Personal information
Dragica Šalamon, BSc
assistant researcher, PhD student
Animal Science Department
Hall II, Second floor
tel: +385 01 239 3992
e-mail: dsalamon@agr.hr
Research interests
Population genetics and management (inbreeding, heterosis); genetic and non-genetic factors affecting milkability
Current projects
2008
Catalogue of protected herpetofauna taxa in Croatia (organized: CHS-Hyla; Editor: D. Šalamon; financed: Environment Protection Agency)
2006-2008
Atlas of herpetofauna of Croatia and database of herpetofauna in Croatia (organized by: CHS- Hyla; project managers: D. Šalamon, M. Kuljerić; finances: Croatian Ministry of culture)
2004-2008
Inventarization and monitoring of balcan stripe-necked terapin populations in Croatia (organized by: CHS-Hyla; project manager: D. Šalamon; financed: State Institute for Nature Protection)
Academic qualifications
2006 - B.Sc.
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Division of Biology.
Balkan stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes 1833.)) population in Majkovi (PhD Zoran Tadić)
Training and research experience
2008.
Molecular biology methodology: animal DNA and RNA, Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, Andreja Ambriović-Ristov, PhD
2008.
Methods of research of molecular biodiversity, Faculty of Agriculture in Zagreb, Zlatko Šatović, PhD
2003.
Humam dimensions in large carnivore management, Veternary Faculty in Zagreb, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, prof. Alistair J. Bath, PhD
Employment and work experience
2008-now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2007-2008
Croatian Herpetological Society - Hyla
2006-2007
Pet Center Zagreb
2005-2006
Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb
Past projects
2007
Protected hepetofauna of Turopolje (organized by: CHS- Hyla; project manager: D. Šalamon; finances: City of Velika Gorica)
2006
Road Call Count methods for amphibian monitoring in Baranja (organized by: CHS- Hyla; project manager: D. Šalamon; finances: UNDP i GEF: Danube Regional Project)
2006
Trachemys scripta monitoring in Maksimir park (organized by: CHS- Hyla; project managers: M. Lončar, D. Šalamon; finances: JU Park Maksimir)
2005-2006
Dinaric Alps rare habitats and species conservation project Croatia (organized by: Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej u Zagrebu, Royal Dutch Society for Nature Conservation, CHS- Hyla; financed: MATRA-BBI programme of the Dutch ministries of Agriculture, Nature and Food quality and of Foreign Affairs)
2004
International seminar- Amphibian road mortality, Koprivnica (organized by: CHS-Hyla, Ecological society of Koprivnica; managers: D. Šalamon, M. Samardžić; financed: CHS-Hyla)
Other professional activities
Member of Societas Europaea Herpetologica
Member of Croatian Herpetological Society - Hyla
Captive breeding programme of Mauremys rivulata with reintroduction purpose in rehabilited natural habitats (organized by: CHS-Hyla, ZOO in Zagreb; project menager: D. Šalamon; finances: State Institute for Nature Protection, ZOO Zagreb, Ministry of culture, partners: Faculty of Veternary in Zagreb, Parasitology department)
National monitoring of populations, habitats and human impact on Mauremys rivulata (organized by: CHS-Hyla; project manager: D. Šalamon; finances: State Institute for Nature Protection)
Mauremys rivulata habitat evaluation, pesticide and heavy metal effect (organized: CHS-Hyla; project manager: D. Šalamon; financed: Societas Europaea Herpetologica)
Club of amphibian and reptile lovers (organized by: CHS-Hyla, PES PD Zagreb - Matica; project managers: D. Šalamon, E. Hadžiselmović)
Scientific publications
Šalamon D., Šilić T. "Mauremys rivulata in Croatia: habitats, distribtion, population parameters, threats to survival and suggestions for conservation" First Mediterranean Herpetological congress, Marrakech, Morocco (16.-20. 4. 2008.)
Kuljerić M., Šilić T., Šalamon D. "Herpetofauna of Croatia", 14th european congres of herpetology, Porto, Portugal (19.-23. 9. 2007.)
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