TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rammou, Dimitra-Lida
AU  - Karaiskou, Nikoleta
AU  - Minoudi, Styliani
AU  - Kazilas, Christos
AU  - Moulistanos, Aristotelis
AU  - Gkagkavouzis, Konstantinos
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Nikolić, Tijana
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Youlatos, Dionisios
AU  - Triantafyllidis, Alexandros
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6421
AB  - The Balkan Peninsula acted as a refugium for many steppic species during the Pleistocene, resulting in a high genetic variability, which, in some cases, presents a northward decreasing latitudinal gradient. In the present study, we investigate the genetic diversity of the European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in its Balkan distribution, sampled comprehensively across its entire distribution in Greece (133 samples from 21 localities). These samples are compared with others from Serbia (54 samples from eight localities) and the available published data from its range in Europe (124 sequences from GenBank). Our results show that the genetic diversity of the Greek and Serbian populations is not correlated with a latitudinal gradient. However, when the entire European range is considered, the model that best fits the genetic variation of the species is based on the ‘centre–periphery’ hypothesis. The founder (centre) populations of the species were most probably situated in south-eastern Bulgaria and European Turkey and underwent rapid expansion post-glacially, during the Holocene, both northwards (Central Europe) and southwards (Greece), as revealed by the decreased genetic diversity and phylogeographical inference analysis in these marginal regions. These results indicate a particular phylogeographical history of a European species and set a baseline for conservation management in its southern populations.
PB  - Oxford University Press
T2  - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
T1  - Phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Balkans
IS  - 2
VL  - 139
DO  - 10.1093/biolinnean/blad021
SP  - 158
EP  - 172
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Rammou, Dimitra-Lida and Karaiskou, Nikoleta and Minoudi, Styliani and Kazilas, Christos and Moulistanos, Aristotelis and Gkagkavouzis, Konstantinos and Ćirović, Duško and Nikolić, Tijana and Ćosić, Nada and Youlatos, Dionisios and Triantafyllidis, Alexandros",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The Balkan Peninsula acted as a refugium for many steppic species during the Pleistocene, resulting in a high genetic variability, which, in some cases, presents a northward decreasing latitudinal gradient. In the present study, we investigate the genetic diversity of the European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in its Balkan distribution, sampled comprehensively across its entire distribution in Greece (133 samples from 21 localities). These samples are compared with others from Serbia (54 samples from eight localities) and the available published data from its range in Europe (124 sequences from GenBank). Our results show that the genetic diversity of the Greek and Serbian populations is not correlated with a latitudinal gradient. However, when the entire European range is considered, the model that best fits the genetic variation of the species is based on the ‘centre–periphery’ hypothesis. The founder (centre) populations of the species were most probably situated in south-eastern Bulgaria and European Turkey and underwent rapid expansion post-glacially, during the Holocene, both northwards (Central Europe) and southwards (Greece), as revealed by the decreased genetic diversity and phylogeographical inference analysis in these marginal regions. These results indicate a particular phylogeographical history of a European species and set a baseline for conservation management in its southern populations.",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
journal = "Biological Journal of the Linnean Society",
title = "Phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Balkans",
number = "2",
volume = "139",
doi = "10.1093/biolinnean/blad021",
pages = "158-172"
}

Rammou, D., Karaiskou, N., Minoudi, S., Kazilas, C., Moulistanos, A., Gkagkavouzis, K., Ćirović, D., Nikolić, T., Ćosić, N., Youlatos, D.,& Triantafyllidis, A.. (2023). Phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Balkans. in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Oxford University Press., 139(2), 158-172.
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad021

Rammou D, Karaiskou N, Minoudi S, Kazilas C, Moulistanos A, Gkagkavouzis K, Ćirović D, Nikolić T, Ćosić N, Youlatos D, Triantafyllidis A. Phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Balkans. in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2023;139(2):158-172.
doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blad021 .

Rammou, Dimitra-Lida, Karaiskou, Nikoleta, Minoudi, Styliani, Kazilas, Christos, Moulistanos, Aristotelis, Gkagkavouzis, Konstantinos, Ćirović, Duško, Nikolić, Tijana, Ćosić, Nada, Youlatos, Dionisios, Triantafyllidis, Alexandros, "Phylogeography of the European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in the Balkans" in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 139, no. 2 (2023):158-172,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad021 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU  - Kuručki, Milica
AU  - Bogdanović, Neda
AU  - Pantelić, Ilija
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4986
AB  - PURPOSE The knowledge of heartworm disease in free ranging wild canid populations is limited. As it is very difficult to monitor this disease in live animals, sporadic findings are mostly obtained by examining culled individuals of game species. METHODS As a part of a broader study on jackal (Canis aureus) ecology in Serbia, the necropsy of legally hunted animals was performed in 2020. RESULTS Two cases of heartworm infection with unusually located adult heartworms were diagnosed. The first case is an adult female jackal harvested in the vicinity of the capital city of Belgrade. Three adult specimens of Dirofilaria immitis were found in the right atrium of the heart, and nine adult specimens were located at an atypical site, in the vena cava caudalis. Very similar, the second case was in an adult female jackal harvested in the vicinity of Bački Monoštor. In this case, six adult specimens of D. immitis were found in the right atrium of the heart and six more adult specimens in the vena cava caudalis. CONCLUSION Although this nematode generally resides in the pulmonary arteries and the right ventricle of the heart, rare findings in other large blood vessels can occur. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first and only two confirmed cases of adult D. immitis found in vena cava caudalis in jackals in Europe.
PB  - Cham: Springer
T2  - Acta Parasitologica
T1  - Heartworm Disease in Jackals: Unusual Location of Dirofilaria immitis.
VL  - 67
DO  - 10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9
SP  - 1412
EP  - 1415
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Penezić, Aleksandra and Kuručki, Milica and Bogdanović, Neda and Pantelić, Ilija and Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2022",
abstract = "PURPOSE The knowledge of heartworm disease in free ranging wild canid populations is limited. As it is very difficult to monitor this disease in live animals, sporadic findings are mostly obtained by examining culled individuals of game species. METHODS As a part of a broader study on jackal (Canis aureus) ecology in Serbia, the necropsy of legally hunted animals was performed in 2020. RESULTS Two cases of heartworm infection with unusually located adult heartworms were diagnosed. The first case is an adult female jackal harvested in the vicinity of the capital city of Belgrade. Three adult specimens of Dirofilaria immitis were found in the right atrium of the heart, and nine adult specimens were located at an atypical site, in the vena cava caudalis. Very similar, the second case was in an adult female jackal harvested in the vicinity of Bački Monoštor. In this case, six adult specimens of D. immitis were found in the right atrium of the heart and six more adult specimens in the vena cava caudalis. CONCLUSION Although this nematode generally resides in the pulmonary arteries and the right ventricle of the heart, rare findings in other large blood vessels can occur. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first and only two confirmed cases of adult D. immitis found in vena cava caudalis in jackals in Europe.",
publisher = "Cham: Springer",
journal = "Acta Parasitologica",
title = "Heartworm Disease in Jackals: Unusual Location of Dirofilaria immitis.",
volume = "67",
doi = "10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9",
pages = "1412-1415"
}

Penezić, A., Kuručki, M., Bogdanović, N., Pantelić, I., Bugarski-Stanojević, V.,& Ćirović, D.. (2022). Heartworm Disease in Jackals: Unusual Location of Dirofilaria immitis.. in Acta Parasitologica
Cham: Springer., 67, 1412-1415.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9

Penezić A, Kuručki M, Bogdanović N, Pantelić I, Bugarski-Stanojević V, Ćirović D. Heartworm Disease in Jackals: Unusual Location of Dirofilaria immitis.. in Acta Parasitologica. 2022;67:1412-1415.
doi:10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9 .

Penezić, Aleksandra, Kuručki, Milica, Bogdanović, Neda, Pantelić, Ilija, Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, Ćirović, Duško, "Heartworm Disease in Jackals: Unusual Location of Dirofilaria immitis." in Acta Parasitologica, 67 (2022):1412-1415,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00567-9 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Stojković, Oliver
AU  - Veličković, Jelena
AU  - Savić, Ivo
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1097
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC9105853
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4964
AB  - We explored the cryptic speciation of the Nannospalax leucodon species complex, characterised by intense karyotype evolution and reduced phenotypic variability that has produced different lineages, out of which 25 are described as chromosomal forms (CFs), so many cryptic species remain unnoticed. Although some of them should be classified as threatened, they lack the official nomenclature necessary to be involved in conservation strategies. Reproductive isolation between seven CFs has previously been demonstrated. To investigate the amount and dynamics of genetic discrepancy that follows chromosomal changes, infer speciation levels, and obtain phylogenetic patterns, we analysed mitochondrial 16S rRNA and MT-CYTB nucleotide polymorphism among 17 CFs-the highest number studied so far. Phylogenetic trees delineated 11 CFs as separate clades. Evolutionary divergence values overlapped with acknowledged higher taxonomic categories, or sometimes exceeded them. The fact that CFs with higher 2n are evolutionary older corresponds to the fusion hypothesis of Nannospalax karyotype evolution. To participate in conservation strategies, N. leucodon classification should follow the biological species concept, and proposed cryptic species should be formally named, despite a lack of classical morphometric discrepancy. We draw attention towards the syrmiensis and montanosyrmiensis CFs, estimated to be endangered/critically endangered, and emphasise the need for detailed monitoring and population survey for other cryptic species.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Animals
T1  - Cryptic Diversity of the European Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Species Complex: Implications for Conservation.
IS  - 9
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/ani12091097
SP  - 1097
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja and Stamenković, Gorana and Jojić, Vida and Ćosić, Nada and Ćirović, Duško and Stojković, Oliver and Veličković, Jelena and Savić, Ivo",
year = "2022",
abstract = "We explored the cryptic speciation of the Nannospalax leucodon species complex, characterised by intense karyotype evolution and reduced phenotypic variability that has produced different lineages, out of which 25 are described as chromosomal forms (CFs), so many cryptic species remain unnoticed. Although some of them should be classified as threatened, they lack the official nomenclature necessary to be involved in conservation strategies. Reproductive isolation between seven CFs has previously been demonstrated. To investigate the amount and dynamics of genetic discrepancy that follows chromosomal changes, infer speciation levels, and obtain phylogenetic patterns, we analysed mitochondrial 16S rRNA and MT-CYTB nucleotide polymorphism among 17 CFs-the highest number studied so far. Phylogenetic trees delineated 11 CFs as separate clades. Evolutionary divergence values overlapped with acknowledged higher taxonomic categories, or sometimes exceeded them. The fact that CFs with higher 2n are evolutionary older corresponds to the fusion hypothesis of Nannospalax karyotype evolution. To participate in conservation strategies, N. leucodon classification should follow the biological species concept, and proposed cryptic species should be formally named, despite a lack of classical morphometric discrepancy. We draw attention towards the syrmiensis and montanosyrmiensis CFs, estimated to be endangered/critically endangered, and emphasise the need for detailed monitoring and population survey for other cryptic species.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Animals",
title = "Cryptic Diversity of the European Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Species Complex: Implications for Conservation.",
number = "9",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/ani12091097",
pages = "1097"
}

Bugarski-Stanojević, V., Stamenković, G., Jojić, V., Ćosić, N., Ćirović, D., Stojković, O., Veličković, J.,& Savić, I.. (2022). Cryptic Diversity of the European Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Species Complex: Implications for Conservation.. in Animals
Basel: MDPI., 12(9), 1097.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091097

Bugarski-Stanojević V, Stamenković G, Jojić V, Ćosić N, Ćirović D, Stojković O, Veličković J, Savić I. Cryptic Diversity of the European Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Species Complex: Implications for Conservation.. in Animals. 2022;12(9):1097.
doi:10.3390/ani12091097 .

Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, Stamenković, Gorana, Jojić, Vida, Ćosić, Nada, Ćirović, Duško, Stojković, Oliver, Veličković, Jelena, Savić, Ivo, "Cryptic Diversity of the European Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Species Complex: Implications for Conservation." in Animals, 12, no. 9 (2022):1097,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091097 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Đokić, Marko
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Savić, Ivo
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5312
AB  - Vrste slepog kučeta iz roda Nannospalax se, pored brojnih adaptacija na podzemni način života, karakterišu i izraženom varijabilnošću kariotipa. Do sada su opisane čak 74 različite hromozomske forme (HF), ali su zvanično priznate samo tri vrste.1 Svaka je zapravo kompleks vrsta sa statusom „nedovoljno podataka“ na IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Evropske vrste ovog roda sačinjavaju kompleks N. leucodon supersp.1 Među njima je više od 20 različitih HF, od kojih je pet (hungaricus, serbicus, montanoserbicus, syrmiensis, montanosyrmiensis) prisutno u Srbiji, a poslednje dve se vode kao ugrožene.2 Iako su međusobno reproduktivno izolovane i filogenetski udaljene, zbog nedostatka morfoloških razlika predstavljaju kriptične vrste. Sa konzervacionog aspekta je veoma važno vršiti monitoring njihovih populacija i utvrditi areale rasprostanjenja. Stoga je neophodno razviti pouzdanu i neinvazivnu metodu za njihovu efikasnu determinaciju. Inter Simple Sequence Repeat ˗ Polymerase Chain Reaction (ISSR-PCR) tehnika, koja produkuje ISSR markere – anonimne sekvence DNK ograničene invertovanim tandemskim ponovcima, se pokazala kao korisna u identifikaciji morfološki sličnih vrsta kod nekoliko sisarskih taksona.3 Od 11 različitih ISSR prajmera testiranih na prisustvo fragmenata DNK specifičnih za vrstu, na ukupnom uzorku od 25 jedinki, tri prajmera (CAA)5GC; (CAG)4AC i (GA)8AC su dala informativne profile DNK, obezbeđujući pouzdano i jasno prepoznavanje svih pet analiziranih kriptičnih vrsta.
AB  - Врсте слепог кучета из рода Nannospalax се, поред бројних адаптација на подземни начин живота, карактеришу и израженом варијабилношћу кариотипа. До сада су описане чак 74 различите хромозомске форме (ХФ), али су званично признате само три врсте.1 Свака је заправо комплекс врста са статусом „недовољно података“ на IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Европске врсте овог рода сачињавају комплекс N. leucodon supersp.1 Међу њима је више од 20 различитих ХФ, од којих је пет (hungaricus, serbicus, montanoserbicus, syrmiensis, montanosyrmiensis) присутно у Србији, а последње две се воде као угрожене.2 Иако су међусобно репродуктивно изоловане и филогенетски удаљене, због недостатка морфолошких разлика представљају криптичне врсте. Са конзервационог аспекта је веома важно вршити мониторинг њихових популација и утврдити ареале распростањења. Стога је неопходно развити поуздану и неинвазивну методу за њихову ефикасну детерминацију. Inter Simple Sequence Repeat ˗ Polymerase Chain Reaction (ISSR-PCR) техника, која продукује ISSR маркере – анонимне секвенце ДНК ограничене инвертованим тандемским поновцима, се показала као корисна у идентификацији морфолошки сличних врста код неколико сисарских таксона.3 Од 11 различитих ISSR прајмера тестираних на присуство фрагмената ДНК специфичних за врсту, на укупном узорку од 25 јединки, три прајмера (CAA)5GC; (CAG)4AC и (GA)8AC су дала информативне профиле ДНК, обезбеђујући поуздано и јасно препознавање свих пет анализираних криптичних врста.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Biological Society
C3  - Knjiga sažetaka: Treći Kongres biologa Srbije: Osnovna i primenjena istraživanja: Metodika nastave; 2022 Sep 21-25; Zlatibor, Serbia
T1  - ISSR-PCR kao jednostavna dijagnostička metoda za razlikovanje kriptičnih vrsta Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia)
T1  - ISSR-PCR као једноставна дијагностичка метода за разликовање криптичних врста Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia)
SP  - 106
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5312
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Đokić, Marko and Stamenković, Gorana and Jojić, Vida and Ćosić, Nada and Ćirović, Duško and Savić, Ivo and Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Vrste slepog kučeta iz roda Nannospalax se, pored brojnih adaptacija na podzemni način života, karakterišu i izraženom varijabilnošću kariotipa. Do sada su opisane čak 74 različite hromozomske forme (HF), ali su zvanično priznate samo tri vrste.1 Svaka je zapravo kompleks vrsta sa statusom „nedovoljno podataka“ na IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Evropske vrste ovog roda sačinjavaju kompleks N. leucodon supersp.1 Među njima je više od 20 različitih HF, od kojih je pet (hungaricus, serbicus, montanoserbicus, syrmiensis, montanosyrmiensis) prisutno u Srbiji, a poslednje dve se vode kao ugrožene.2 Iako su međusobno reproduktivno izolovane i filogenetski udaljene, zbog nedostatka morfoloških razlika predstavljaju kriptične vrste. Sa konzervacionog aspekta je veoma važno vršiti monitoring njihovih populacija i utvrditi areale rasprostanjenja. Stoga je neophodno razviti pouzdanu i neinvazivnu metodu za njihovu efikasnu determinaciju. Inter Simple Sequence Repeat ˗ Polymerase Chain Reaction (ISSR-PCR) tehnika, koja produkuje ISSR markere – anonimne sekvence DNK ograničene invertovanim tandemskim ponovcima, se pokazala kao korisna u identifikaciji morfološki sličnih vrsta kod nekoliko sisarskih taksona.3 Od 11 različitih ISSR prajmera testiranih na prisustvo fragmenata DNK specifičnih za vrstu, na ukupnom uzorku od 25 jedinki, tri prajmera (CAA)5GC; (CAG)4AC i (GA)8AC su dala informativne profile DNK, obezbeđujući pouzdano i jasno prepoznavanje svih pet analiziranih kriptičnih vrsta., Врсте слепог кучета из рода Nannospalax се, поред бројних адаптација на подземни начин живота, карактеришу и израженом варијабилношћу кариотипа. До сада су описане чак 74 различите хромозомске форме (ХФ), али су званично признате само три врсте.1 Свака је заправо комплекс врста са статусом „недовољно података“ на IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Европске врсте овог рода сачињавају комплекс N. leucodon supersp.1 Међу њима је више од 20 различитих ХФ, од којих је пет (hungaricus, serbicus, montanoserbicus, syrmiensis, montanosyrmiensis) присутно у Србији, а последње две се воде као угрожене.2 Иако су међусобно репродуктивно изоловане и филогенетски удаљене, због недостатка морфолошких разлика представљају криптичне врсте. Са конзервационог аспекта је веома важно вршити мониторинг њихових популација и утврдити ареале распростањења. Стога је неопходно развити поуздану и неинвазивну методу за њихову ефикасну детерминацију. Inter Simple Sequence Repeat ˗ Polymerase Chain Reaction (ISSR-PCR) техника, која продукује ISSR маркере – анонимне секвенце ДНК ограничене инвертованим тандемским поновцима, се показала као корисна у идентификацији морфолошки сличних врста код неколико сисарских таксона.3 Од 11 различитих ISSR прајмера тестираних на присуство фрагмената ДНК специфичних за врсту, на укупном узорку од 25 јединки, три прајмера (CAA)5GC; (CAG)4AC и (GA)8AC су дала информативне профиле ДНК, обезбеђујући поуздано и јасно препознавање свих пет анализираних криптичних врста.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Serbian Biological Society",
journal = "Knjiga sažetaka: Treći Kongres biologa Srbije: Osnovna i primenjena istraživanja: Metodika nastave; 2022 Sep 21-25; Zlatibor, Serbia",
title = "ISSR-PCR kao jednostavna dijagnostička metoda za razlikovanje kriptičnih vrsta Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia), ISSR-PCR као једноставна дијагностичка метода за разликовање криптичних врста Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia)",
pages = "106",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5312"
}

Đokić, M., Stamenković, G., Jojić, V., Ćosić, N., Ćirović, D., Savić, I.,& Bugarski-Stanojević, V.. (2022). ISSR-PCR kao jednostavna dijagnostička metoda za razlikovanje kriptičnih vrsta Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia). in Knjiga sažetaka: Treći Kongres biologa Srbije: Osnovna i primenjena istraživanja: Metodika nastave; 2022 Sep 21-25; Zlatibor, Serbia
Belgrade: Serbian Biological Society., 106.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5312

Đokić M, Stamenković G, Jojić V, Ćosić N, Ćirović D, Savić I, Bugarski-Stanojević V. ISSR-PCR kao jednostavna dijagnostička metoda za razlikovanje kriptičnih vrsta Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia). in Knjiga sažetaka: Treći Kongres biologa Srbije: Osnovna i primenjena istraživanja: Metodika nastave; 2022 Sep 21-25; Zlatibor, Serbia. 2022;:106.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5312 .

Đokić, Marko, Stamenković, Gorana, Jojić, Vida, Ćosić, Nada, Ćirović, Duško, Savić, Ivo, Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, "ISSR-PCR kao jednostavna dijagnostička metoda za razlikovanje kriptičnih vrsta Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia)" in Knjiga sažetaka: Treći Kongres biologa Srbije: Osnovna i primenjena istraživanja: Metodika nastave; 2022 Sep 21-25; Zlatibor, Serbia (2022):106,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5312 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Budnar, Marta
AU  - Zakić, Tamara
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Kalezić, Anđelika
AU  - Korać, Aleksandra
AU  - Janković, Aleksandra
AU  - Korać, Bato
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4805
AB  - Hibernators enter into an extreme state of prolonged torpor characterized by hypometabolism (over 95% metabolic suppression), significant suppression of vital functions, and hypothermia. Specific regulatory mechanisms control physiological processes and metabolic functions that allow hibernators to survive challenging environmental conditions. Skin is one of the most metabolically active organs with intense fluctuations in metabolic rates that are accompanied by adequate changes in the antioxidant status. However, there is little data concerning redox-metabolic-related changes in hibernators skin. This study aimed to investigate nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2)-dependent control of redox and metabolic responses in the skin (epidermis and dermis) of ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in pre-hibernation, hibernation (torpor), and post-hibernation. To that end, we examined the protein expression of Nrf2, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α), and key antioxidant defense (AD) and metabolic enzymes. Our results showed no change in HIF-1α protein expression during circannual phases, indicating that skin is not hypoxic during hibernation. Moreover, Nrf2 was strongly elevated in hibernation and post-hibernation, accompanied by higher methionine sulfoxide reductase A protein expression in hibernation. Interestingly, in hibernation protein levels of most AD enzymes remain on pre-hibernation level, while post-hibernation was characterized by high expression of manganese superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, indicating a possible role of Nrf2 in preconditioning during hibernation. Indeed, such AD and Nrf2 increases correlated with upregulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, complex III of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, and fatty acid synthase in hibernation and post-hibernation, and with an additional increase in enzymes of mitochondrial and peroxisomal β-oxidation in post-hibernation. The results suggest that Nrf2 is involved in the regulation of complex antioxidant response concerning changes in metabolic activity in the skin of ground squirrel in hibernation and post-hibernation to maintain optimal conditions for surviving.
PB  - Elsevier Inc.
C3  - Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) Annual Meeting Abstracts “Redox biology in the 21st century: a new scientific discipline” 15-18 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Nrf2-dependent control of redox and metabolic profile in the skin of hibernating ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
DO  - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.08.060
SP  - S65
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abstract = "Hibernators enter into an extreme state of prolonged torpor characterized by hypometabolism (over 95% metabolic suppression), significant suppression of vital functions, and hypothermia. Specific regulatory mechanisms control physiological processes and metabolic functions that allow hibernators to survive challenging environmental conditions. Skin is one of the most metabolically active organs with intense fluctuations in metabolic rates that are accompanied by adequate changes in the antioxidant status. However, there is little data concerning redox-metabolic-related changes in hibernators skin. This study aimed to investigate nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2)-dependent control of redox and metabolic responses in the skin (epidermis and dermis) of ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in pre-hibernation, hibernation (torpor), and post-hibernation. To that end, we examined the protein expression of Nrf2, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α), and key antioxidant defense (AD) and metabolic enzymes. Our results showed no change in HIF-1α protein expression during circannual phases, indicating that skin is not hypoxic during hibernation. Moreover, Nrf2 was strongly elevated in hibernation and post-hibernation, accompanied by higher methionine sulfoxide reductase A protein expression in hibernation. Interestingly, in hibernation protein levels of most AD enzymes remain on pre-hibernation level, while post-hibernation was characterized by high expression of manganese superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, indicating a possible role of Nrf2 in preconditioning during hibernation. Indeed, such AD and Nrf2 increases correlated with upregulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, complex III of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, and fatty acid synthase in hibernation and post-hibernation, and with an additional increase in enzymes of mitochondrial and peroxisomal β-oxidation in post-hibernation. The results suggest that Nrf2 is involved in the regulation of complex antioxidant response concerning changes in metabolic activity in the skin of ground squirrel in hibernation and post-hibernation to maintain optimal conditions for surviving.",
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Budnar, M., Zakić, T., Ćirović, D., Kalezić, A., Korać, A., Janković, A.,& Korać, B.. (2021). Nrf2-dependent control of redox and metabolic profile in the skin of hibernating ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus). in Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) Annual Meeting Abstracts “Redox biology in the 21st century: a new scientific discipline” 15-18 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
Elsevier Inc.., S65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.08.060

Budnar M, Zakić T, Ćirović D, Kalezić A, Korać A, Janković A, Korać B. Nrf2-dependent control of redox and metabolic profile in the skin of hibernating ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus). in Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) Annual Meeting Abstracts “Redox biology in the 21st century: a new scientific discipline” 15-18 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia. 2021;:S65.
doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.08.060 .

