TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ballouard, Jean-Marie
AU  - Mullin, Stephen J.
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko D.
AU  - Brito, Jose Carlos
AU  - ElMouden, El Hassan
AU  - Erdogan, Mehmet
AU  - Feriche, Monica
AU  - Pleguezuelos, Juan M.
AU  - Prokop, Pavol
AU  - Sanchez, Aida
AU  - Santos, Xavier
AU  - Slimani, Tahar
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
AU  - Tomovic, Ljiljana
AU  - Usak, Muhammet
AU  - Zuffi, Marco
AU  - Bonnet, Xavier
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2003
AB  - Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding
   conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their
   reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors
   influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal
   conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).
   We analysed the level of understanding, controllable (e.g. sample size)
   and less controllable factors (e.g. affectivity). Most children
   responded appropriately to the questions, but subtle changes in the
   phrasing influenced the answers. Affectivity towards endearing species
   and spontaneity also influenced the responses whereas small sample sizes
   (similar to 50 children) provided relatively stable patterns. Overall,
   we suggest that standardization of questionnaires administered over
   large spatial and time scales is needed to accurately assess children's
   attitudes towards conservation issues.
T2  - International Journal of Science Education
T1  - Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education
IS  - 3
VL  - 37
DO  - 10.1080/09500693.2014.993000
SP  - 469
EP  - 483
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ballouard, Jean-Marie and Mullin, Stephen J. and Ajtić, Rastko D. and Brito, Jose Carlos and ElMouden, El Hassan and Erdogan, Mehmet and Feriche, Monica and Pleguezuelos, Juan M. and Prokop, Pavol and Sanchez, Aida and Santos, Xavier and Slimani, Tahar and Sterijovski, Bogoljub and Tomovic, Ljiljana and Usak, Muhammet and Zuffi, Marco and Bonnet, Xavier",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding
   conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their
   reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors
   influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal
   conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).
   We analysed the level of understanding, controllable (e.g. sample size)
   and less controllable factors (e.g. affectivity). Most children
   responded appropriately to the questions, but subtle changes in the
   phrasing influenced the answers. Affectivity towards endearing species
   and spontaneity also influenced the responses whereas small sample sizes
   (similar to 50 children) provided relatively stable patterns. Overall,
   we suggest that standardization of questionnaires administered over
   large spatial and time scales is needed to accurately assess children's
   attitudes towards conservation issues.",
journal = "International Journal of Science Education",
title = "Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education",
number = "3",
volume = "37",
doi = "10.1080/09500693.2014.993000",
pages = "469-483"
}

Ballouard, J., Mullin, S. J., Ajtić, R. D., Brito, J. C., ElMouden, E. H., Erdogan, M., Feriche, M., Pleguezuelos, J. M., Prokop, P., Sanchez, A., Santos, X., Slimani, T., Sterijovski, B., Tomovic, L., Usak, M., Zuffi, M.,& Bonnet, X.. (2015). Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education. in International Journal of Science Education, 37(3), 469-483.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2014.993000

Ballouard J, Mullin SJ, Ajtić RD, Brito JC, ElMouden EH, Erdogan M, Feriche M, Pleguezuelos JM, Prokop P, Sanchez A, Santos X, Slimani T, Sterijovski B, Tomovic L, Usak M, Zuffi M, Bonnet X. Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education. in International Journal of Science Education. 2015;37(3):469-483.
doi:10.1080/09500693.2014.993000 .

