Main research interests
Animal evolutionary biology.
Experimental evolution Caenorhabditis elegans.
Herpetology – ecology and protection of amphibians.
Population genetics.
Current research tasks
- Physiological issues related to honeybee alcohol hormosis Apis mellifera.
- Experimental evolution of nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans in a natural and modified reproductive system (obligatory cross-breeding).
Publication list
Antoł W. , Surmacz B. , Ostap-Chec M., Stec D. , Miler K.
Do Shifts in Honeybee Crop Microbiota Enable Ethanol Accumulation? A Comparative Analysis of Caged and Foraging Bees.
Microbial Ecology, 88: 137.
Ostap-Chec M. , Antoł W. , Bajorek D., Berbeć E., Moroń D. , Rapacz M., Miler K.
Meta-analysis and experimental evidence reveal no impact of Nosema ceranae infection on honeybee carbohydrate consumption.
Microbial Ecology, 88: 56.
Ostap-Chęć M., Antoł W. , Bajorek D., Stec D. , Miler K.
Honeybees show an increased preference for dietary alcohol when parasitized.
Behavioral Ecology, 36(6): araf121.
Ostap-Chęć M., Bajorek D., Antoł W. , Stec D. , Miler K.
Honey bees are resilient to the long-term presence of alcohol in their diet.
Ecotoxicology, 34: 1158–1168.
Baran J. K., Kosztyła P., Antoł W. , Labocha M. K., Sychta K., Drobniak S. M., Prokop Z. M.
Reproductive system, temperature, and genetic background effects in experimentally evolving populations of Caenorhabditis elegans.
PLoS ONE, 19 (4): e03300276.
Ostap-Chec M., Bajorek D., Antoł W. , Stec D. , Miler K.
Occasional and constant exposure to dietary ethanol shortens the lifespan of worker honey bees.
Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 194: 403-410.