18 August 2023

Dr. hab. Tomasz Postawa

Main research interests

  • Evolution, ecology and biogeography of bats.

Current research tasks

  • Microevolutionary trends in cryptic and sibling species.
  • Interactions between bats and ectoparasites.
  • Evolution of acoustic communication in invertebrates, rodents, and bats.
  • Ecology of subterranean fauna.

Publication list

1.

Zajkowska P., Postawa T. , Makol J.

2024

Contribution to the knowledge of bat-associated chigger mite, Oudemansidium komareki (Actinotrichida: Trombiculidae) with notes on other members of the genus in western Palaearctic.

Annales Zoologici, 74(2): 225-236.

1.

Jankowska-Jarek M., Ciechanowski M., Bidziński K., Postawa T.

2023

Factors affecting bat occupancy of boxes in managed coniferous forests.

The European Zoological Journal, 90 (1): 454-469.

2.

Marchewka A. , Postawa T.

2023

Spying in the dark: camera traps as a monitoring method to detect small mammals in underground environments.

Cave and Karst Science, 50 (1): 23–30.

3.

Sala P., Bella P., Postawa T. , Wróblewski W., Gradziński M.

2023

Corrosion of carbonate speleothems by bat guano.

Sedimentary Geology, 454: 106454.

4.

Zajkowska P., Postawa T. , Mąkol J.

2023

Let me know your name: a study of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) associated with the edible dormouse (Glis glis) in the Carpathian–Balkan distribution gradient.

Experimental and Applied Acarology, 91: 1–27.

1.

Marchewka A. , Postawa T.

2022

Ssaki w jaskiniach Ojcowskiego Parku Narodowego – monitoring przy użyciu fotopułapek, wyniki wstępne.

The generator. Works and materials of the Prof. Władysław Szafer Museum, 32: 79 – 88.

1.

Postawa T. , Marchewka A.

2021

The first record of a maternity colony of Kuhl’s pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii (Chiroptera) in Poland.

Theriology of Ukraine, 22: 94–99.

1.

Kmiecik P., Kmiecik A., Furmankiewicz J., Postawa T. , Wojtaszyn G., Antczak K.

2020

The northernmost findings of the Alcathoe bat Myotis alcathoe (von Helversen & Heller, 2001) in Poland.

Theriology of Ukraine, 19: 90–95.

2.

Michalik J., Wodecka B., Liberska J., Dabert M., Postawa T. , Piksa K., Stańczak J.

2020

Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in Ixodes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with cave-dwelling bats from Poland and Romania.

Ticks And Tick-Borne Diseases, 11: 101300.

3.

Pawełczyk O., Postawa T. , Blaski M., Solarz K.

2020

Morphology Reveals the Unexpected Cryptic Diversity in Ceratophyllus gallinae (Schrank, 1803) Infested Cyanistes caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758 Nest Boxes.

Acta Parasitologica 65(4): 874-881.

1.

Ignaczak M., Postawa T. , Lesiński G., Gottfried I.

2019

The role of autumnal swarming behaviour and ambient air temperature in the variation of body mass in temperate bat species.

Hystrix-Italian Journal Of Mammalogy, 30 (1): 65-73.

2.

Szubert-Kruszyńska A., Stańczak J., Cieniuch S., Podsiadły E., Postawa T. , Michalik J.

2019

Bartonella and Rickettsia Infections in Haematophagous Spinturnix myoti Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) and their Bat Host, Myotis myotis (Yangochiroptera: Vespertilionidae), from Poland.

Microbial Ecology, 77 (3): 759-768.

1.

Cichocki J., Lesiński G., Piksa K., Ważna A., Warchałowski M., Bator A., Gottfried I., Gottfried T., Gubala W., Jaros R., Kowalski M., Płoskoń Ł., Postawa T. , Stopczyński M., Szkudlarek R.

2017

Aberrant colouration in bats from Poland.

North-Western Journal of Zoology, 13 (2): 303-310.

1.

Postawa T. , Nagy Z.

2016

Variation of parasitism patterns in bats during hibernation: the effect of host species, resources, health status, and hibernation period.

Parasitology Research, 115 (10): 3767-3778.

1.

Furman A., Coraman E., Celik Y.E., Postawa T. , Bachanek J., Ruedi M.

2014

Cytonuclear discordance and the species status of Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii (Chiroptera).

Zoologica Scripta, 43: 549-561.

2.

Ignaczak M., Kmiecik A., Kmiecik P., Nowak J., Postawa T.