Ballouard, Jean-Marie, Mullin, Stephen J., Ajtić, Rastko D., Brito, Jose Carlos, ElMouden, El Hassan, Erdogan, Mehmet, Feriche, Monica, Pleguezuelos, Juan M., Prokop, Pavol, Sanchez, Aida, Santos, Xavier, Slimani, Tahar, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Tomovic, Ljiljana, Usak, Muhammet, Zuffi, Marco, Bonnet, Xavier, "Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education" in International Journal of Science Education, 37, no. 3 (2015):469-483,
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2014.993000 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko D
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana M
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka M.
AU  - Đorđević, Sonja Z
AU  - Đurakić, Marko R
AU  - Golubović, Ana
AU  - Simović, Aleksandar
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Krstić, Milivoj
AU  - Sukalo, Goran
AU  - Gvozdenović, Slađana
AU  - Aidam, Aurelie
AU  - Michel, Catherine Louise
AU  - Ballouard, Jean-Marie
AU  - Bonnet, Xavier
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1055
AB  - A population of dice snakes (Natrix tessellate) monitored since 2008 in a small island (18 ha, 850 m a.s.l., FYR of Macedonia) revealed unforeseen patterns for snakes living in temperate climates. More than 5000 individuals have been marked and the density is one of the highest ever recorded (>500 resident snakes per hectare). Reproductive and mortality rates are elevated, suggesting a high population turnover. These traits evoke a tropical rather than a temperate-climate ophidian demographic system. The population is highly polymorphic, three colour morphs (dotted, grey, and black) are observed in both sexes and each morph is represented by large numbers of individuals. This polymorphism pattern was not previously documented in snakes. Data obtained for other life history traits (e.g. body size, size at maturity, clutch size, diet, predation) markedly diverged in comparison to available information. Overall, our results reinforce the notion that the strong inter-population variability (often mediated by phenotypic plasticity) of snakes should be taken into account over large geographic scales; otherwise attempts to derive general patterns may well be strongly biased. (C) 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
T2  - Zoologischer Anzeiger
T1  - Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes
IS  - 3
VL  - 252
SP  - 103
EP  - 358
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1055
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ajtić, Rastko D and Tomović, Ljiljana M and Sterijovski, Bogoljub and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka M. and Đorđević, Sonja Z and Đurakić, Marko R and Golubović, Ana and Simović, Aleksandar and Arsovski, Dragan and Anđelković, Marko and Krstić, Milivoj and Sukalo, Goran and Gvozdenović, Slađana and Aidam, Aurelie and Michel, Catherine Louise and Ballouard, Jean-Marie and Bonnet, Xavier",
year = "2013",
abstract = "A population of dice snakes (Natrix tessellate) monitored since 2008 in a small island (18 ha, 850 m a.s.l., FYR of Macedonia) revealed unforeseen patterns for snakes living in temperate climates. More than 5000 individuals have been marked and the density is one of the highest ever recorded (>500 resident snakes per hectare). Reproductive and mortality rates are elevated, suggesting a high population turnover. These traits evoke a tropical rather than a temperate-climate ophidian demographic system. The population is highly polymorphic, three colour morphs (dotted, grey, and black) are observed in both sexes and each morph is represented by large numbers of individuals. This polymorphism pattern was not previously documented in snakes. Data obtained for other life history traits (e.g. body size, size at maturity, clutch size, diet, predation) markedly diverged in comparison to available information. Overall, our results reinforce the notion that the strong inter-population variability (often mediated by phenotypic plasticity) of snakes should be taken into account over large geographic scales; otherwise attempts to derive general patterns may well be strongly biased. (C) 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.",
journal = "Zoologischer Anzeiger",
title = "Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes",
number = "3",
volume = "252",
pages = "103-358",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1055"
}

Ajtić, R. D., Tomović, L. M., Sterijovski, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J. M., Đorđević, S. Z., Đurakić, M. R., Golubović, A., Simović, A., Arsovski, D., Anđelković, M., Krstić, M., Sukalo, G., Gvozdenović, S., Aidam, A., Michel, C. L., Ballouard, J.,& Bonnet, X.. (2013). Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes. in Zoologischer Anzeiger, 252(3), 103-358.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1055

Ajtić RD, Tomović LM, Sterijovski B, Crnobrnja-Isailović JM, Đorđević SZ, Đurakić MR, Golubović A, Simović A, Arsovski D, Anđelković M, Krstić M, Sukalo G, Gvozdenović S, Aidam A, Michel CL, Ballouard J, Bonnet X. Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes. in Zoologischer Anzeiger. 2013;252(3):103-358.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1055 .

