Anita Kaliszewicz

Centre for Ecological Research PAS

Dziekanów Leśny

ul. M. Konopnickiej 1

05-092 Łomianki

e-mail: a.kaliszewicz@cbe-pan.pl

tel. 022 751-30-46 wew. 214

• Education:

2000 MSc. Degree, Faculty of Biology, Warsaw University, supervisor Prof. Ewa Pieczyńska.

2005 Ph.D. Degree, Faculty of Biology, Warsaw University, supervisor Prof. Janusz Uchmański

• Research interest:

Evolutionary biology. Evolution of reproductive strategies. Evolutionary and ecological consequences of asexual reproduction without the involvement of gametes. Effect of asexual reproduction proceeding maturation on sex ratio and reproductive strategies in animals that are able to reproduce both asexually and sexually. Conditions favouring evolution of hermaphroditic vs. gonochoric mode of reproduction in animals.
Predator-prey interactions. Defence mechanisms in prey, the role of increased reproduction effort. Sublethal predation. Mathematical modelling: individual-based approach.

• Awards:

M.Sc. thesis awarded by the Polish Hydrobiological Society 2001.

Poster awarded at XIX Symposium of Polish Hydrobiologists 2003

• Fellowships:

February- August 1999 Socrates-Erasmus Scholarship at University of Amsterdam, ARISE, Section of Aquatic Ecology & Ecotoxicology, the Netherlands. The research project "Growth response of chironomid larvae to degrading algae" supervised by ir. Jose H. Vos and dr. Frank van den Ende.

February- July 2002 Marie Curie Fellowship at UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Department of Ecological Modelling, Leipzig, Germany