Istvan Sas

Universitatea din Oradea, Facultatea de Stiinte, Oradea, Romania

Institution web page: http://stiinte.uoradea.ro
Personal web page: http://herp-or.uv.ro
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Born: 1981

Interests: herpetology, amphibian ecology

Details:
Main research topic: Romanian herpetofauna and amphibian ecology


B.sc. Degree (2003): Biology-Chemistry (research and pedagogy), University of Oradea, Faculty of Science, Oradea, Romania. with B.Sc. Thesis: Research of some Rana arvalis Nilsson 1842 populations from Bihor and Satu-Mare county (in Romanian)
Doctoral candidate (2003 - ): Biology, Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, with the Topic of Thesis: Faunistical, ecological and biological research of the Rana esculenta complex from NW of Romania (in Romanian)


Position: Assistant, University of Oradea, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
Teaching: Ecology, Animal Physiology (Faculty of Sciences), General Zoology (Faculty of Geography)


Published books: 3 - coauthor
[one Book covered by ISI in BP]

Published articles: 46 - prime and coauthor

Grant's: 3 - member

Citation's: 29 in ISI journals // 54 in IDB journals


Editorial activity:

ISI Journal:
From 2005 editor in chief of North-Western Journal of Zoology - he realized to be covered this journal in Thomson ISI products and in many another databases. Now, from 2007, this journal is covered by ISI (Web of Science, Science Citation Index-Expanded)

IDB journal:
From 2003 to 2006 editor of the Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Fasc. Biologie - he realized to be covered this journal in Zoological Record (Thomson ISI).

New Journal:
From 2007 editor of the journal Herpetologica Romanica, Bulletin of the Romanian Herpetological Society.

Selected publications:
• Sas, I., Covaciu-Marcov, S. D., Demeter, L., Cicort-Lucaciu, A. S., Strugariu, A. . Distribution and Status of the Moor Frog (Rana arvalis) in Romania. In Glandt, D. & Jehle, R. (eds.), The Moor Frog. Laurenti Verlag, 2008.
• Hartel, T., Sas, I., Pernetta, A. P., Geltsch, I. C. . The reproductive dynamics of temperate amphibians: a review. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 3 (2), pp. 127-145, 2007.
• Sas, I., Covaciu-Marcov, S. D. . Overwintering without winter: the exceptional case of two terrestrial anurans from the thermal habitats in Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 3 (2), pp. 121-126, 2007.
• Sas, I., Kovacs, E. H., Covaciu-Marcov, S. D., Strugariu, A., Covaci, R., Ferenti, S. . Food habits of a Pelophylax lessonae - Pelophylax kl. esculentus population from North-Western Romania. Biota, 8, 2007.
• Kovacs, E. H., Sas, I., Covaciu-Marcov, S. D., Hartel, T., Cupsa, D., Groza, M. . Seasonal variation in the the diet of a Hyla arborea population from Romania. . Amphibia-Reptilia, 28, 2007.
• Covaciu-Marcov, S. D., Sas, I., Cicort-Lucaciu, A. S. . Amfibienii apelor termale din vestul Romaniei. Editura Universitatii din Oradea, 2006.
• Sas, I., Covaciu-Marcov, S. D., Cupsa, D., Cicort-Lucaciu, A. St., Antal, B. . Food habits of Rana lessonae and Rana arvalis in Covasna County (Romania). Environment & Progress (Proceedings volume), 4, pp. 359-365, 2005.
• Babik, W., Branicki, W., Cronbrnja-Isailovic, J., Cogalniceanu, D., Sas, I., Olgun, K., Poyarkov, N. A., Garcia-Paris, M., Arntzen, J. W. . Phylogeography of two European newt species-discordance between mtDNA and morphology. Molecular Ecology, 14, p. 2475–, 2005.

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