Budnar, Marta, Zakić, Tamara, Ćirović, Duško, Kalezić, Anđelika, Korać, Aleksandra, Janković, Aleksandra, Korać, Bato, "Nrf2-dependent control of redox and metabolic profile in the skin of hibernating ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)" in Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) Annual Meeting Abstracts “Redox biology in the 21st century: a new scientific discipline” 15-18 June 2021, Belgrade, Serbia (2021):S65,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.08.060 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Ćirić, Danica
AU  - Stojković, Oliver
AU  - Veličković, Jelena
AU  - Kataranovski, Dragan
AU  - Savić, Ivo
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42991-020-00019-9
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3660
AB  - The role of intraspecific karyotype variability in reproductive isolation and speciation has been widely studied. Among the 26 genera of Palaearctic mammals, the blind mole rats genus Nannospalax has the highest karyotype variability with 74 chromosomal forms (CFs). Although these CFs have been described in detail, taxonomic effects of chromosomal rearrangements are still lacking, especially among 25 recorded CFs of European N. leucodon superspecies. As genetic discrepancies for most of them are missing, we analyze nucleotide sequence polymorphism of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene between eight N. leucodon CFs. Here we provide for the first time nucleotide sequence data for three CFs: monticola, montanoserbicus and syrmiensis using 40–57-year-old archived samples from our mammalian collection and thus demonstrate the usefulness of archived/museum samples as starting material for DNA analysis. The topology of the phylogenetic tree is congruent with the traditional taxonomic separation of recent blind mole rats with high support. Diversification of N. leucodon cluster into discrete subclusters—CFs—and the extent of evolutionary divergence among them are in accordance with previous findings of complete reproductive isolation between six CFs analyzed here. Additionally, the level of evolutionary divergence among six N. leucodon CFs resembles those recorded among clearly distinct Spalax species and four proposed species of N. ehrenbergi. These facts suggest that they could be cryptic species and bring attention to their conservation and natural resource protection.
PB  - Springer
T2  - Mammalian Biology
T1  - 16S rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the lesser blind mole rat Nannospalax leucodon superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae)
VL  - 100
DO  - 10.1007/s42991-020-00019-9
SP  - 315
EP  - 324
ER  - 

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year = "2020",
abstract = "The role of intraspecific karyotype variability in reproductive isolation and speciation has been widely studied. Among the 26 genera of Palaearctic mammals, the blind mole rats genus Nannospalax has the highest karyotype variability with 74 chromosomal forms (CFs). Although these CFs have been described in detail, taxonomic effects of chromosomal rearrangements are still lacking, especially among 25 recorded CFs of European N. leucodon superspecies. As genetic discrepancies for most of them are missing, we analyze nucleotide sequence polymorphism of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene between eight N. leucodon CFs. Here we provide for the first time nucleotide sequence data for three CFs: monticola, montanoserbicus and syrmiensis using 40–57-year-old archived samples from our mammalian collection and thus demonstrate the usefulness of archived/museum samples as starting material for DNA analysis. The topology of the phylogenetic tree is congruent with the traditional taxonomic separation of recent blind mole rats with high support. Diversification of N. leucodon cluster into discrete subclusters—CFs—and the extent of evolutionary divergence among them are in accordance with previous findings of complete reproductive isolation between six CFs analyzed here. Additionally, the level of evolutionary divergence among six N. leucodon CFs resembles those recorded among clearly distinct Spalax species and four proposed species of N. ehrenbergi. These facts suggest that they could be cryptic species and bring attention to their conservation and natural resource protection.",
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Bugarski-Stanojević, V., Stamenković, G., Ćirović, D., Ćirić, D., Stojković, O., Veličković, J., Kataranovski, D.,& Savić, I.. (2020). 16S rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the lesser blind mole rat Nannospalax leucodon superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae). in Mammalian Biology
Springer., 100, 315-324.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-020-00019-9

Bugarski-Stanojević V, Stamenković G, Ćirović D, Ćirić D, Stojković O, Veličković J, Kataranovski D, Savić I. 16S rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the lesser blind mole rat Nannospalax leucodon superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae). in Mammalian Biology. 2020;100:315-324.
doi:10.1007/s42991-020-00019-9 .

Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, Stamenković, Gorana, Ćirović, Duško, Ćirić, Danica, Stojković, Oliver, Veličković, Jelena, Kataranovski, Dragan, Savić, Ivo, "16S rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the lesser blind mole rat Nannospalax leucodon superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae)" in Mammalian Biology, 100 (2020):315-324,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-020-00019-9 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nikolić, Tijana
AU  - Arok, Maja
AU  - Radišić, Dimitrije
AU  - Mirč, Marko
AU  - Velaja, Lea
AU  - Milić, Dubravka
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://www.serbiosoc.org.rs/arch/index.php/abs/article/view/4485
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3654
AB  - Understanding the spatial and temporal effects of variable environmental conditions on demographic characteristics is important in order to stop the decline of endangered-species populations. To capture interactions between a species and its environment, in this work the demographic traits of the European ground squirrel (EGS), Spermophilus citellus, were modeled as a function of agricultural landscape structure. The habitat suitability index was determined for 20 localities within the study area based on habitat use, management and type. After mapping the habitat patch occupancy in the field, crop cover maps, the average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and automated water extraction index (AWEI) were obtained from satellite images covering the period 2013-2015. This data was used to develop population-level generalized linear models (GLMs) and individual-level conditional mixed-effects models (GLMMs) in R package Ime4, focusing on the key demographic traits of the EGS. The land composition and patch carrying capacity (PCC) are the key determinants of the endangered EGS population size, while system productivity is the main factor influencing individuals’ body condition after monitoring for variations across sampling years and age classes. The proposed landscape structural models show that human activities and abiotic factors shape the demographic rates of the EGS. Thus, to conserve threatened species, an appropriate focus on the spatial adaptation strategies should be employed.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - Endangered species’ trait responses to environmental variability in agricultural settings
IS  - 1
VL  - 72
DO  - 10.2298/abs190715061n
SP  - 13
EP  - 21
ER  - 

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abstract = "Understanding the spatial and temporal effects of variable environmental conditions on demographic characteristics is important in order to stop the decline of endangered-species populations. To capture interactions between a species and its environment, in this work the demographic traits of the European ground squirrel (EGS), Spermophilus citellus, were modeled as a function of agricultural landscape structure. The habitat suitability index was determined for 20 localities within the study area based on habitat use, management and type. After mapping the habitat patch occupancy in the field, crop cover maps, the average normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and automated water extraction index (AWEI) were obtained from satellite images covering the period 2013-2015. This data was used to develop population-level generalized linear models (GLMs) and individual-level conditional mixed-effects models (GLMMs) in R package Ime4, focusing on the key demographic traits of the EGS. The land composition and patch carrying capacity (PCC) are the key determinants of the endangered EGS population size, while system productivity is the main factor influencing individuals’ body condition after monitoring for variations across sampling years and age classes. The proposed landscape structural models show that human activities and abiotic factors shape the demographic rates of the EGS. Thus, to conserve threatened species, an appropriate focus on the spatial adaptation strategies should be employed.",
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Nikolić, T., Arok, M., Radišić, D., Mirč, M., Velaja, L., Milić, D.,& Ćirović, D.. (2020). Endangered species’ trait responses to environmental variability in agricultural settings. in Archives of Biological Sciences, 72(1), 13-21.
https://doi.org/10.2298/abs190715061n

Nikolić T, Arok M, Radišić D, Mirč M, Velaja L, Milić D, Ćirović D. Endangered species’ trait responses to environmental variability in agricultural settings. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2020;72(1):13-21.
doi:10.2298/abs190715061n .

Nikolić, Tijana, Arok, Maja, Radišić, Dimitrije, Mirč, Marko, Velaja, Lea, Milić, Dubravka, Ćirović, Duško, "Endangered species’ trait responses to environmental variability in agricultural settings" in Archives of Biological Sciences, 72, no. 1 (2020):13-21,
https://doi.org/10.2298/abs190715061n . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
AU  - Stamenković, Gorana
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Ćirić, Danica
AU  - Stojković, Oliver
AU  - Veličković, Jelena
AU  - Kataranovski, Dragan
AU  - Savić, Ivo
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5657
AB  - Among 26 genera of Palaearctic mammals, the genus Nannospalax has the highest karyotype
variability with 74 chromosomal forms (CFs). Taxonomic effects i.e. implications to phylogeny
and speciation process of such chromosomal variety are still lacking, especially among 25
reported CFs of South-European N. leucodon superspecies. Many cryptic species are under
serious threat of complete disappearance, with population declines in Europe. As genetic
discrepancies for the majority of them are missing, we analyzed nucleotide sequence
polymorphism of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene between eight N. leucodon CFs and also
add for the first time nucleotide sequence data for three CFs: monticola, montanoserbicus
and syrmiensis. Further, including 40-57 years old teeth we evaluate the usefulness of the
archived samples, e.g. from museums and other old collections as starting material for
phylogenetic analysis. The topology of the Bayesian Inference tree is in agreement with the
traditional taxonomic separation of recent blind mole rats. Among the three superspecies, the
genetic diversity was lowest in N. ehrenbergi (0.004-0.031), highest in N. xanthodon (0.009-
0.063) and intermediate in N. leucodon (0.008-0.055). The comparable scale of evolutionary
divergence among N. leucodon CFs and among species from the genus Spalax supports our
previous proposal that seven reproductively isolated CFs should be considered to be cryptic
species and thus protected from extinction in their natural habitat.
PB  - Belgrade: Serbian Genetic Society
C3  - 6th Congress of the Serbian genetic society: Book of abstracts; 2019 Oct 13-17; Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
T1  - 16s rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the Lesser Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae)
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5657
ER  - 

@conference{
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year = "2019",
abstract = "Among 26 genera of Palaearctic mammals, the genus Nannospalax has the highest karyotype
variability with 74 chromosomal forms (CFs). Taxonomic effects i.e. implications to phylogeny
and speciation process of such chromosomal variety are still lacking, especially among 25
reported CFs of South-European N. leucodon superspecies. Many cryptic species are under
serious threat of complete disappearance, with population declines in Europe. As genetic
discrepancies for the majority of them are missing, we analyzed nucleotide sequence
polymorphism of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene between eight N. leucodon CFs and also
add for the first time nucleotide sequence data for three CFs: monticola, montanoserbicus
and syrmiensis. Further, including 40-57 years old teeth we evaluate the usefulness of the
archived samples, e.g. from museums and other old collections as starting material for
phylogenetic analysis. The topology of the Bayesian Inference tree is in agreement with the
traditional taxonomic separation of recent blind mole rats. Among the three superspecies, the
genetic diversity was lowest in N. ehrenbergi (0.004-0.031), highest in N. xanthodon (0.009-
0.063) and intermediate in N. leucodon (0.008-0.055). The comparable scale of evolutionary
divergence among N. leucodon CFs and among species from the genus Spalax supports our
previous proposal that seven reproductively isolated CFs should be considered to be cryptic
species and thus protected from extinction in their natural habitat.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Serbian Genetic Society",
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Bugarski-Stanojević, V., Stamenković, G., Ćirović, D., Ćirić, D., Stojković, O., Veličković, J., Kataranovski, D.,& Savić, I.. (2019). 16s rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the Lesser Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae). in 6th Congress of the Serbian genetic society: Book of abstracts; 2019 Oct 13-17; Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Belgrade: Serbian Genetic Society..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5657

Bugarski-Stanojević V, Stamenković G, Ćirović D, Ćirić D, Stojković O, Veličković J, Kataranovski D, Savić I. 16s rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the Lesser Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae). in 6th Congress of the Serbian genetic society: Book of abstracts; 2019 Oct 13-17; Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5657 .

Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, Stamenković, Gorana, Ćirović, Duško, Ćirić, Danica, Stojković, Oliver, Veličković, Jelena, Kataranovski, Dragan, Savić, Ivo, "16s rRNA gene polymorphism supports cryptic speciation within the Lesser Blind Mole Rat Nannospalax leucodon Superspecies (Rodentia: Spalacidae)" in 6th Congress of the Serbian genetic society: Book of abstracts; 2019 Oct 13-17; Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5657 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gajić, Bojan
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU  - Kuručki, Milica
AU  - Bogdanović, Neda
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4796
AB  - Thelazia callipaeda, originally known as an “Oriental eyeworm,” is a small nematode parasitizing the conjunctival sacs of
domestic and wild animals and humans. Previous studies conducted in Serbia have reported the eyeworm infections in dogs,
cats, and foxes, as well as in a human patient. As the data regarding thelaziosis from wildlife is still scarce, the aim of this study
was to investigate the presence of T. callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia. All collected nematodes were morphologically
identified as T. callipaeda males (n = 64) or females (n = 225). Molecular characterization, conducted by PCR
amplification followed by sequence analysis of partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1), revealed only haplotype 1
of T. callipaeda. The overall prevalence of thelaziosis was 38.1% (8/21). In all positive animals, both eyes were affected, with a
total parasitic load ranging from four to 132 worms per animal. Our results indicate the important epidemiological role of wolves
as wildlife reservoirs of T. callipaeda, expanding geographic range of infection, as well as intra- and interspecies contact rates,
although the role of other wild carnivore species (i.e., foxes and jackals) should be investigated in future studies.
PB  - New York: Springer Nature
T2  - Parasitology Research
T1  - First report of eyeworm infection by Thelazia callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia
VL  - 118
DO  - 10.1007/s00436-019-06519-z
SP  - 3549
EP  - 3553
ER  - 

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year = "2019",
abstract = "Thelazia callipaeda, originally known as an “Oriental eyeworm,” is a small nematode parasitizing the conjunctival sacs of
domestic and wild animals and humans. Previous studies conducted in Serbia have reported the eyeworm infections in dogs,
cats, and foxes, as well as in a human patient. As the data regarding thelaziosis from wildlife is still scarce, the aim of this study
was to investigate the presence of T. callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia. All collected nematodes were morphologically
identified as T. callipaeda males (n = 64) or females (n = 225). Molecular characterization, conducted by PCR
amplification followed by sequence analysis of partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1), revealed only haplotype 1
of T. callipaeda. The overall prevalence of thelaziosis was 38.1% (8/21). In all positive animals, both eyes were affected, with a
total parasitic load ranging from four to 132 worms per animal. Our results indicate the important epidemiological role of wolves
as wildlife reservoirs of T. callipaeda, expanding geographic range of infection, as well as intra- and interspecies contact rates,
although the role of other wild carnivore species (i.e., foxes and jackals) should be investigated in future studies.",
publisher = "New York: Springer Nature",
journal = "Parasitology Research",
title = "First report of eyeworm infection by Thelazia callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia",
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Gajić, B., Bugarski-Stanojević, V., Penezić, A., Kuručki, M., Bogdanović, N.,& Ćirović, D.. (2019). First report of eyeworm infection by Thelazia callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia. in Parasitology Research
New York: Springer Nature., 118, 3549-3553.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06519-z

Gajić B, Bugarski-Stanojević V, Penezić A, Kuručki M, Bogdanović N, Ćirović D. First report of eyeworm infection by Thelazia callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia. in Parasitology Research. 2019;118:3549-3553.
doi:10.1007/s00436-019-06519-z .

Gajić, Bojan, Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, Penezić, Aleksandra, Kuručki, Milica, Bogdanović, Neda, Ćirović, Duško, "First report of eyeworm infection by Thelazia callipaeda in gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Serbia" in Parasitology Research, 118 (2019):3549-3553,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06519-z . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nikolić, Tijana
AU  - Radišić, Dimitrije
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
AU  - Milić, Dubravka
AU  - Vujić, Ante
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3438
AB  - Grasslands are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Spatial prioritization of high quality habitat in agricultural landscapes is needed to protect grassland biodiversity. Within this context, we focused on European ground squirrel, a keystone species in steppe and salt steppe ecosystems. Using historical data and habitat field mapping, this study evaluates species distribution and site occupancy along the southern margin of the species range (Serbia) and identifies priority conservation zones in an intensively used landscape. Using gap analysis to evaluate changes in distribution over time and land protection status of the occupied area, we found that the regional species range has been constricted by 70%, and that 43% of mapped areas were outside of conservation networks. We also used a landscape structure model and multivariate analysis to identify the effects of spatial heterogeneity on occupancy. After mapping potential conservation zones with a buffer radius of 4.6 km—the scale with significant effects on occupancy—we identified 19 potential agro-ecological zones that cover the full range of mapped species habitats. The proposed agro-ecological zones differ in percentage of occupancy, which was found to increase with the overall landscape heterogeneity. This study contributes to the ongoing effort to broaden the understanding of the ecology and conservation of the European ground squirrel and the grasslands they rely on. Conservation planning should be designed to protect grasslands occupied by ground squirrels, ensure that the agricultural matrix is permeable, and to sustain or enhance landscape heterogeneity.
T2  - Biodiversity and Conservation
T1  - Landscape heterogeneity effects on keystone rodent species: agro-ecological zoning for conservation of open grasslands
DO  - 10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nikolić, Tijana and Radišić, Dimitrije and Ćosić, Nada and Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo and Milić, Dubravka and Vujić, Ante and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Grasslands are one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Spatial prioritization of high quality habitat in agricultural landscapes is needed to protect grassland biodiversity. Within this context, we focused on European ground squirrel, a keystone species in steppe and salt steppe ecosystems. Using historical data and habitat field mapping, this study evaluates species distribution and site occupancy along the southern margin of the species range (Serbia) and identifies priority conservation zones in an intensively used landscape. Using gap analysis to evaluate changes in distribution over time and land protection status of the occupied area, we found that the regional species range has been constricted by 70%, and that 43% of mapped areas were outside of conservation networks. We also used a landscape structure model and multivariate analysis to identify the effects of spatial heterogeneity on occupancy. After mapping potential conservation zones with a buffer radius of 4.6 km—the scale with significant effects on occupancy—we identified 19 potential agro-ecological zones that cover the full range of mapped species habitats. The proposed agro-ecological zones differ in percentage of occupancy, which was found to increase with the overall landscape heterogeneity. This study contributes to the ongoing effort to broaden the understanding of the ecology and conservation of the European ground squirrel and the grasslands they rely on. Conservation planning should be designed to protect grasslands occupied by ground squirrels, ensure that the agricultural matrix is permeable, and to sustain or enhance landscape heterogeneity.",
journal = "Biodiversity and Conservation",
title = "Landscape heterogeneity effects on keystone rodent species: agro-ecological zoning for conservation of open grasslands",
doi = "10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y"
}

Nikolić, T., Radišić, D., Ćosić, N., Díaz-Delgado, R., Milić, D., Vujić, A.,& Ćirović, D.. (2019). Landscape heterogeneity effects on keystone rodent species: agro-ecological zoning for conservation of open grasslands. in Biodiversity and Conservation.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y

Nikolić T, Radišić D, Ćosić N, Díaz-Delgado R, Milić D, Vujić A, Ćirović D. Landscape heterogeneity effects on keystone rodent species: agro-ecological zoning for conservation of open grasslands. in Biodiversity and Conservation. 2019;.
doi:10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y .

Nikolić, Tijana, Radišić, Dimitrije, Ćosić, Nada, Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo, Milić, Dubravka, Vujić, Ante, Ćirović, Duško, "Landscape heterogeneity effects on keystone rodent species: agro-ecological zoning for conservation of open grasslands" in Biodiversity and Conservation (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01810-y . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Klun, Ivana
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Vasilev, Dragan
AU  - Teodorović, Vlado
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://www.akademiai.com/doi/10.1556/004.2019.004
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3333
AB  - Human trichinellosis and Trichinella infection in pigs are both still endemic in the Balkans, including Serbia. Because of the flow between the sylvatic and the domestic cycle of Trichinella spp., monitoring wildlife has been recommended for the risk assessment of Trichinella spp. infection in swine. We have previously shown the presence of Trichinella infection in wild carnivores including the wolf and the golden jackal, and here we report on Trichinella infection in several other mesocarnivore species. From a total of 469 animals collected between 1994 and 2013, Trichinella larvae were detected in 29 (6.2%, 95% CI = 4.0-8.4) animals, including 14 red foxes (4.7%), 7 wild cats (35%), 5 beech martens (4.8%), 2 pine martens (16.7%), and 1 European badger (6.25%). No Trichinella larvae were detected in the examined specimens of European polecats, steppe polecats and European otters. Species identification of the Trichinella larvae performed for 18 positive samples revealed T. spiralis in 77.8% and T. britovi in 22.2% of the isolates. Both species were detected in red foxes and wild cats. The predominance of T. spiralis in wildlife in Serbia indicates the (past or present) spillover of this pathogen from domestic to wild animals.
T2  - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T2  - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T1  - Trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting.
IS  - 1
VL  - 67
DO  - 10.1556/004.2019.004
SP  - 34
EP  - 39
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Klun, Ivana and Ćosić, Nada and Ćirović, Duško and Vasilev, Dragan and Teodorović, Vlado and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Human trichinellosis and Trichinella infection in pigs are both still endemic in the Balkans, including Serbia. Because of the flow between the sylvatic and the domestic cycle of Trichinella spp., monitoring wildlife has been recommended for the risk assessment of Trichinella spp. infection in swine. We have previously shown the presence of Trichinella infection in wild carnivores including the wolf and the golden jackal, and here we report on Trichinella infection in several other mesocarnivore species. From a total of 469 animals collected between 1994 and 2013, Trichinella larvae were detected in 29 (6.2%, 95% CI = 4.0-8.4) animals, including 14 red foxes (4.7%), 7 wild cats (35%), 5 beech martens (4.8%), 2 pine martens (16.7%), and 1 European badger (6.25%). No Trichinella larvae were detected in the examined specimens of European polecats, steppe polecats and European otters. Species identification of the Trichinella larvae performed for 18 positive samples revealed T. spiralis in 77.8% and T. britovi in 22.2% of the isolates. Both species were detected in red foxes and wild cats. The predominance of T. spiralis in wildlife in Serbia indicates the (past or present) spillover of this pathogen from domestic to wild animals.",
journal = "Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, Acta Veterinaria Hungarica",
title = "Trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting.",
number = "1",
volume = "67",
doi = "10.1556/004.2019.004",
pages = "34-39"
}

Klun, I., Ćosić, N., Ćirović, D., Vasilev, D., Teodorović, V.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2019). Trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting.. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 67(1), 34-39.
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2019.004

Klun I, Ćosić N, Ćirović D, Vasilev D, Teodorović V, Đurković-Đaković O. Trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting.. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2019;67(1):34-39.
doi:10.1556/004.2019.004 .

