Blagovesta Dimitrova

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Contacts

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
1. Tzar Osvoboditel blv., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

e-mail: besta.dimitrova@gmail.com
GSM: +359888702838

Curriculum vitae

Date and place of birth:
25 March 1996, Sofia, Bulgaria

Nationality:
Bulgarian

Education:
2022-2024 - PhD student at IBER - BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria. Topic: Effects of pesticides on amphibian species from water bodies with different levels of anthropogenic interference in Central Bulgaria

2017-2019 - MSc in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics from the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany. Master thesis: "Counteracting deceptive partners: exploring the role of previous experience on female mate choice"

2014-2017 - BSc in Zoology, Dept. of Life Sciences at the University of Nottingham, England, UK. Bachelor thesis: "A morphological phylogeny of the Limacoidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)"

2009-2014 - The American College of Sofia, Bulgaria

Knowledge and Skills:
Languages: English - excellent; German - very good

Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Paint; Adobe (Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator); Java (FigTree); Tree Explorer; RCommander; SigmaPlot; JMP; ArcGIS.

Driving license: Category B

ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Blagovesta-Dimitrova-3

Research interests

Conservation biology, evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecology

Publications

Dimitrova B., Lukanov S.. Contrasting effects of ammonium nitrate on tadpole survival, growth and behavior in two common anuran species. Ecological Frontiers, 44, 4, Elsevier, 2024, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2024.01.004, 769-780.

Popgeorgiev G., Lukanov S., Dimitrova B., Naumov B.. Importance of Agricultural Areas for the Distribution of Protected Amphibian Species in Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 76, 1, 2024, 87-96.

Lukanov, S., Kolev, A., Dimitrova, B., Popgeorgiev, G.. Rice Fields as Important Habitats for Three Anuran Species—Significance and Implications for Conservation. Animals, 14, 1, MDPI, 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14010106

Lukanov, S., Lazarkevich, I., Dimitrova, B.. Persistent Winter Activity in Triturus ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra, 2013 (Amphibia: Caudata). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 74, 2, 2022, 281-285.

Bobeva. A, Nikova, P, Borisov, S, Koshev, Y, Todorov, V, Dimitrova, B, Ignatov, M, Rolečková, B, Uhlíková, J, Kachamakova, M. Recolonisation or invasion? First insights into the origin of the newly established beaver populations in Bulgaria using eDNA. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 74, 2025, DOI:10.25225/jvb.24119

Beltcheva, M., Ostoich, P., Aleksieva, I., Heredia-Rojas, J. A., Dimitrova, B.. Small rodents are appropriate bioindicators for total βactivity monitoring in alpine ecosystems. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, suppl. 20, 2024, 167-172.

Affiliation

Department

Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology

Division

Community Ecology and Conservation Biology

History

Member for

4 years 1 week