2014

Nowe, duże zimowisko nocka orzęsionego Myotis emarginatus na Wyżynie Częstochowskiej.

Protect the Native Nature, 70 (1): 92-96.

3.

Postawa T. , Furman A.

2014

Abundance patterns of ectoparasites infesting different populations of Miniopterus species in their contact zone in Asia Minor.

Acta Chiropterologica, 16 (2): 387-395.

4.

Postawa T. , Szubert-Kruszyńska A.

2014

Is parasite load dependent on host aggregation size? The case of the greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis (Mammalia: Chiroptera) and its parasitic mite Spinturnix myoti (Acari: Gamasida).

Parasitology Research, 113: 1803-1811.

5.

Postawa T. , Szubert-Kruszyńska A., Ferenc H.

2014

Differentiation of Spinturnix myoti populations (Acari: Mesostigmata) in breeding and non-breeding colonies of Myotis myotis and M. oxygnathus in Central Europe: effect of roost type.

Parasitologic foil, 61 (6): 581-588.

1.

Bartnicka M., Postawa T. , Błaszak C.

2013

Blood mites in the family Macrolyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) and their potential role in the eco-epidemiology of zoonoses vectored by ticks.

Lublin, pp. 175-185.

[In:] Buczek A., Błaszak C. Stawonoga. Medical and veterinary aspects.

1.

Furman A., Çoraman E., Nagy Z.L., Postawa T. , Bilgin R., Gajewska M., Bogdanowicz W.

2013

Phylogeography of the large Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Europe, Asia Minor, and Transcaucasia.

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 108: 189-209.

1.

Postawa T. , Zagorodniuk I., Bachanek J.

2012

Patterns of cranial size variation in two sibling species Plecotus auritus and P. austriacus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in a contact zone.

Journal of Zoology, 288 (4): 294-302.

1.

Furman A, Bachanek J, Postawa T. , Çoraman E.

2011

Morphometric variation and genetic diversity of the lesser and greater mouse-eared bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Thrace and Anatolia.

Acta Chiropterologica, 13(2): 291-298.

2.

Nagy Z., Postawa T.

2011

Seasonal and geographical distribution of cave dwelling bats in Romania - implications for conservation.

Animal Conservation, 14(1): 74-86.

1.

Bachanek J., Postawa T.

2010

Morphological evidence of hybridization in two sister species Myotis myotis and Myotis oxygnathus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Carpathian Basin.

Acta Chiropterologica, 12(2): 439-448.

2.

Furman A, Öztunç T, Postawa T. , Çoraman E.

2010

Shallow genetic differentiation in Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) indicates a relatively recent re-colonization of Europe from a single glacial refugium.

Acta Chiropterologica, 12(1): 51-59.

3.

Furman A, Postawa T. , Öztunç T, Çoraman E.

2010

Cryptic diversity of the bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Asia Minor.

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10: 121.

1.

Bogdanowicz W., Van Den Bussche R.A., Gajewska M., Postawa T. , Harutyunyan M.

2009

Ancient and contemporary DNA sheds light on the history of mouse-eared bats in Europe and the Caucasus.

Acta Chiropterologica, 11(2): 289-305.

2.

Godlevskaya E. V., Ghazali M. A., Postawa T.

2009

A Current State of Cave Dwelling Bat Species (Mammalia, Chiroptera) of the Crimea.

Vestnik zoologii, 43(3): 253-265.

3.

Postawa T. , Gas A.

2009

Do the thermal conditions in maternity colony roost determine the size of young bats? - Comparison of attic and cave colonies of Myotis myotis in Southern Poland.

Folia Zoologica, 58(4): 396-408.

1.

Kohyt J., Postawa T.

2007

The first record of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Poland outside the hibernation period.

Acta zoologica cracoviensa, 50A(1-2): 49-51.

2.

Paksuz S., Ozkan B., Postawa T.

2007

Seasonal changes of cave-dwelling bat fauna, and their relationship with microclimate in Dupnisa Cave System (Turkish Thrace).

Acta zoologica cracoviensa, 50A (1-2): 57-66.

3.

Van Den Bussche R, Bogdanowicz W, Gajewska M, Postawa T.

2007

Ancient DNA sheds light on the history of mouse-eared bats (Myotis) in Europe.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27 (3): 161A-161A Suppl.

4.

Zagorodniuk I., Postawa T.

2007

Spatial and ecomorphological divergence of Plecotus sibling species (Mammalia) in sympatry zone in Eastern Europe.

Procedures of the State Nat. Hist. Museum. Lviv, 23: 215-224.

1.