Klun, Ivana, Ćosić, Nada, Ćirović, Duško, Vasilev, Dragan, Teodorović, Vlado, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "Trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting." in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 67, no. 1 (2019):34-39,
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2019.004 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stančić, Ana
AU  - Janković, Aleksandra
AU  - Korać, Aleksandra
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Otašević, Vesna
AU  - Storey, Kenneth B.
AU  - Korać, Bato
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1096495918300198
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3011
AB  - In the present study we hypothesized that myocardial adaptive phenotype in mammalian hibernation involves rearrangement of mitochondria bioenergetic pathways providing protective pattern in states of reduced metabolism and low temperature. European ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) were exposed to low temperature (4 ± 1 °C) and then divided into two groups: (1) animals that fell into torpor (hibernating group) and (2) animals that stayed active and euthermic for 1, 3, 7, 12, or 21 days (cold-exposed group). Protein levels of selected components of the electron transport chain and ATP synthase in the heart increased after prolonged cold acclimation (mainly from day 7-21 of cold exposure) and during hibernation. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) was also upregulated under both cold exposure and hibernating conditions. The phosphorylation state (Thr172) of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase α increased early in cold exposure (at day 1 and 3) along with increased protein levels of phosphofructokinase and pyruvate dehydrogenase, whereas hypoxia inducible factor 1α protein levels showed no changes in response to cold exposure or hibernation. Hibernation also resulted in protein upregulation of three antioxidant defense enzymes (manganese and copper/zinc superoxide dismutases and glutathione peroxidase) and thioredoxin in the heart. Cold-exposed and hibernation-related phenotypes of the heart are characterized by improved molecular basis for mitochondrial energy-producing and antioxidant capacities that are achieved in a controlled manner. The recapitulation of such adaptive mechanisms found in hibernators could have broad application for myocardial protection from ishemia/reperfusion to improve hypothermic survival and cold preservation of hearts from non-hibernating species, including humans.
T2  - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
T1  - A lesson from the oxidative metabolism of hibernator heart: Possible strategy for cardioprotection.
VL  - 219-220
DO  - 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.004
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stančić, Ana and Janković, Aleksandra and Korać, Aleksandra and Ćirović, Duško and Otašević, Vesna and Storey, Kenneth B. and Korać, Bato",
year = "2018",
abstract = "In the present study we hypothesized that myocardial adaptive phenotype in mammalian hibernation involves rearrangement of mitochondria bioenergetic pathways providing protective pattern in states of reduced metabolism and low temperature. European ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) were exposed to low temperature (4 ± 1 °C) and then divided into two groups: (1) animals that fell into torpor (hibernating group) and (2) animals that stayed active and euthermic for 1, 3, 7, 12, or 21 days (cold-exposed group). Protein levels of selected components of the electron transport chain and ATP synthase in the heart increased after prolonged cold acclimation (mainly from day 7-21 of cold exposure) and during hibernation. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) was also upregulated under both cold exposure and hibernating conditions. The phosphorylation state (Thr172) of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase α increased early in cold exposure (at day 1 and 3) along with increased protein levels of phosphofructokinase and pyruvate dehydrogenase, whereas hypoxia inducible factor 1α protein levels showed no changes in response to cold exposure or hibernation. Hibernation also resulted in protein upregulation of three antioxidant defense enzymes (manganese and copper/zinc superoxide dismutases and glutathione peroxidase) and thioredoxin in the heart. Cold-exposed and hibernation-related phenotypes of the heart are characterized by improved molecular basis for mitochondrial energy-producing and antioxidant capacities that are achieved in a controlled manner. The recapitulation of such adaptive mechanisms found in hibernators could have broad application for myocardial protection from ishemia/reperfusion to improve hypothermic survival and cold preservation of hearts from non-hibernating species, including humans.",
journal = "Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology",
title = "A lesson from the oxidative metabolism of hibernator heart: Possible strategy for cardioprotection.",
volume = "219-220",
doi = "10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.004",
pages = "1-9"
}

Stančić, A., Janković, A., Korać, A., Ćirović, D., Otašević, V., Storey, K. B.,& Korać, B.. (2018). A lesson from the oxidative metabolism of hibernator heart: Possible strategy for cardioprotection.. in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 219-220, 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.004

Stančić A, Janković A, Korać A, Ćirović D, Otašević V, Storey KB, Korać B. A lesson from the oxidative metabolism of hibernator heart: Possible strategy for cardioprotection.. in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2018;219-220:1-9.
doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.004 .

Stančić, Ana, Janković, Aleksandra, Korać, Aleksandra, Ćirović, Duško, Otašević, Vesna, Storey, Kenneth B., Korać, Bato, "A lesson from the oxidative metabolism of hibernator heart: Possible strategy for cardioprotection." in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 219-220 (2018):1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.004 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Savić, Ivo
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/11/292
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2895
AB  - Mole rats are exclusively subterranean and highly specialized rodents. Their long lifespans, remarkable anti-cancer mechanisms, and various distinctive adaptive features make them a useful research model. Moreover, opposing convergence of morphological traits, they have developed extremely high karyotype variability. Thus, 74 chromosomal forms have been described so far and new ones are being revealed continuously. These evolved during the process of rapid radiation and occur in different biogeographical regions. During research into their reproductive biology we have already provided substantial evidence for species-level separation of these taxa. Here, we review diverse chromosomal forms of the lesser blind mole rat, Mediterranean Nannospalax leucodon, distributed in South-eastern Europe, their karyotype records, biogeography, origin, and phylogeny from our extensive research. In the light of new data from molecular genetic studies, we question some former valuations and propose a cryptospecies rank for seven reproductively isolated chromosomal forms with sympatric and parapatric distribution and clear ecogeographical discrepances in their habitats, as well as new experimental and theoretical methods for understanding the courses of speciation of these unique fossorial mammals.
T2  - Genes
T1  - Exceptional Chromosomal Evolution and Cryptic Speciation of Blind Mole Rats Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia) from South-Eastern Europe
IS  - 11
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.3390/genes8110292
SP  - 292
EP  - 292
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Savić, Ivo and Ćirović, Duško and Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Mole rats are exclusively subterranean and highly specialized rodents. Their long lifespans, remarkable anti-cancer mechanisms, and various distinctive adaptive features make them a useful research model. Moreover, opposing convergence of morphological traits, they have developed extremely high karyotype variability. Thus, 74 chromosomal forms have been described so far and new ones are being revealed continuously. These evolved during the process of rapid radiation and occur in different biogeographical regions. During research into their reproductive biology we have already provided substantial evidence for species-level separation of these taxa. Here, we review diverse chromosomal forms of the lesser blind mole rat, Mediterranean Nannospalax leucodon, distributed in South-eastern Europe, their karyotype records, biogeography, origin, and phylogeny from our extensive research. In the light of new data from molecular genetic studies, we question some former valuations and propose a cryptospecies rank for seven reproductively isolated chromosomal forms with sympatric and parapatric distribution and clear ecogeographical discrepances in their habitats, as well as new experimental and theoretical methods for understanding the courses of speciation of these unique fossorial mammals.",
journal = "Genes",
title = "Exceptional Chromosomal Evolution and Cryptic Speciation of Blind Mole Rats Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia) from South-Eastern Europe",
number = "11",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.3390/genes8110292",
pages = "292-292"
}

Savić, I., Ćirović, D.,& Bugarski-Stanojević, V.. (2017). Exceptional Chromosomal Evolution and Cryptic Speciation of Blind Mole Rats Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia) from South-Eastern Europe. in Genes, 8(11), 292-292.
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8110292

Savić I, Ćirović D, Bugarski-Stanojević V. Exceptional Chromosomal Evolution and Cryptic Speciation of Blind Mole Rats Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia) from South-Eastern Europe. in Genes. 2017;8(11):292-292.
doi:10.3390/genes8110292 .

Savić, Ivo, Ćirović, Duško, Bugarski-Stanojević, Vanja, "Exceptional Chromosomal Evolution and Cryptic Speciation of Blind Mole Rats Nannospalax leucodon (Spalacinae, Rodentia) from South-Eastern Europe" in Genes, 8, no. 11 (2017):292-292,
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8110292 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pavlović, Ivan
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Burazerović, Jelena
AU  - Maletić, Vladimir
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3016
UR  - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/jhvms/article/view/16077
AB  - Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan, bloodsucking parasite found in both domestic and wild animals. Humans are not considered as its main hosts but can act as both intermediate (visceral linguatuliasis) and final hosts (nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis). Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. During 2009-2011 the autopsy was performed on 42 legally hunted grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Only one specimen was infected with a single adult female of L. serrata. The parasite was found in the nasal cavity of the grey wolf. The infected male wolf was shot in the eastern part of the territory of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). This finding is the first record of linguatuliasis in wolves from FYROM. Previous records of this parasite from the central Balkans region originated from dogs, cattle and hares. Only few records of this parasite are known for the grey wolf in general.
T2  - Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
T1  - The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans
IS  - 4
VL  - 68
DO  - 10.12681/jhvms.16077
SP  - 687
EP  - 690
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Pavlović, Ivan and Penezić, Aleksandra and Ćosić, Nada and Burazerović, Jelena and Maletić, Vladimir and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan, bloodsucking parasite found in both domestic and wild animals. Humans are not considered as its main hosts but can act as both intermediate (visceral linguatuliasis) and final hosts (nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis). Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. During 2009-2011 the autopsy was performed on 42 legally hunted grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Only one specimen was infected with a single adult female of L. serrata. The parasite was found in the nasal cavity of the grey wolf. The infected male wolf was shot in the eastern part of the territory of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). This finding is the first record of linguatuliasis in wolves from FYROM. Previous records of this parasite from the central Balkans region originated from dogs, cattle and hares. Only few records of this parasite are known for the grey wolf in general.",
journal = "Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society",
title = "The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans",
number = "4",
volume = "68",
doi = "10.12681/jhvms.16077",
pages = "687-690"
}

Pavlović, I., Penezić, A., Ćosić, N., Burazerović, J., Maletić, V.,& Ćirović, D.. (2017). The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 68(4), 687-690.
https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.16077

Pavlović I, Penezić A, Ćosić N, Burazerović J, Maletić V, Ćirović D. The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society. 2017;68(4):687-690.
doi:10.12681/jhvms.16077 .

Pavlović, Ivan, Penezić, Aleksandra, Ćosić, Nada, Burazerović, Jelena, Maletić, Vladimir, Ćirović, Duško, "The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans" in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 68, no. 4 (2017):687-690,
https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.16077 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jojić, Vida
AU  - Porobić, Jelena
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S004452311730013X
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2561
AB  - We used geometric morphometric techniques to examine variability in Serbian red fox (Vulpes vulpes) crania. Male crania are about 5% larger than female ones and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) was significant. Also, significant cranial shape differences were found between the sexes. Males are characterized by reduced basicranial, but broader rostral and zygomatic regions. Although a slight and significant allometric effect was detected and larger specimens are smaller in the region of basicranium, cranial sexual shape dimorphism (SShD) pattern is not influenced by SSD. As small to moderate SSD in canid species is a general characteristics of the family, additional studies are needed to determine whether basicranial reduction in males, i.e. its enlargement in females, could be an important feature in characterizing cranial SShD patterns in other Canidae members. While uniform considering size, the shape of Serbian red fox crania varies geographically, as well as depending on proportion of agricultural habitats. In comparison to those from central and eastern Serbia, specimens from the northern Serbian region Vojvodina (with higher proportions of agricultural areas) have more robust crania with shorter snouts and maxillae, larger palatine bones accompanied with anteriorly moved posterior edges of the canine alveolus and laterally expanded zygomatic arches. Encompassing mostly facial and temporal cranial regions these shape changes are probably related to diet differences, although genetic diversification cannot be excluded as a possible contributing factor.
T2  - Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology
T1  - Cranial variability of the Serbian red fox
VL  - 267
DO  - 10.1016/j.jcz.2017.02.001
SP  - 41
EP  - 48
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jojić, Vida and Porobić, Jelena and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2017",
abstract = "We used geometric morphometric techniques to examine variability in Serbian red fox (Vulpes vulpes) crania. Male crania are about 5% larger than female ones and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) was significant. Also, significant cranial shape differences were found between the sexes. Males are characterized by reduced basicranial, but broader rostral and zygomatic regions. Although a slight and significant allometric effect was detected and larger specimens are smaller in the region of basicranium, cranial sexual shape dimorphism (SShD) pattern is not influenced by SSD. As small to moderate SSD in canid species is a general characteristics of the family, additional studies are needed to determine whether basicranial reduction in males, i.e. its enlargement in females, could be an important feature in characterizing cranial SShD patterns in other Canidae members. While uniform considering size, the shape of Serbian red fox crania varies geographically, as well as depending on proportion of agricultural habitats. In comparison to those from central and eastern Serbia, specimens from the northern Serbian region Vojvodina (with higher proportions of agricultural areas) have more robust crania with shorter snouts and maxillae, larger palatine bones accompanied with anteriorly moved posterior edges of the canine alveolus and laterally expanded zygomatic arches. Encompassing mostly facial and temporal cranial regions these shape changes are probably related to diet differences, although genetic diversification cannot be excluded as a possible contributing factor.",
journal = "Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology",
title = "Cranial variability of the Serbian red fox",
volume = "267",
doi = "10.1016/j.jcz.2017.02.001",
pages = "41-48"
}

Jojić, V., Porobić, J.,& Ćirović, D.. (2017). Cranial variability of the Serbian red fox. in Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 267, 41-48.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.02.001

Jojić V, Porobić J, Ćirović D. Cranial variability of the Serbian red fox. in Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 2017;267:41-48.
doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2017.02.001 .

