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
- Agrarna zoologija (26579)
- Ihtiologija (26629)
- Limnologija i oceanologija (144567)
- Metode istraživanja u akvakulturi (173792)
- Biodiverzitet Jadrana i kopnenih voda (143882)
- Akvakultura (226341)
- Hranidba u akvakulturi (226265)
- Ribolov (169511)
- Uzgoj Avertebrata (169219)
- Osnove agrarne zoologije (26687)
- Ribarstvo (26430)
- Izvorne pasmine i njihova zaštita (157048)
- Stručni projekt - Ribarstvo i lovstvo (251042)
- Stručna praksa - Ribarstvo i lovstvo (251040)
- Proizvodnja biogoriva iz akvakulture i ribarstva (269571)
- Salmonikultura (246757)
- Hranidba akvatičnih organizama (246751)
- Izrada i prezentacija stručnog rada (24674)
- Agrarna zoologija (275653)
- Aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity (146061)
- Basics of Agricultural Zoology (152067)
- Ichthyology (152086)
- Limnology and Oceanology (152089)
- Aquaculture (188836)
- Invertebrates breeding (197694)
- New technologies in aquaculture (251088)
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 |
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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 |
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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