Postawa T.

2004

Changes in bat fauna in middle and lower holocene: 14C AMS dating of thanatocenoses from Kraków-Czestochowa Upland (Poland).

pp. 100-101.

[In:] Bogdanowicz W., Lina P.H.C., Pilot M., Rutkowski R. Programme and abstracts of the 13th International Bar Research Conference23-27 August 2004.

2.

Postawa T.

2004

Podkowiec duży.

Ministry of Environment. Warsaw, pp. 345-349.

[In:] Adamski P., Bartel R., Bereszynski A., Kepel A., Witkowski Z. [eds], Animal species (except birds). Habitats and Natura 2000 Guide – Methodical Manual Vol. 6.

3.

Postawa T. , Ferenc H., Bobkova O., Doczy A.

2004

Differential ectoparasitic mite Spinturnix myoti in breeding and non-breeding colonies of Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii in Central Europe.

p. 102.

[In:] Bogdanowicz W., Lina P.H.C., Pilot M., Rutkowski R. Programme and abstracts of the 13th International Bar Research Conference, 23-27 August 2004.

4.

Postawa T. , Furmankiewicz J., Dudek I.

2004

Swarming behaviour of bat in southern Poland.

Ministry of Environment. Warsaw,T.6. pp. 374-380.

[In:] Adamski P., Bartel R., Bereszynski A., Kepel A., Witkowski Z. Animal species (except birds). Conservation guide for Natura 2000 habitats and species - Methodical manual.

5.

Postawa T. , Furmankiewicz J., Dudek I.

2004

Swarming behaviour of temperate bat species in southern Poland.

pp. 101-102.

[In:] Bogdanowicz W., Lina P.H.C., Pilot M., Rutkowski R. Programme and abstracts of the 13th International Bar Research Conference23-27 August 2004.

6.

Postawa T. , Petroshenko Y.

2004

Caves habitats.

Procedures of the Theriological School 6, pp. 14-20.

[In:] Zagrodnyuk I. Cave fauna of Ukraine.

1.

Postawa T.

2004

Changes in bat fauna during the Middle and Late Holocene as exemplified by thanatocoenoses dated with 14C AMS from Kraków-Czestochowa Upland caves (Poland).

Acta Chiropterologica, 6(2): 269-292.

1.

Wołoszyn B.W., Postawa T.

2003

Drobne ssaki: owadożerne, nietoperze i gryzonie (Insectivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia) masywu Babiej Góry.

Publications of the Nature Protection Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Kraków, pp. 441 – 463.

[In:] Wołoszyn B. W., Wołoszyn D., Celary W. Monografia Fauna Babej Góra.

1.

Postawa T.

2003

Holocenskie szczatki nietoperzy z fliszowej Jaskini Dolnej w Nasicznem w Bieszczadach.

Chiropterologica Studies, 3-4: 69-70.

2.

Postawa T. , Gas A.

2003

Fauna nietoperzy Wigierskiego Parku Narodowego (północno-wschodnia Polska.

Chiropterologica Studies, 3-4: 31-42.

1.

Gas A., Postawa T.

2001

Bat fauna of the Studnisko Cave.

Chiropterologica Studies, 2: 3-16.

2.

Gas A., Postawa T.

2001

Pułapka harfowa Constantine'a-Tuttle'a.

Chiropterologica Studies, 2: 84-86.

3.

Postawa T.

2001

[Migration activity of bats during hibernation].

Novites Theriologicae, 6: 37-4.

1.

Wołoszyn B.W., Kozakiewicz K., Pielichowski K., Pielichowski J., Tarkowski J., Postawa T.

2000

Physiochemical Analysis of Bat Hair by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Thermal Analysis Techniques.

Approaches to Biogeography and Ecology of Bats 1: 253-265.

[In:] B.W. Wołoszyn. Procedures of the VIIIth EBRS.

1.

Postawa T. , Pokynchereda W., Zagorodniuk I.

2000

Summer bat fauna of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserva (the Mala and Velka Uholka Valleys).

Chiropterologica Studies, 1: 73-82.

2.

Postawa T. , Wołoszyn B.W.

2000

Fauna nietoperzy Bieszczadów Zachodnich.

Bieszczady Monographies, 9: 91-101.

3.

Postawa T. , Zygmunt J.

2000

Zmiany liczebnosci nietoperzy (Chiroptera) w jaskiniach Wyżyny Czestochowskiej w latach 1975-1999.

Chiropterologica Studies, 1: 83-114.

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ORCID:

0000-0002-9881-2212