We are a team of evolutionary biologists and behavioral ecologists at the Plant Protection Institute of the Centre for Agricultural Research within the Hungarian Research Network in Hungary. We started as the “Lendület Evolutionary Ecology Research Group” thanks to the funding by the Lendület (Momentum) Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). Since late 2022 we are operating as the Department of Evolutionary Ecology.

Our most prominent research areas are animal ecology and evolution, and the effects of environmental change from a conservationist point of view. For example, how do amphibians cope with agricultural pollutants and diseases such as chytridiomycosis, and how can we help to protect them from these dangers? What are the consequences of climate change and urbanization on the demography and behavior of amphibians and birds? How does the interplay between infections, polluting chemicals and warming climate affect the fitness and life history of amphibians?

Students interested in these topics are welcome to join our team. For further details and contact info, see the personal pages of our senior researchers.

Our group organized the yearly conference of the Hungarian Society of Ethologists (MET) in 2019. The program and abstract booklet can be downloaded here.