Assoc. Prof. Daniel Matulić, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Matulić, PhD

Associate Professor
Division for Animal Sciences
Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife management and special Zoology
Office location: Building J, 1st floor
Phone: +385 1 239 3876
Email: dmatulic ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Friday 11:00AM - 12:00PM

Academic qualifications

  • 2007 - 2013: PhD
    University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
    Replacement of fish meal by soybean meal and brewer’s yeast in diets for brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus L.)
  • 1996 - 2005: Graduate degree
    University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
    Shellfish farming with emphasis on mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and oysters (Ostrea edulis)

Employment and work experience

  • 2007 - : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
    2020. - now: Associate Professor
    2015. - 2020: Assistant Professor
    2013 - 2015: Senior assistant
    2007 - 2013: Young researcher
  • 2006 - 2007: Publishing and design - Latrija d.o.o.
    Head of marketning department
  • 2005 - 2006: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
    Replacement for maternity leave
  • 1995 - 1996: Genaral Hospital in Zadar
    Laboratory technician

Teaching

Research interests

  • Aquaculture (RAS, IMTA)
  • Fish nutrition (ecology, fish meal replacement)
  • Hydrological problems of open waters
  • Ichthyology

Training and research experience

  • 2019/04/08 - 2019/04/19: Bogor Agricultural University, West Java, Indonesia (teaching)
    ERASMUS+ schoolarship
  • 2017/04/16 - 2017/04/20: University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain (mixed)
    Aquaponic HUB
  • 2016/10/16 - 2016/10/28: Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Fishery, Wuhan, China (scientific)
    Bilateral project co-operation
  • 2014/03/17 - 2014/03/20: NARIC HAKI Szarvas, Hungary (expert)
    Training course of recirculation aquaculture systems
  • 2014/02/05 - 2014/02/14: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (expert)
    Training course for people working with experimental animals. Felasa Cat. 3
  • 2013/11/18 - 2013/11/22: Mendel University Brno, Czech Republic (teaching)
    ERASMUS
  • 2012/10/22 - 2012/11/06: Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Fishery, Wuhan, China (scientific)
    Bilateral project co-operation
  • 2010/12/13 - 2011/01/06: Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel (expert)
    MASHAV's training and capacity building program on Aquaculture: Production and Management.

Projects

scientific

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
The EU Aquaponics Hub: Realising Sustainable Integrated Fish and Vegetable Production in the EU 2014-2018 EU 2014/01/01 - 2018/12/31 partner
Rast i zdravstveni status riba pri zamjeni ribljeg brašna različitim izvorima proteina u ribljoj hrani MZO 2015/01/01 - 2017/12/31 coordinator
Naseljavanje, migracije, kondicija i prehrana ugrožene jegulje (Anguilla anguilla) u mediteranskim ekosustavima Hrvatske i Crne Gore Bilateralni, MZOS - Crna Gora 2015/03/01 - 2016/12/31 partner
The Comparative Study of Genus Cobitis from Croatia and China based on Morphological and Genetic Analysis Bilateralni, MZOS - Kina 2014/01/01 - 2015/12/31 partner
Genetika, hranidba i uvođenje novih vrsta u akvakulturi Other 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 coordinator

expert

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Čimbenici potrošnje svježe ribe u hrvatskoj - primjena teorije planiranog ponašanja Suradnja s gospodarstvom 2014/09/30 - 2014/10/30 coordinator

development

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Upravljanje vlažnim staništima razvojem sustava integriranog multisenzornog monitoringa EU programi 2020/08/17 - 2023/08/17 partner

university support

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Učinak recirkulacijskog sustava vode na performanse rasta i zdravstveni status riba Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 coordinator
Performansa rasta i zdravstveni status riba pri zamjeni ribljeg brašna alternativnim izvorima proteina u ribljoj hrani Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 coordinator
Utjecaj zavisnih ekoloških i antropogenih čimbenika na nativnu ihtiofaunu rijeke Save Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 coordinator
Utjecaj ekoloških faktora na ihtiofaunu rijeke Save Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2013/10/01 - 2014/06/30 coordinator

Publications

  • Topić Popović, N., Beer Ljubić, B., Strunjak-Perović, I., Babić, .S., Lorencin, V., Jadan, M., Čižmek, L., Matulić, D., Bojanić, K., Čož-Rakovac, R. (2020): Seasonal antioxidant and biochemical properties of the Northern Adriatic Pecten jacobaeus. PLoS ONE, 15(3):
    e0230539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230539
  • Matulić, D., Barišić, J., Aničić, I. et al. (2020): Growth, health aspects and histopathology of brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus L.): replacing fishmeal with soybean meal and brewer’s yeast. Sci Rep 10, 1104.
  • Piria, M., Simonović, P., Zanella, D., Ćaleta, M., Šprem, Š., Paunović, M., Tomljanović, T., Gavrilović, A., Pecina, M., Špelić, I., Matulić, D., Rezić, A., Aničić, I., Safner, R., Treer, T. (2018): Long-term analysis of fish assemblage structure in the middle section of the Sava River–The impact of pollution, flood protection and dam construction. Science of the Total Environment, 651, 143-153
  • Špoljar, M., Dražina, T., Lajtner, J., Duić Sertić, M., Radanović, I., Wallace, R., Matulić, D., Tomljanović, T. (2018): Zooplankton assemblage in four temperate shallow waterbodies in association with habitat heterogeneity and alternative states. Limnologica. 71, 4; 51-61
  • Li, Y., Jia, Z., Liang, X.., Matulić, D., Hussein, M., Gao, J. (2018): Growth performance, fatty-acid composition, lipid deposition and hepatic-lipid metabolism-related gene expression in juvenile pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus fed diets with different dietary soybean oil levels. // Journal of Fish Biology. 92, 1; 17-33
  • Yan, J., Li, Y., Liang, X., Zhang, Y., Dawood, M.A., Matulić, D., Gao, J. (2017) Effects of dietary protein and lipid levels on growth performance, fatty acid composition and antioxidant related gene expressions in juvenile loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. Aquaculture Research. In press. DOI:10.1111/are.13352

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=302685

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=a-_N1cEAAAAJ&hl=hr

Other professional activities

  • 2016 - 2020: Croatian Journal of Fisheries
    Editor-In-Chief
  • 2012 - 2016: Croatian Journal of Fisheries
    Section Editor
  • 2012 - 2020: European Aquaculture Society (EAS)
    Member

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