Jojić, Vida, Porobić, Jelena, Ćirović, Duško, "Cranial variability of the Serbian red fox" in Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 267 (2017):41-48,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.02.001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Djan, Mihajla
AU  - Stefanović, Milomir
AU  - Veličković, Nevena
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://online.journals.tubitak.gov.tr/openDoiPdf.htm?mKodu=zoo-1603-23
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2876
AB  - Even though the phylogeography of hedgehogs has been well studied, information on the genetic variability of the northern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus from the Balkans is lacking, since the previous studies were based on very limited sampling across the Balkans. The aim of this study is to estimate the genetic diversity and population structuring of E. roumanicus from the Central Balkans and to complement an already proposed phylogeographic scenario of this species. Tissue samples of 108 road-killed northern white-breasted hedgehogs were collected across the Central Balkan countries of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia. A partial fragment of the mtDNA control region (CR) was amplified and sequenced. Nine of 13 haplotypes detected in this study have not been previously published. The results indicate a moderate level of haplotype diversity of E. roumanicus from the Central Balkans and differentiation into four spatial groups, which are named after the approximate sampling localities as northwestern-central, northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern groups. The observed population structure in the Central Balkans remains less pronounced in further phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of the dataset comprising E. roumanicus and E. concolor mtDNA CR sequences. The central position of Balkan haplotypes in a median-joining network indicated its role as a primary source population for postglacial northward expansion.
T2  - Turkish Journal of Zoology
T1  - Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structuring of northernwhite-breasted hedgehogs from the Central Balkans
IS  - 5
VL  - 41
DO  - 10.3906/zoo-1603-23
SP  - 774
EP  - 782
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Djan, Mihajla and Stefanović, Milomir and Veličković, Nevena and Ćosić, Nada and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Even though the phylogeography of hedgehogs has been well studied, information on the genetic variability of the northern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus from the Balkans is lacking, since the previous studies were based on very limited sampling across the Balkans. The aim of this study is to estimate the genetic diversity and population structuring of E. roumanicus from the Central Balkans and to complement an already proposed phylogeographic scenario of this species. Tissue samples of 108 road-killed northern white-breasted hedgehogs were collected across the Central Balkan countries of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia. A partial fragment of the mtDNA control region (CR) was amplified and sequenced. Nine of 13 haplotypes detected in this study have not been previously published. The results indicate a moderate level of haplotype diversity of E. roumanicus from the Central Balkans and differentiation into four spatial groups, which are named after the approximate sampling localities as northwestern-central, northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern groups. The observed population structure in the Central Balkans remains less pronounced in further phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of the dataset comprising E. roumanicus and E. concolor mtDNA CR sequences. The central position of Balkan haplotypes in a median-joining network indicated its role as a primary source population for postglacial northward expansion.",
journal = "Turkish Journal of Zoology",
title = "Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structuring of northernwhite-breasted hedgehogs from the Central Balkans",
number = "5",
volume = "41",
doi = "10.3906/zoo-1603-23",
pages = "774-782"
}

Djan, M., Stefanović, M., Veličković, N., Ćosić, N.,& Ćirović, D.. (2017). Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structuring of northernwhite-breasted hedgehogs from the Central Balkans. in Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41(5), 774-782.
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1603-23

Djan M, Stefanović M, Veličković N, Ćosić N, Ćirović D. Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structuring of northernwhite-breasted hedgehogs from the Central Balkans. in Turkish Journal of Zoology. 2017;41(5):774-782.
doi:10.3906/zoo-1603-23 .

Djan, Mihajla, Stefanović, Milomir, Veličković, Nevena, Ćosić, Nada, Ćirović, Duško, "Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structuring of northernwhite-breasted hedgehogs from the Central Balkans" in Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41, no. 5 (2017):774-782,
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1603-23 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Porobić, Jelena
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Jojić, Vida
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4647
AB  - Geometric  morphometric  approaches  were  employed  for  the  first  time  to  explore  skull  size  and  shape
changes  in  golden  jackal  (Canis  aureus)  from  Serbia.  We  examined  three  different,  but  connected  aspects  of
its  cranial  variability:  geographic  variation,  sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry.  To  elucidate  the  pattern  of
cranial  size  and  shape  variation,  we  analyzed  ventral  crania  of  subadults  and  adults  from  two  geographic
regions  of  Serbia.  For  both  age  groups  there  were  no  significant  size,  but  significant  shape  differences
between  golden  jackals  from  northeastern  and  central  Serbia.  The  observed  shape  differences  were  subtle,
probably  due  to  recent  range  expansion  of  this  species  in  the  Balkans  and  a  strong  founder  effect  in
the  newly  established  populations.  The  detected  significant  sexual  size  and  shape  dimorphisms  (SSD
and  SShD)  were  slight  and  more  evident  in  adult  crania.  Although  the  SShD  observed  in  adult  crania  is
influenced  by  SSD,  factors  responsible  for  the  non-allometric  component  of  shape  variation,  and  not  pure
size  differences  between  sexes,  are  those  that  are  most  important  for  generation  of  SShD  in  this  species.  A
monogamous  reproductive  system,  male  parental  care,  omnivorous  and  opportunistic  feeding  behavior
and  the  absence  of  division  of  labor  between  males  and  females  in  activities  other  than  parental  care,
could  all  be  related  to  the  driving  of  morphological  similarity  between  the  sexes.
PB  - Munich: Elsevier GmbH
T2  - Zoologischer  Anzeiger
T1  - Cranial  variability  of  the  Serbian  golden  jackal:  Geographic  variation, sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry
VL  - 261
DO  - 10.1016/j.jcz.2016.03.004
SP  - 38
EP  - 47
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Porobić, Jelena and Ćirović, Duško and Jojić, Vida",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Geometric  morphometric  approaches  were  employed  for  the  first  time  to  explore  skull  size  and  shape
changes  in  golden  jackal  (Canis  aureus)  from  Serbia.  We  examined  three  different,  but  connected  aspects  of
its  cranial  variability:  geographic  variation,  sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry.  To  elucidate  the  pattern  of
cranial  size  and  shape  variation,  we  analyzed  ventral  crania  of  subadults  and  adults  from  two  geographic
regions  of  Serbia.  For  both  age  groups  there  were  no  significant  size,  but  significant  shape  differences
between  golden  jackals  from  northeastern  and  central  Serbia.  The  observed  shape  differences  were  subtle,
probably  due  to  recent  range  expansion  of  this  species  in  the  Balkans  and  a  strong  founder  effect  in
the  newly  established  populations.  The  detected  significant  sexual  size  and  shape  dimorphisms  (SSD
and  SShD)  were  slight  and  more  evident  in  adult  crania.  Although  the  SShD  observed  in  adult  crania  is
influenced  by  SSD,  factors  responsible  for  the  non-allometric  component  of  shape  variation,  and  not  pure
size  differences  between  sexes,  are  those  that  are  most  important  for  generation  of  SShD  in  this  species.  A
monogamous  reproductive  system,  male  parental  care,  omnivorous  and  opportunistic  feeding  behavior
and  the  absence  of  division  of  labor  between  males  and  females  in  activities  other  than  parental  care,
could  all  be  related  to  the  driving  of  morphological  similarity  between  the  sexes.",
publisher = "Munich: Elsevier GmbH",
journal = "Zoologischer  Anzeiger",
title = "Cranial  variability  of  the  Serbian  golden  jackal:  Geographic  variation, sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry",
volume = "261",
doi = "10.1016/j.jcz.2016.03.004",
pages = "38-47"
}

Porobić, J., Ćirović, D.,& Jojić, V.. (2016). Cranial  variability  of  the  Serbian  golden  jackal:  Geographic  variation, sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry. in Zoologischer  Anzeiger
Munich: Elsevier GmbH., 261, 38-47.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2016.03.004

Porobić J, Ćirović D, Jojić V. Cranial  variability  of  the  Serbian  golden  jackal:  Geographic  variation, sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry. in Zoologischer  Anzeiger. 2016;261:38-47.
doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2016.03.004 .

Porobić, Jelena, Ćirović, Duško, Jojić, Vida, "Cranial  variability  of  the  Serbian  golden  jackal:  Geographic  variation, sexual  dimorphism  and  allometry" in Zoologischer  Anzeiger, 261 (2016):38-47,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2016.03.004 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Gizejewska, Aleksandra
AU  - Jovanović, Vladimir
AU  - Penezic, Aleksandra
AU  - Milenkovic, Miroljub
AU  - Vujošević, Mladen
AU  - Blagojević, Jelena
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2366
AB  - Golden jackal is considered a top predator in many human dominated
   landscapes of South-eastern Europe. Concentrations of seven trace
   elements (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Ni) in livers of 129 specimens of
   golden jackals (Canis aureus) from six localities from Serbia were
   analysed. Both, sex and localities had no significant effects on
   concentrations of any metals. Lead concentrations, both average (9.59
   mg/kg) and maximal values (23.00 mg/kg), were higher than those found in
   other mammal predator species. Furthermore, concentrations of essential
   trace elements (copper, iron and manganese) were also significantly
   higher than those reported by other researchers. Only zinc had
   significantly lower concentration (66.36 mg/kg), while cadmium was
   similar (14.89 mg/kg) with those reported in the literature. The jackal,
   being a wild omnivorous mammal at the top of the food chain with high
   adaptability and other supportive ecological features, is a good
   bioindicator of environmental contamination.
T2  - Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
T1  - Concentration of Selected Trace Elements in the Golden Jackal (Canis
 aureus L., 1758) Population from Serbia
IS  - 3
VL  - 67
SP  - 409
EP  - 414
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_2366
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ćirović, Duško and Gizejewska, Aleksandra and Jovanović, Vladimir and Penezic, Aleksandra and Milenkovic, Miroljub and Vujošević, Mladen and Blagojević, Jelena",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Golden jackal is considered a top predator in many human dominated
   landscapes of South-eastern Europe. Concentrations of seven trace
   elements (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Ni) in livers of 129 specimens of
   golden jackals (Canis aureus) from six localities from Serbia were
   analysed. Both, sex and localities had no significant effects on
   concentrations of any metals. Lead concentrations, both average (9.59
   mg/kg) and maximal values (23.00 mg/kg), were higher than those found in
   other mammal predator species. Furthermore, concentrations of essential
   trace elements (copper, iron and manganese) were also significantly
   higher than those reported by other researchers. Only zinc had
   significantly lower concentration (66.36 mg/kg), while cadmium was
   similar (14.89 mg/kg) with those reported in the literature. The jackal,
   being a wild omnivorous mammal at the top of the food chain with high
   adaptability and other supportive ecological features, is a good
   bioindicator of environmental contamination.",
journal = "Acta Zoologica Bulgarica",
title = "Concentration of Selected Trace Elements in the Golden Jackal (Canis
 aureus L., 1758) Population from Serbia",
number = "3",
volume = "67",
pages = "409-414",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_2366"
}

Ćirović, D., Gizejewska, A., Jovanović, V., Penezic, A., Milenkovic, M., Vujošević, M.,& Blagojević, J.. (2015). Concentration of Selected Trace Elements in the Golden Jackal (Canis
 aureus L., 1758) Population from Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 67(3), 409-414.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_2366

Ćirović D, Gizejewska A, Jovanović V, Penezic A, Milenkovic M, Vujošević M, Blagojević J. Concentration of Selected Trace Elements in the Golden Jackal (Canis
 aureus L., 1758) Population from Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 2015;67(3):409-414.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_2366 .

