Dr. Vesna Đikanović
Principal Research Fellow
Dr. Vesna Đikanović
Levels of education.
Ph.D. in Biology (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2011)
MSc in Hydrobiology (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007)
BSc in Biology (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2002)
Field of interests:
The scientific and research work belongs to the field of ecology and protection of aquatic ecosystems, monitoring of environmental quality and investigation of ecological status/potential. The research work includes testing the biological effects of metals and metalloids on various tissues of selected species of freshwater fish, analyzing the degree of bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems, then analyzing the diet of freshwater fish species in different types of aquatic ecosystems, their dietary preferences, as well as researching the fauna of intestinal parasites of native and introduced fish species.
Member of the scientific organizations: Serbian Biological Society, Society for water protection of Serbia, Serbian Society for parasitology and European Association of Fish Pathologist (EAFP). She is a member of the Board of the Serbian Society for Water Protection for the period 2019-2024.