{"id":4136,"date":"2016-08-02T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univet.hu\/kat\/staff\/kosztolanyi-andras\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:16:04","slug":"kosztolanyi-andras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/univet.hu\/kat\/en\/staff\/kosztolanyi-andras\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosztol\u00e1nyi Andr\u00e1s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p> <p>As the head of the Department of Zoology my task is to coordinate the research zoology and biology programs at the University. In addition, I am teaching behavioural ecology, give journal club seminars and organize the zoology as profession course. My main area of interest is the evolution of breeding systems, and especially parental care systems. I conduct my studies on shorebirds and a beetle species.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><strong>Main research areas:<\/strong><\/p> <ul> <li>Evolution of mating systems and parental care<\/li> <li>Cooperation and conflict between parents over parental care<\/li> <li>Studying the behaviour, ecology and conservation of the Kentish plover<\/li> <li>Life history consequences of nest site selection in shorebirds<\/li> <li>Evolution of sex roles<\/li> <li>Breeding behaviour of the beetle <em>Lethrus apterus<\/em><\/li> <\/ul> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><strong>Thesis supervision<\/strong><\/p> <p>PhD students: 3<\/p> <p>MSc students: 1<\/p> <p>TDK theses: 1<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><strong>Thesis topics<\/strong><\/p> <p>The relationship between animal personalities and nest site selection<\/p> <p>Sexual conflict over nest site selection<\/p> <p>The influence of social environment on parental behaviour<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><strong>Progress<\/strong><\/p> <p>2026 \u2013 present Professor, Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine<\/p> <p>2025\u00a0 \u00a0Doctor of Science (DSc)<\/p> <p>2018 \u2013 2026 Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine<\/p> <p>2017 \u2013 2018 Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine<\/p> <p>2015 \u2013 2016 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine<\/p> <p>2015\u00a0 \u00a0Habilitation<\/p> <p>2014 \u2013 2015 Biologist, Department of Ecology, \u00c1OTK, Szent Istv\u00e1n University<\/p> <p>2012 \u2013 2014 Scientific associate, MTA-DE &#8220;Lend\u00fclet&#8221; Behavioural Ecology Research Group<\/p> <p>2011 \u2013 2012 Research associate, Department of Ethology, E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University<\/p> <p>2007 \u2013 2010 Zolt\u00e1n Magyary Postdoctoral Scholarship Holder<\/p> <p>2005 \u2013 2007 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, UK<\/p> <p>2004 \u2013 2005 Royal Society\/NATO Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p> <p>2003\u00a0 \u00a0PhD<\/p> <p>2002 \u2013 2004 Part-time lecturer, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen<\/p> <p>1996 \u2013 1999 PhD student, Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p><strong>Publications (Top10)\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/m2.mtmt.hu\/gui2\/?type=authors&amp;mode=browse&amp;sel=authors10019840\">MTMT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.hu\/citations?user=-z9iDIgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9109-5871\">ORCID<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <p>Fresneau, N., Pipoly, I., Gigler, D., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Sz\u00e9kely, T., Liker, A., 2024. The evolution of sex roles: the importance of ecology and social environment. <em><strong>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>States of America<\/strong><\/em> 121, e2321294121. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2321294121\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2321294121<\/a><\/p> <p>McDonald, G.C., Cuthill, I.C., Sz\u00e9kely, T., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, 2023. Remating opportunities and low costs underlie maternal desertion. <em><strong>Evolution<\/strong><\/em>, 77, 97\u2013109. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/evolut\/qpac020\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/evolut\/qpac020<\/a><\/p> <p>Eberhart-Phillips, L.J., K\u00fcpper, C., Carmona-Isunza, M.C., Vincze, O., Zefania, S., Cruz-L\u00f3pez, M., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi,<\/strong> <strong>A.<\/strong>, Miller, T.E.X., Barta, Z., Cuthill, I.C., Burke, T., Sz\u00e9kely, T., Hoffman, J.I., Kr\u00fcger, O., 2018. Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. <em><strong>Nature Communications<\/strong><\/em>, 9, 1651. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-018-03833-5\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-018-03833-5<\/a><\/p> <p>Rosa, M.E., Barta, Z., F\u00fcl\u00f6p, A., Sz\u00e9kely, T., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, 2017. The effects of adult sex ratio and density on parental care in Lethrus apterus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae). <em><strong>Animal Behaviour<\/strong><\/em>, 132, 181\u2013188. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2017.07.023\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2017.07.023<\/a><\/p> <p>Vincze, O., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Barta, Z., K\u00fcpper, C., Alrashidi, M., Amat, J.A., Arg\u00fcelles-Tic\u00f3, A., Burns, F., Cavitt, J., Conway, W.C., Cruz-L\u00f3pez, M., Desucre-Medrano, A.E., Dos Remedios, N., Figuerola, J., Galindo-Espinosa, D., Garc\u00eda-Pe\u00f1a, G.E., G\u00f3mez Del Angel, S., Gratto-Trevor, C., Jonsson, P., Lloyd, P., Montalvo, T., Parra, J.E., Pruner, R., Que, P., Liu, Y., Saalfeld, S.T., Schulz, R., Serra, L., St Clair, J.J.H., Stenzel, L.E., Weston, M.A., Yasu\u00e9, M., Zefania, S., Sz\u00e9kely, T., 2017. Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division. <em><strong>Global Ecology and Biogeography<\/strong><\/em>, 26, 347\u2013358. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/geb.12540\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/geb.12540<\/a><\/p> <p>Bulla, M., Valcu, M., Dokter, A.M., Dondua, A.G., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Rutten, A.L., Helm, B., Sandercock, B.K., Casler, B., Ens, B.J., \u2026 Kempenaers, B., 2016. Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds. <em><strong>Nature<\/strong><\/em>, 540, 109\u2013113. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/nature20563\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/nature20563<\/a><\/p> <p>Vincze, O., Sz\u00e9kely, T., K\u00fcpper, C., AlRashidi, M., Amat, J.A., Arg\u00fcelles-Tic\u00f3, A., Burgas, D., Burke, T., Cavitt, J., Figuerola, J., Shobrak, M., Montalvo, T., <strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, 2013. Local environment but not genetic differentiation influences biparental care in ten plover populations. <em><strong>PLoS ONE<\/strong><\/em>, 8, e60998. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0060998\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0060998<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Barta, Z., K\u00fcpper, C., Sz\u00e9kely, T., 2011. Persistence of an extreme male-biased adult sex ratio in a natural population of polyandrous bird. <strong><em>Journal of Evolutionary Biology<\/em><\/strong>, 24, 1842\u20131846. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1420-9101.2011.02305.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1420-9101.2011.02305.x<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Cuthill, I.C., Sz\u00e9kely, T., 2009. Negotiation between parents over care: reversible compensation during incubation. <em><strong>Behavioral Ecology<\/strong><\/em>, 20, 446\u2013452. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/beheco\/arn140\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/beheco\/arn140<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Kosztol\u00e1nyi, A.<\/strong>, Sz\u00e9kely, T., Cuthill, I.C., Y\u0131lmaz, K.T., Berbero\u011flu, S., 2006. Ecological constraints on breeding system evolution: the influence of habitat on brood desertion in Kentish plover. <em><strong>Journal of Animal Ecology<\/strong><\/em>, 75, 257\u2013265. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1365-2656.2006.01049.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1365-2656.2006.01049.x<\/a><\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p>(Updated: October 12, 2026)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction As the head of the Department of Zoology my task is to coordinate the research zoology and biology programs at the University. 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