The case of boid snakes in zoos

    Jana Marešová;Daniel Frynta

  • Mammalian Collection on Noah's Ark: The Effects of Beauty, Brain and Body Size

    Daniel Frynta;Olga Šimková;Silvie Lišková;Eva Landová

  • Aggression and Commensalism in House Mouse: a Comparative Study Across Europe and the Near East

    Daniel Frynta;Markéta Slábová;Hana Váchová;Radka Volfová

  • Influence of latent toxoplasmosis on the secondary sex ratio in mice.

    Kanková S;Kodym P;Frynta D;Vavrinová R

  • SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN DOMESTIC GOATS, SHEEP, AND THEIR WILD RELATIVES

    Jakub Polák;Daniel Frynta

  • A test of Rensch's rule in varanid lizards

    Petra Frýdlová;Daniel Frynta

  • ALLOZYME VARIATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE GENUS APODEMUS(RODENTIA: MURIDAE) IN ASIA MINOR AND IRAN

    Miloš Macholán;Maria Grazia Filippucci;Petr Benda;Daniel Frynta

  • Egg shape and size allometry in geckos (Squamata: Gekkota), lizards with contrasting eggshell structure: why lay spherical eggs?

    L. Kratochvíl;D. Frynta

  • Detection of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica in Ethiopian wild rodents

    Aysheshm Kassahun;Jovana Sadlova;Vit Dvorak;Tatiana Kostalova

  • Human Attitude toward Reptiles: A Relationship between Fear, Disgust, and Aesthetic Preferences

    Markéta Janovcová;Silvie Rádlová;Jakub Polák;Jakub Polák;Kristýna Sedláčková;Kristýna Sedláčková

  • Mediterranean populations of the lesser white‐toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens group): an unexpected puzzle of Pleistocene survivors and prehistoric introductions

    S. Dubey;J.F. Cosson;E. Magnanou;V. Vohralík

  • Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

    Jiří Šmíd;Jiří Moravec;Václav Gvoždík;Jan Štundl;Jan Štundl

  • Comparative cytogenetics of hamsters of the genus Calomyscus.

    A.S. Graphodatsky;O.V. Sablina;M.N. Meyer;V.G. Malikov

  • Patterns of sexual size dimorphism in cattle breeds support Rensch’s rule

    Jakub Polák;Daniel Frynta

  • Body-size effect on egg size in eublepharid geckos (Squamata: Eublepharidae), lizards with invariant clutch size: negative allometry for egg size in ectotherms is not universal

    Lukáš Kratochvíl;Daniel Frynta

Frequent Co-Authors

Lukáš Kratochvíl
Lukáš Kratochvíl Charles University
Radim Šumbera
Radim Šumbera University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Josef Bryja
Josef Bryja Czech Academy of Sciences
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jan Votýpka
Jan Votýpka Charles University
Alexander S. Graphodatsky
Alexander S. Graphodatsky Novosibirsk State University
Petr Volf
Petr Volf Charles University
Gad Baneth
Gad Baneth Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Zuzana Storchova
Zuzana Storchova Technical University of Kaiserslautern

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