Prof. Dr. Tamás Molnár - MATE Research
Overview
His research focuses on the behavioural and population genetics of fish, particularly the genetic and behavioural background of the domestication of pikeperch. His expertise lies in studying/testing (feeding) behaviour of (predatory) fish, and the genetic basis of this behaviour. In addition, his work concentrated on the population genetics of native and invasive fish species in Hungary.
In his theoretical work, he investigates how domestication of the pikeperch alters its behaviour and leads to genetic modifications. In his empirical work, he puts these theories into practice by genetic selection of intensively reared parent stocks to develop a line better adapted to the culture environment.Research keywords:
Publications
Bánó Bálint, Benedek Ildikó, Zsolnai Attila, Specziár András, Takács Péter, Molnár Tamás Population genetic structure of intensively exploited pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) in Lake Balaton (Hungary) (2024) Hydrobiologia 851 pp. 559-571., 13 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05347-8
Molnár Tamás., Urbányi Béla, Benedek Ildikó Impact of exploration behavior, aptitude for pellet consumption, and the predation practice on the performance in consecutive live prey foraging tests in a piscivorous species. Animal Cognition 26, 973–984 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-023-01747-4
Molnár Tamás, Benedek Ildikó, Kovács Balázs, Zsolnai Attila, Lehoczky István (2020) Genetic consequences of pond production of a pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) stock with natural origin: the effects of changed selection pressure and reduced population size PeerJ 8 Paper: e8745, 23 p. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8745
Molnár Tamás, Csuvár Adrienn, Benedek Ildikó, Molnár Marcell, Kabai Péter (2018) Domestication affects exploratory behaviour of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) during the transition to pelleted food. Plos One 13: 5 Paper: e0196118, 11 p. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196118
Molnár Tamás, Szabó András, Szabó Gergely, Szabó Csaba, Hancz Csaba (2006) Effect of different dietary fat content and fat type on the growth and body composition of intensively reared pikeperch Sander lucioperca (L.). Aquaculture Nutrition 12: 3 pp. 173-182, 10 p. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2095.2006.00398.x
Projects
NKFIH K112070 Az intenzív tartás körülmények szelekciós hatásának vizsgálata süllő populációkban