Ćirović, Duško, Gizejewska, Aleksandra, Jovanović, Vladimir, Penezic, Aleksandra, Milenkovic, Miroljub, Vujošević, Mladen, Blagojević, Jelena, "Concentration of Selected Trace Elements in the Golden Jackal (Canis
 aureus L., 1758) Population from Serbia" in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 67, no. 3 (2015):409-414,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_2366 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Teodorovic, Vlado
AU  - Vasilev, Dragan
AU  - Markovic, Marija
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Dimitrijevic, Mirjana
AU  - Klun, Ivana
AU  - Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2362
AB  - Over the last decades the golden jackal (Canis aureus) has significantly
   expanded its range throughout Southeast and Central Europe, and the
   Balkan Peninsula is considered to be a core area of the species
   distribution in this part of the range. Due to its increasing number,
   ability of long distance movement through a wide range of landscapes and
   opportunistic feeding habits, the golden jackal may represent an
   important reservoir and transmitter of a variety of zoonotic agents,
   including parasites. The Balkans, Serbia included, remain an endemic
   area for various zoonotic parasites including Trichinella spp.
   Trichinella has recently been recorded in jackals in Serbia, which
   prompted us to carry out a large-scale survey of its prevalence,
   distribution and species identification in this host. In cooperation
   with local hunters, carcasses of a total of 738 legally hunted golden
   jackals were collected at 24 localities over an 11-year period
   (2003-2013). Analysis of tongue base tissue revealed Trichinella larvae
   in 122, indicating a prevalence of infection of 16.5\%. No difference in
   the prevalence of infection was found between genders 116.2\% in males
   and 16.9\% in females (chi(2) = 0.05, p = 0.821)], or among the study
   years (G = 7.22, p = 0.705). Trichinella larvae were found in 13 out of
   the 24 examined localities. Molecular identification was performed for
   90 isolates, and 64(71.1\%) larvae were identified as Trichinella
   spiralis and 25(27.9\%) as Trichinella britovi. Mixed infection (T.
   spiralis and T. britovi) was recorded in a single case. Although T.
   spiralis was more prevalent, T. britovi had a wider distribution, and
   was the only recorded species in jackal populations from the mountainous
   region of eastern Serbia. On the other hand, T. spiralis was dominant in
   jackals in the lowlands of central and northern Serbia, where domestic
   pigs are mostly reared. These results show that the golden jackal is
   involved in both the domestic and sylvatic cycle, and that it has
   emerged as a major host species in the sylvatic cycle of the Trichinella
   genus. Therefore, continued monitoring of Trichinella infection in
   golden jackals in Serbia and the whole of the Balkans is recommended in
   order to control transmission of this parasite to humans and domestic
   animals. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
T2  - Veterinary Parasitology
T1  - A large-scale study of the Trichinella genus in the golden jackal (Canis
 aureus) population in Serbia
IS  - 3-4
VL  - 212
DO  - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.022
SP  - 253
EP  - 256
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ćirović, Duško and Teodorovic, Vlado and Vasilev, Dragan and Markovic, Marija and Ćosić, Nada and Dimitrijevic, Mirjana and Klun, Ivana and Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Over the last decades the golden jackal (Canis aureus) has significantly
   expanded its range throughout Southeast and Central Europe, and the
   Balkan Peninsula is considered to be a core area of the species
   distribution in this part of the range. Due to its increasing number,
   ability of long distance movement through a wide range of landscapes and
   opportunistic feeding habits, the golden jackal may represent an
   important reservoir and transmitter of a variety of zoonotic agents,
   including parasites. The Balkans, Serbia included, remain an endemic
   area for various zoonotic parasites including Trichinella spp.
   Trichinella has recently been recorded in jackals in Serbia, which
   prompted us to carry out a large-scale survey of its prevalence,
   distribution and species identification in this host. In cooperation
   with local hunters, carcasses of a total of 738 legally hunted golden
   jackals were collected at 24 localities over an 11-year period
   (2003-2013). Analysis of tongue base tissue revealed Trichinella larvae
   in 122, indicating a prevalence of infection of 16.5\%. No difference in
   the prevalence of infection was found between genders 116.2\% in males
   and 16.9\% in females (chi(2) = 0.05, p = 0.821)], or among the study
   years (G = 7.22, p = 0.705). Trichinella larvae were found in 13 out of
   the 24 examined localities. Molecular identification was performed for
   90 isolates, and 64(71.1\%) larvae were identified as Trichinella
   spiralis and 25(27.9\%) as Trichinella britovi. Mixed infection (T.
   spiralis and T. britovi) was recorded in a single case. Although T.
   spiralis was more prevalent, T. britovi had a wider distribution, and
   was the only recorded species in jackal populations from the mountainous
   region of eastern Serbia. On the other hand, T. spiralis was dominant in
   jackals in the lowlands of central and northern Serbia, where domestic
   pigs are mostly reared. These results show that the golden jackal is
   involved in both the domestic and sylvatic cycle, and that it has
   emerged as a major host species in the sylvatic cycle of the Trichinella
   genus. Therefore, continued monitoring of Trichinella infection in
   golden jackals in Serbia and the whole of the Balkans is recommended in
   order to control transmission of this parasite to humans and domestic
   animals. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Veterinary Parasitology",
title = "A large-scale study of the Trichinella genus in the golden jackal (Canis
 aureus) population in Serbia",
number = "3-4",
volume = "212",
doi = "10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.022",
pages = "253-256"
}

Ćirović, D., Teodorovic, V., Vasilev, D., Markovic, M., Ćosić, N., Dimitrijevic, M., Klun, I.,& Djurkovic-Djakovic, O.. (2015). A large-scale study of the Trichinella genus in the golden jackal (Canis
 aureus) population in Serbia. in Veterinary Parasitology, 212(3-4), 253-256.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.022

Ćirović D, Teodorovic V, Vasilev D, Markovic M, Ćosić N, Dimitrijevic M, Klun I, Djurkovic-Djakovic O. A large-scale study of the Trichinella genus in the golden jackal (Canis
 aureus) population in Serbia. in Veterinary Parasitology. 2015;212(3-4):253-256.
doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.022 .

Ćirović, Duško, Teodorovic, Vlado, Vasilev, Dragan, Markovic, Marija, Ćosić, Nada, Dimitrijevic, Mirjana, Klun, Ivana, Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica, "A large-scale study of the Trichinella genus in the golden jackal (Canis
 aureus) population in Serbia" in Veterinary Parasitology, 212, no. 3-4 (2015):253-256,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.022 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU  - Pavlović, Ivan
AU  - Kulišić, Zoran
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Burazerović, Jelena
AU  - Maletić, Vladimir
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2114
AB  - Dirofilaria repens causes an emerging zoonotic disease in Europe,
   particularly in its southern part, the Mediterranean region. Many
   reports on human dirofilariosis have been published recently, but little
   is known about the wildlife hosts and reservoirs of this parasite in
   nature. This paper presents the first records of adult D. repens
   specimens from free-ranging carnivores in Central Balkan countries
   (Serbia and Macedonia). During the period 2009-2013, a total of 145
   regularly shot canids were examined for the presence of D. repens
   adults. In order to investigate their role as hosts and potential wild
   reservoirs of this zoonosis, 71 wolves (Canis lupus), 48 foxes (Vulpes
   vulpes) and 26 jackals (Canis aureus) were examined. Under the skin of
   two wolves (one from Serbia and one from Macedonia) and of a red fox
   from Serbia D. repens adults were found. In all three cases only one
   parasite was present. Further research on wild canids is needed,
   particularly on species widening their range (such as jackals) and those
   living near human settlements (foxes and jackals), which facilitates the
   transmission of the parasites to dogs and humans.
T2  - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T1  - First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan
IS  - 4
VL  - 62
DO  - 10.1556/AVet.2014.021
SP  - 481
EP  - 488
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ćirović, Duško and Penezić, Aleksandra and Pavlović, Ivan and Kulišić, Zoran and Ćosić, Nada and Burazerović, Jelena and Maletić, Vladimir",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Dirofilaria repens causes an emerging zoonotic disease in Europe,
   particularly in its southern part, the Mediterranean region. Many
   reports on human dirofilariosis have been published recently, but little
   is known about the wildlife hosts and reservoirs of this parasite in
   nature. This paper presents the first records of adult D. repens
   specimens from free-ranging carnivores in Central Balkan countries
   (Serbia and Macedonia). During the period 2009-2013, a total of 145
   regularly shot canids were examined for the presence of D. repens
   adults. In order to investigate their role as hosts and potential wild
   reservoirs of this zoonosis, 71 wolves (Canis lupus), 48 foxes (Vulpes
   vulpes) and 26 jackals (Canis aureus) were examined. Under the skin of
   two wolves (one from Serbia and one from Macedonia) and of a red fox
   from Serbia D. repens adults were found. In all three cases only one
   parasite was present. Further research on wild canids is needed,
   particularly on species widening their range (such as jackals) and those
   living near human settlements (foxes and jackals), which facilitates the
   transmission of the parasites to dogs and humans.",
journal = "Acta Veterinaria Hungarica",
title = "First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan",
number = "4",
volume = "62",
doi = "10.1556/AVet.2014.021",
pages = "481-488"
}

Ćirović, D., Penezić, A., Pavlović, I., Kulišić, Z., Ćosić, N., Burazerović, J.,& Maletić, V.. (2014). First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 62(4), 481-488.
https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.2014.021

Ćirović D, Penezić A, Pavlović I, Kulišić Z, Ćosić N, Burazerović J, Maletić V. First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2014;62(4):481-488.
doi:10.1556/AVet.2014.021 .

Ćirović, Duško, Penezić, Aleksandra, Pavlović, Ivan, Kulišić, Zoran, Ćosić, Nada, Burazerović, Jelena, Maletić, Vladimir, "First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan" in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 62, no. 4 (2014):481-488,
https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.2014.021 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Teodorovic, Vlado
AU  - Vasilev, Dragan
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Markovic, Marija
AU  - Ćosić, Nada
AU  - Djuric, Spomenka
AU  - Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2148
AB  - Wildlife is the most important reservoir of Trichinella spp. worldwide.
   Although the Balkans are a recognized European endemic region for
   Trichinella infections, data on wildlife are scarce. To monitor the
   circulation of these zoonotic parasites in the Central Balkan region,
   the wolf (Canis lupus) was selected because of its abundance (>2,000
   individuals) and because it is at the top of the food chain. A total of
   116 carcasses of wolves were collected in Serbia and in the neighboring
   areas of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B\&H) between 2006 and
   2013. Trichinella spp. larvae were found in 54 (46.5\%) wolves. The
   great majority (90.5\%) originated from Serbia, where 52 of the 105
   examined animals were Trichinella positive (49.5\%; 95\% confidence
   interval =39.9-59.1). One positive animal each was found in B\&H and
   Macedonia. All larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi. The high
   prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves suggests that this
   carnivore can be a good indicator species for the risk assessment of the
   sylvatic Trichinella cycle in the Central Balkans.
T2  - Journal of Wildlife Diseases
T1  - The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic
 Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans
IS  - 4
VL  - 50
DO  - 10.7589/2013-12-333
SP  - 911
EP  - 915
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Teodorovic, Vlado and Vasilev, Dragan and Ćirović, Duško and Markovic, Marija and Ćosić, Nada and Djuric, Spomenka and Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Wildlife is the most important reservoir of Trichinella spp. worldwide.
   Although the Balkans are a recognized European endemic region for
   Trichinella infections, data on wildlife are scarce. To monitor the
   circulation of these zoonotic parasites in the Central Balkan region,
   the wolf (Canis lupus) was selected because of its abundance (>2,000
   individuals) and because it is at the top of the food chain. A total of
   116 carcasses of wolves were collected in Serbia and in the neighboring
   areas of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B\&H) between 2006 and
   2013. Trichinella spp. larvae were found in 54 (46.5\%) wolves. The
   great majority (90.5\%) originated from Serbia, where 52 of the 105
   examined animals were Trichinella positive (49.5\%; 95\% confidence
   interval =39.9-59.1). One positive animal each was found in B\&H and
   Macedonia. All larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi. The high
   prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves suggests that this
   carnivore can be a good indicator species for the risk assessment of the
   sylvatic Trichinella cycle in the Central Balkans.",
journal = "Journal of Wildlife Diseases",
title = "The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic
 Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans",
number = "4",
volume = "50",
doi = "10.7589/2013-12-333",
pages = "911-915"
}

Teodorovic, V., Vasilev, D., Ćirović, D., Markovic, M., Ćosić, N., Djuric, S.,& Djurkovic-Djakovic, O.. (2014). The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic
 Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans. in Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50(4), 911-915.
https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-12-333

Teodorovic V, Vasilev D, Ćirović D, Markovic M, Ćosić N, Djuric S, Djurkovic-Djakovic O. The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic
 Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans. in Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2014;50(4):911-915.
doi:10.7589/2013-12-333 .

