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Václav Gvoždík

Václav Gvoždík is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Václav Gvoždík rather than just read about it. In short: Václav Gvoždík (born 24 August 1979) is a Czech herpetologist specializing in evolutionary biology and vertebrate phylogenetics. Education and career Between 2003 and 2010, Gvoždík studied at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Václav Gvoždík (born 24 August 1979) is a Czech herpetologist specializing in evolutionary biology and vertebrate phylogenetics.

Education and career Between 2003 and 2010, Gvoždík studied at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. He later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel during 2012–2013. Since 2006, Gvoždík has worked in the zoological department of the National Museum in Prague and since 2014 he has also been affiliated with the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on evolution, speciation processes, and phylogenetic diversification of vertebrates, using molecular approaches, phenotypic analyses, and biogeographical methods.

Discoveries Working with collaborators, Gvoždík has co-described several new amphibian taxa, including two critically endangered frog species from Cameroon, Phrynobatrachus mbabo and Phrynobatrachus arcanus, described in 2020. In 2021, he was also part of a research team that described the new frog genus Congolius, belonging to the family Hyperoliidae.

References

External links Official website Profile at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Václav Gvoždík

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Václav Gvoždík claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Václav Gvoždík before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Václav Gvoždík ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Václav Gvoždík

In research: Václav Gvoždík appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Václav Gvoždík in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Václav Gvoždík is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1979 births, 21st-century Czech biologists, Charles University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Václav Gvoždík outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Václav Gvoždík in simple terms?

Václav Gvoždík (born 24 August 1979) is a Czech herpetologist specializing in evolutionary biology and vertebrate phylogenetics. Education and career Between 2003 and 2010, Gvoždík studied at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague.

Why does Václav Gvoždík matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Václav Gvoždík?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Václav Gvoždík.