Phenotypic plasticity allows some animals to change their behavioural, morphological, performance, and life history traits in response to changes in environmental conditions such as the presence of predators. These changes can enhance survival, but come at a cost. Some of these phenotypic changes are predator and diet specific. I examined the effects of predator diet on the performance, life-history, and morphology of developing Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) tadpoles. Tadpoles were either exposed to cues from fish free water, cues from Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) fed a diet of trout pellets, or cues from A. nebulosus fed a L. pipiens tadpoles diet. Tadpoles exposed to predatory fish cues had smaller bodies, deeper tail fins, slower growth and development rates, and better rotational performance than tadpoles that were not exposed to predatory fish cues. Moreover, tadpoles appeared to differentiate between predatory fish diet and produced diet-specific responses in tail morphology and activity, although the latter effect was only marginally significant. Hatching, metamorphosis rates, and linear performance were not affected by the treatments. These results suggest that A. nebulosus can induce phenotypic changes in L. pipiens tadpoles, with some of these changes being diet specific.

Phenotypic plasticity allows some animals to change their behavioural, morphological, performance, and life history traits in response to changes in environmental conditions such as the presence of predators. These changes can enhance survival, but come at a cost. Some of these phenotypic changes are predator and diet specific. I examined the effects of predator diet on the performance, life-history, and morphology of developing Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) tadpoles. Tadpoles were either exposed to cues from fish free water, cues from Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) fed a diet of trout pellets, or cues from A. nebulosus fed a L. pipiens tadpoles diet. Tadpoles exposed to predatory fish cues had smaller bodies, deeper tail fins, slower growth and development rates, and better rotational performance than tadpoles that were not exposed to predatory fish cues. Moreover, tadpoles appeared to differentiate between predatory fish diet and produced diet-specific responses in tail morphology and activity, although the latter effect was only marginally significant. Hatching, metamorphosis rates, and linear performance were not affected by the treatments. These results suggest that A. nebulosus can induce phenotypic changes in L. pipiens tadpoles, with some of these changes being diet specific.

Phenotypic plasticity allows some animals to change their behavioural, morphological, performance, and life history traits in response to changes in environmental conditions such as the presence of predators. These changes can enhance survival, but come at a cost. Some of these phenotypic changes are predator and diet specific. I examined the effects of predator diet on the performance, life-history, and morphology of developing Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) tadpoles. Tadpoles were either exposed to cues from fish free water, cues from Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) fed a diet of trout pellets, or cues from A. nebulosus fed a L. pipiens tadpoles diet. Tadpoles exposed to predatory fish cues had smaller bodies, deeper tail fins, slower growth and development rates, and better rotational performance than tadpoles that were not exposed to predatory fish cues. Moreover, tadpoles appeared to differentiate between predatory fish diet and produced diet-specific responses in tail morphology and activity, although the latter effect was only marginally significant. Hatching, metamorphosis rates, and linear performance were not affected by the treatments. These results suggest that A. nebulosus can induce phenotypic changes in L. pipiens tadpoles, with some of these changes being diet specific.

This Thesis focuses on the topic of selected issues of the crime of Stalking according to Section 354 of the Criminal Code. The offence of Stalking affects the socially harmful phenomenon known under its English name "stalking", which represents a wide range of often unpredictable forms of behavior. In this Thesis, I aimed to analyze the constituent elements of the criminal offence of Stalking and to place it in a broader context. At the same time, the aim of the work is to provide de lege ferenda proposals for improving existing legislation, firstly by thoroughly analyzing the constituent elements of the offence, secondly, by looking at practical use of the provision of the law, and thirdly, by comparing it with foreign legal regulations. This Diploma Thesis is divided into four main sections, which are further divided into individual chapters and subchapters. These sections follow consecutively logically and give the reader the opportunity to gradually penetrate into the whole matter. I have proceeded from a more general explanations and descriptions of the issue of stalking to the detailed analysis of the crime of Stalking. A lot of practical examples and cases are provided in the Thesis, for better illustration and understanding of the issue. The introductory section describes the phenomenon of...

Crime of Stalking and Protection of its Victims This diploma thesis focuses on the issue of stalking, or more precisely on its individual aspects and its legislation in the Czech Republic. As for the structure of this thesis, it is divided into five main sections. The first section deals with stalking in general. The individual chapters are devoted to the definition of this term, the historical development of this phenomenon and common forms of stalking, including two specific types of stalking, which are cyberstalking and stalking in the workplace. The second section deals with the characteristics of stalkers and their motives. The third section concerns the victims of stalking. The individual chapters successively analyse the typologies of victims, the impact of stalking on victims, including post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as the main strategies oriented towards helping the victims of stalking and, finally, the issue of false victims. The third section and the fourth one are the most comprehensive of all and together they constitute the core of the thesis. The fourth section focuses on anti-stalking legislation of the Czech Republic, whereas the most comprehensive chapter is devoted to the crime of stalking. This chapter is concluded with the issue of punishment for this crime and also...

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The diploma thesis entitled "The Brussels I Regulation and Other Procedural Legislation of European Private International Law (with regard to consumer protection)" as presented focuses in details primarily on the consumer protection under the relevant civil procedural law of the EU. The main objective is to analyse certain provisions of relevant law dealing with the effective protection of the weaker contracting party - consumer. The European Union's consumer protection legislation tends to strenghten the legal position of a consumer. The thesis underscores the importance of these special provisions, presents the original purposes, which have led to the adoption of them and the deduced conclusions supports by practical examples and by relevant European case law. It might be concluded that these provisions have created a special branch of the European civil procedure law. The text is divided into seven main chapters. The introduction includes the scope of the topic covered by the thesis. The first chapter is dedicated to the europeanization process of civil procedure and is primarily supposed to introduce the reader into the relevant issues of the thesis. The second chapter is intended to provide basic information about the conception of consumer protection law within the European context. It deals...