Teodorovic, Vlado, Vasilev, Dragan, Ćirović, Duško, Markovic, Marija, Ćosić, Nada, Djuric, Spomenka, Djurkovic-Djakovic, Olgica, "The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic
 Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans" in Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50, no. 4 (2014):911-915,
https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-12-333 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Penezic, Aleksandra
AU  - Milenkovic, Miroljub
AU  - Paunovic, Milan
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2249
AB  - The winter diet composition of golden jackals was determined by
   analysing the stomach contents of 248 specimens collected between
   December and February 2005-2009 at six localities in Serbia. The average
   weight of stomach contents was 189.9 +/- 137.3 g. At all localities,
   livestock carcasses were the primary food category (frequency 56.1\%,
   biomass 77.7\%). The secondary food category consisted of small mammals
   taken as live prey (frequency 20.7\%, biomass 5.2\%). Other food
   categories were present less frequently (roe deer, wild boar, hare, and
   birds), and rarely (plant material, dogs, carnivores, lizards, and
   inedible inorganic material). No statistically significant differences
   were found in diet between jackals from different localities. The only
   difference was found between yearlings and adults with regard to the
   consumed biomass (\%B). The analysis of the winter diet of golden
   jackals in Serbia indicates that the species has opportunistic feeding
   habits consisting primarily of easily accessible food sources. (C) 2013
   Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
   All rights reserved.
T2  - Mammalian Biology
T1  - Winter diet composition of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) in
 Serbia
IS  - 2
VL  - 79
DO  - 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.003
SP  - 132
EP  - 137
ER  - 

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author = "Ćirović, Duško and Penezic, Aleksandra and Milenkovic, Miroljub and Paunovic, Milan",
year = "2014",
abstract = "The winter diet composition of golden jackals was determined by
   analysing the stomach contents of 248 specimens collected between
   December and February 2005-2009 at six localities in Serbia. The average
   weight of stomach contents was 189.9 +/- 137.3 g. At all localities,
   livestock carcasses were the primary food category (frequency 56.1\%,
   biomass 77.7\%). The secondary food category consisted of small mammals
   taken as live prey (frequency 20.7\%, biomass 5.2\%). Other food
   categories were present less frequently (roe deer, wild boar, hare, and
   birds), and rarely (plant material, dogs, carnivores, lizards, and
   inedible inorganic material). No statistically significant differences
   were found in diet between jackals from different localities. The only
   difference was found between yearlings and adults with regard to the
   consumed biomass (\%B). The analysis of the winter diet of golden
   jackals in Serbia indicates that the species has opportunistic feeding
   habits consisting primarily of easily accessible food sources. (C) 2013
   Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
   All rights reserved.",
journal = "Mammalian Biology",
title = "Winter diet composition of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) in
 Serbia",
number = "2",
volume = "79",
doi = "10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.003",
pages = "132-137"
}

Ćirović, D., Penezic, A., Milenkovic, M.,& Paunovic, M.. (2014). Winter diet composition of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) in
 Serbia. in Mammalian Biology, 79(2), 132-137.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.003

Ćirović D, Penezic A, Milenkovic M, Paunovic M. Winter diet composition of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) in
 Serbia. in Mammalian Biology. 2014;79(2):132-137.
doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.003 .

Ćirović, Duško, Penezic, Aleksandra, Milenkovic, Miroljub, Paunovic, Milan, "Winter diet composition of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) in
 Serbia" in Mammalian Biology, 79, no. 2 (2014):132-137,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2013.11.003 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćosić, Nada M.
AU  - Ricanova, Stepanka
AU  - Bryja, Josef
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra Z
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1028
AB  - The European ground squirrel (EGS) (Spermophilus citellus) populations of Vojvodina (Serbia) represent the southernmost part of its distribution in the Pannonian lowland. For species with low dispersal abilities a presence of even weak barriers can have significant influence on genetic structure among adjacent populations. We examined here the effects of habitat fragmentation and river barriers on the genetic structure of the EGS based on 12 microsatellite loci. Bayesian clustering methods were used as additions to classical population genetic approaches. We found that EGS populations in Vojvodina are highly fragmented, but their genetic variation is still higher than in peripheral populations in Central Europe. Populations in Vojvodina consistently grouped into three genetic clusters. The Danube, but not the Tisza River, represents an important barrier to gene flow. EGS populations in the studied area did not show the signs of recent genetic bottlenecks, as would be expected from observations of recent population declines. Conservation strategy should be focused on maintenance of remained suitable habitats and optimal population sizes.
T2  - Conservation Genetics
T1  - Do rivers and human-induced habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity and population structure of the European ground squirrel at the edge of its Pannonian range?
IS  - 2
VL  - 14
SP  - 155
EP  - 354
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1028
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ćosić, Nada M. and Ricanova, Stepanka and Bryja, Josef and Penezić, Aleksandra Z and Ćirović, Duško",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The European ground squirrel (EGS) (Spermophilus citellus) populations of Vojvodina (Serbia) represent the southernmost part of its distribution in the Pannonian lowland. For species with low dispersal abilities a presence of even weak barriers can have significant influence on genetic structure among adjacent populations. We examined here the effects of habitat fragmentation and river barriers on the genetic structure of the EGS based on 12 microsatellite loci. Bayesian clustering methods were used as additions to classical population genetic approaches. We found that EGS populations in Vojvodina are highly fragmented, but their genetic variation is still higher than in peripheral populations in Central Europe. Populations in Vojvodina consistently grouped into three genetic clusters. The Danube, but not the Tisza River, represents an important barrier to gene flow. EGS populations in the studied area did not show the signs of recent genetic bottlenecks, as would be expected from observations of recent population declines. Conservation strategy should be focused on maintenance of remained suitable habitats and optimal population sizes.",
journal = "Conservation Genetics",
title = "Do rivers and human-induced habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity and population structure of the European ground squirrel at the edge of its Pannonian range?",
number = "2",
volume = "14",
pages = "155-354",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1028"
}

Ćosić, N. M., Ricanova, S., Bryja, J., Penezić, A. Z.,& Ćirović, D.. (2013). Do rivers and human-induced habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity and population structure of the European ground squirrel at the edge of its Pannonian range?. in Conservation Genetics, 14(2), 155-354.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1028

Ćosić NM, Ricanova S, Bryja J, Penezić AZ, Ćirović D. Do rivers and human-induced habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity and population structure of the European ground squirrel at the edge of its Pannonian range?. in Conservation Genetics. 2013;14(2):155-354.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1028 .

Ćosić, Nada M., Ricanova, Stepanka, Bryja, Josef, Penezić, Aleksandra Z, Ćirović, Duško, "Do rivers and human-induced habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity and population structure of the European ground squirrel at the edge of its Pannonian range?" in Conservation Genetics, 14, no. 2 (2013):155-354,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1028 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ricanova, Stepanka
AU  - Koshev, Yordan
AU  - Rican, Oldrich
AU  - Ćosić, Nada M.
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Sedlacek, Frantisek
AU  - Bryja, Josef
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/985
AB  - The theory of classical and cryptic Pleistocene refugia is based mainly on historical changes in temperature, and the refugia are usually defined within a latitudinal gradient. However, the gradient of oceanic-continental climate (i.e. longitudinal) was also significantly variable during glacial cycles with important biotic consequences. Range-wide phylogeography of the European ground squirrel (EGS) was used to interpret the evolutionary and palaeogeographical history of the species in Europe and to shed light on its glacial-interglacial dynamic. The EGS is a steppe-inhabiting species and the westernmost member of the genus in the Palaearctic region. We have analysed 915 specimens throughout the present natural range by employing mitochondrial DNA sequences (cytochrome b gene) and 12 nuclear microsatellite markers. The reconstructed phylogeography divides the species into two main geographical groups, with deep substructuring within both groups. Bulgaria is the centre of the ancestral area, and it also has the highest genetic diversity within the species. The northernmost group of the EGS survived in the southern part of Pannonia throughout several glacial-interglacial cycles. Animals from this population probably repeatedly colonized areas further to the north and west during the glacial periods, while in the interglacial periods, the EGS distribution contracted back to this Pannonian refugium. The EGS thus represents a species with a glacial expansion/interglacial contraction palaeogeographical dynamics, and the Pannonian and southeastern Balkanian steppes are supported as cryptic refugia of continental climate during Pleistocene interglacials.
T2  - Molecular Ecology
T1  - Multilocus phylogeography of the European ground squirrel: cryptic interglacial refugia of continental climate in Europe
IS  - 16
VL  - 22
SP  - 37
EP  - 4269
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_985
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ricanova, Stepanka and Koshev, Yordan and Rican, Oldrich and Ćosić, Nada M. and Ćirović, Duško and Sedlacek, Frantisek and Bryja, Josef",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The theory of classical and cryptic Pleistocene refugia is based mainly on historical changes in temperature, and the refugia are usually defined within a latitudinal gradient. However, the gradient of oceanic-continental climate (i.e. longitudinal) was also significantly variable during glacial cycles with important biotic consequences. Range-wide phylogeography of the European ground squirrel (EGS) was used to interpret the evolutionary and palaeogeographical history of the species in Europe and to shed light on its glacial-interglacial dynamic. The EGS is a steppe-inhabiting species and the westernmost member of the genus in the Palaearctic region. We have analysed 915 specimens throughout the present natural range by employing mitochondrial DNA sequences (cytochrome b gene) and 12 nuclear microsatellite markers. The reconstructed phylogeography divides the species into two main geographical groups, with deep substructuring within both groups. Bulgaria is the centre of the ancestral area, and it also has the highest genetic diversity within the species. The northernmost group of the EGS survived in the southern part of Pannonia throughout several glacial-interglacial cycles. Animals from this population probably repeatedly colonized areas further to the north and west during the glacial periods, while in the interglacial periods, the EGS distribution contracted back to this Pannonian refugium. The EGS thus represents a species with a glacial expansion/interglacial contraction palaeogeographical dynamics, and the Pannonian and southeastern Balkanian steppes are supported as cryptic refugia of continental climate during Pleistocene interglacials.",
journal = "Molecular Ecology",
title = "Multilocus phylogeography of the European ground squirrel: cryptic interglacial refugia of continental climate in Europe",
number = "16",
volume = "22",
pages = "37-4269",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_985"
}

Ricanova, S., Koshev, Y., Rican, O., Ćosić, N. M., Ćirović, D., Sedlacek, F.,& Bryja, J.. (2013). Multilocus phylogeography of the European ground squirrel: cryptic interglacial refugia of continental climate in Europe. in Molecular Ecology, 22(16), 37-4269.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_985

Ricanova S, Koshev Y, Rican O, Ćosić NM, Ćirović D, Sedlacek F, Bryja J. Multilocus phylogeography of the European ground squirrel: cryptic interglacial refugia of continental climate in Europe. in Molecular Ecology. 2013;22(16):37-4269.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_985 .

Ricanova, Stepanka, Koshev, Yordan, Rican, Oldrich, Ćosić, Nada M., Ćirović, Duško, Sedlacek, Frantisek, Bryja, Josef, "Multilocus phylogeography of the European ground squirrel: cryptic interglacial refugia of continental climate in Europe" in Molecular Ecology, 22, no. 16 (2013):37-4269,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_985 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ćirović, Duško
AU  - Pavlović, Ivan N
AU  - Kulisić, Zoran B
AU  - Ivetić, Vojin
AU  - Penezić, Aleksandra Z
AU  - Ćosić, Nada M.
PY  - 2012
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1160
T2  - Veterinary Record
T1  - Echinococcus multilocularis in the European beaver (Castor fibre L.) from Serbia: first report
IS  - 4
VL  - 171
EP  - na
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1160
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ćirović, Duško and Pavlović, Ivan N and Kulisić, Zoran B and Ivetić, Vojin and Penezić, Aleksandra Z and Ćosić, Nada M.",
year = "2012",
journal = "Veterinary Record",
title = "Echinococcus multilocularis in the European beaver (Castor fibre L.) from Serbia: first report",
number = "4",
volume = "171",
pages = "na",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1160"
}

Ćirović, D., Pavlović, I. N., Kulisić, Z. B., Ivetić, V., Penezić, A. Z.,& Ćosić, N. M.. (2012). Echinococcus multilocularis in the European beaver (Castor fibre L.) from Serbia: first report. in Veterinary Record, 171(4).
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1160

Ćirović D, Pavlović IN, Kulisić ZB, Ivetić V, Penezić AZ, Ćosić NM. Echinococcus multilocularis in the European beaver (Castor fibre L.) from Serbia: first report. in Veterinary Record. 2012;171(4):null-na.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1160 .

Ćirović, Duško, Pavlović, Ivan N, Kulisić, Zoran B, Ivetić, Vojin, Penezić, Aleksandra Z, Ćosić, Nada M., "Echinococcus multilocularis in the European beaver (Castor fibre L.) from Serbia: first report" in Veterinary Record, 171, no. 4 (2012),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1160 .