Ajtić, Rastko D, Tomović, Ljiljana M, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka M., Đorđević, Sonja Z, Đurakić, Marko R, Golubović, Ana, Simović, Aleksandar, Arsovski, Dragan, Anđelković, Marko, Krstić, Milivoj, Sukalo, Goran, Gvozdenović, Slađana, Aidam, Aurelie, Michel, Catherine Louise, Ballouard, Jean-Marie, Bonnet, Xavier, "Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes" in Zoologischer Anzeiger, 252, no. 3 (2013):103-358,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_1055 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Đorđević, Sonja
AU  - Simović, Aleksandar
AU  - Golubović, Ana
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Trajčevska, Ivona
AU  - Krstić, Milivoj
AU  - Ballouard, Jean-Marie
AU  - Bonnet, Xavier
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
PY  - 2012
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5209
AB  - Population studies on three reptile species (Testudo hermanni, Natrix tessellata and Vipera ammodytes)were established in 2007 on a small island in Prespa Lake. The island of Golem Grad is part of theNational Park “Galicica“ and has a status of a strictly protected area. The research was done on the areaof the whole island (plateau and beaches of approximately 20 ha) in three periods of the active seasonin six consecutive years. Since the beginning of the studies more than 1600 tortoises, 5000 dice snakesand 350 nose horned vipers were marked. These results of the CMR study are excellent matrix for pre-cise estimation of the population density and size, indicating that these are among the densest popula-tions of these species in the world. This suggests that the reptile populations on the island are prosper-ous and can be a model system for future ecology studies on reptiles in other parts of the country orelsewhere. Also the results can contribute to determine the protection status and conservation measureson national level for these species
PB  - Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society
C3  - Abstract Book: IV Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia, with international participation: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Macedonisa Ecological Society; 2012 Oct 12-15; Ohrid, North Macedonia
T1  - Reptile megalopolis on a small island: Population studies on Reptiles on the island of Golem Grad
SP  - 57
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5209
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Tomović, Ljiljana and Ajtić, Rastko and Đorđević, Sonja and Simović, Aleksandar and Golubović, Ana and Anđelković, Marko and Arsovski, Dragan and Trajčevska, Ivona and Krstić, Milivoj and Ballouard, Jean-Marie and Bonnet, Xavier and Sterijovski, Bogoljub",
year = "2012",
abstract = "Population studies on three reptile species (Testudo hermanni, Natrix tessellata and Vipera ammodytes)were established in 2007 on a small island in Prespa Lake. The island of Golem Grad is part of theNational Park “Galicica“ and has a status of a strictly protected area. The research was done on the areaof the whole island (plateau and beaches of approximately 20 ha) in three periods of the active seasonin six consecutive years. Since the beginning of the studies more than 1600 tortoises, 5000 dice snakesand 350 nose horned vipers were marked. These results of the CMR study are excellent matrix for pre-cise estimation of the population density and size, indicating that these are among the densest popula-tions of these species in the world. This suggests that the reptile populations on the island are prosper-ous and can be a model system for future ecology studies on reptiles in other parts of the country orelsewhere. Also the results can contribute to determine the protection status and conservation measureson national level for these species",
publisher = "Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society",
journal = "Abstract Book: IV Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia, with international participation: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Macedonisa Ecological Society; 2012 Oct 12-15; Ohrid, North Macedonia",
title = "Reptile megalopolis on a small island: Population studies on Reptiles on the island of Golem Grad",
pages = "57",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5209"
}

Tomović, L., Ajtić, R., Đorđević, S., Simović, A., Golubović, A., Anđelković, M., Arsovski, D., Trajčevska, I., Krstić, M., Ballouard, J., Bonnet, X.,& Sterijovski, B.. (2012). Reptile megalopolis on a small island: Population studies on Reptiles on the island of Golem Grad. in Abstract Book: IV Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia, with international participation: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Macedonisa Ecological Society; 2012 Oct 12-15; Ohrid, North Macedonia
Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society., 57.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5209

Tomović L, Ajtić R, Đorđević S, Simović A, Golubović A, Anđelković M, Arsovski D, Trajčevska I, Krstić M, Ballouard J, Bonnet X, Sterijovski B. Reptile megalopolis on a small island: Population studies on Reptiles on the island of Golem Grad. in Abstract Book: IV Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia, with international participation: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Macedonisa Ecological Society; 2012 Oct 12-15; Ohrid, North Macedonia. 2012;:57.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5209 .

Tomović, Ljiljana, Ajtić, Rastko, Đorđević, Sonja, Simović, Aleksandar, Golubović, Ana, Anđelković, Marko, Arsovski, Dragan, Trajčevska, Ivona, Krstić, Milivoj, Ballouard, Jean-Marie, Bonnet, Xavier, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, "Reptile megalopolis on a small island: Population studies on Reptiles on the island of Golem Grad" in Abstract Book: IV Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of Macedonia, with international participation: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Macedonisa Ecological Society; 2012 Oct 12-15; Ohrid, North Macedonia (2012):57,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5209 .