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PhD. in Evolutionary Biology at the Faculty of Sciences Lisbon University, Master's in Ethology at ISPA - University Institute, a Graduation in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences Lisbon University and more than 20 years teaching undergraduate and Master' students, I am presently a contracted researcher at ISPA - University Institute, MARE Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. With 29 papers, 1 book chapter, 8 conference abstracts published to date, reviewer of 7 scientific journals, with more than 40 oral and poster presentations in scientific meetings, my research interests are centered on understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes conditioning biodiversity. I have focused primarily in molecular phylogenies and population genetics of coastal fish since I am interested in species and population level interconnectivity/isolation. Within this topic, the most interesting themes for me are evaluating patterns between the genetic profile and the life cycle of each species, estimate their recent biogeographic history and relate this data with different hypothesis concerning climate change events. I am also involved in long-term projects monitoring marine protected areas (MPA's). Regular field surveys have raised a number of questions on the behavioural ecology of inshore fish. Independent approaches at different biological levels have the common goal of understanding the evolutionary process and the relationships between marine populations in historical (Biogeography) and contemporaneous (Ecology) time frames. Currently I am deeply involved in the characterization of temperate fish venoms, unraveling the composition and describing the properties of the venoms produced by a number of species. It is a fascinating and promising area with a plethora of themes to explore in toxinology. As a scientist concerned with the marine environment and its preservation I also believe my mission must go beyond scientific research. With the goal to make a small but strong contribution I have recently started a project on ocean literacy (www.kidsdive.pt) directed to school students with the support of national and international partner institutions.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Frederico Almada

Citation names

  • Almada, Frederico José Oliveira de

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0215-02F9-6D3E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1389-8951

Email addresses

  • falmada@ispa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • (351) 218860954 (Professional)
Telephone
  • (351) 218811700 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Ispa-Instituto Universitário, R. Jardim do Tabaco, 34, Lisboa , 1149-041, Alfama, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
1997 - 2009
Concluded
 Molecular study on the Atlanto-Mediterranean rocky-shore ichthyofauna (Doutoramento)
Major in Evolutionary Biology
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Molecular study on the Atlanto-Mediterranean rocky-shore ichthyofauna" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Louvor e Distinção
1997 - 1999
Concluded
 Ethology (Mestrado)
Major in Eco-Ethology of marine intertidal fish
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
"Breves Considerações Sobre a Eco-Etologia de Lipophrys trigloides (Pisces: Blenniidae)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
1991 - 1996
Concluded
 Biologia Aplicada aos Recursos - Variante Marinhos (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Contribuição para o Estudo em Ecologia e Comportamento de D. sargus e D. vulgaris" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - 2014 Lecturer (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2022/12/31 Promoting Ocean literacy with Kids Dive
NGS84737-21
Principal investigator
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
 National Geographic Society
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2022/12/31 FishMuc- Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Macao and Portugal
FCT/MACAU/003/2019 and FDCT 0005/2019/APJ
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Ongoing
2019/12/10 - 2022/12/09 BiodivAMP: Biodiversidade e Áreas Marinhas Protegidas
FA_06_2017_045
Research Fellow
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa
Ongoing
2020/01 - 2022/12 FishMuc- Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Macao and Portugal
FCT/MACAU/003/2019 and FDCT 0005/2019/APJ
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2019/12/19 - 2021/05/31 Kids Dive: discover the ocean
FA_06_2017_061
Principal investigator
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2020/06/30 Rebreath - intertidal reefs as temperate nursery areas
ISCF_01_2019
Principal investigator
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
 Lisbon Oceanarium
Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/06 Interindividual differences in Emotional Empathy vs the differential “visibility” of Emotions, and its social consequences.
104170
Provided by PTCRIS: 104170
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2009/01 - 2012/06 Marine phylogeographic structuring during climate change: the signature of leading and rear edge of range shifting populations.
Provided by PTCRIS: 109586
109586
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/09/01 - 2020/12/31 AQUASIG3 - Recolha de informação georreferenciada sobre a diversidade e abundância de macrofauna e flora no espaço marítimo de Cascais
009.DMT.2016
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
 Câmara Municipal de Cascais
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. "A Área Marinha Protegida das Avencas (AMPA)". In Proteger o Mar, edited by Filipe Porteiro; Márcia Marques; Telmo Carvalho, 128-133. Lisbon: IPMA, 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Nuno VASCO-RODRIGUES; Simão SANTOS; Cristina ESPÍRITO-SANTO; ALMADA, FREDERICO. Corresponding author: Nuno VASCO-RODRIGUES. "The golden mackerel: first report of a xanthic Mediterranean horse mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) from Sines, Portugal". Cah. Biol. Mar. 62 (2021): 399-403.
    Published
  2. Francisco, Sara M.; Castilho, Rita; Lima, Cristina S.; Almada, Frederico; Rodrigues, Francisca; Šanda, Radek; Vukic, Jasna; et al. "Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish". PeerJ 9 (2021): e11730. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11730.
    10.7717/peerj.11730
  3. Vicente, P; Martins-Cardoso, S; Almada, F; Gonçalves, EJ; Faria, AM. "Chemical cues from habitats and conspecifics guide sand-smelt (Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829) larvae to reefs". Marine Ecology Progress Series (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13311.
    In press • 10.3354/meps13311
  4. Neto, J; Vieira, D; Abecasis, D; Marques, J; Gordo, L; Robalo, JI; Bispo, R; Araújo, M; Almada, F. "Facultative cleaning behaviour of juvenile Diplodus sargus (Sparidae) and its ecological role in marine temperate waters". Marine Ecology Progress Series 629 (2019): 165-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13105.
    10.3354/meps13105
  5. Magliozzi, Laura; Maselli, Valeria; Almada, Frederico; Di Cosmo, Anna; Mollo, Ernesto; Polese, Gianluca. "Effect of the algal alkaloid caulerpin on neuropeptide Y (NPY) expression in the central nervous system (CNS) of Diplodus sargus". Journal of Comparative Physiology A 205 2 (2019): 203-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-019-01322-8.
    10.1007/s00359-019-01322-8
  6. Del Coco, Laura; Felline, Serena; Girelli, Chiara; Angilè, Federica; Magliozzi, Laura; Almada, Frederico; D’Aniello, Biagio; et al. "1H NMR Spectroscopy and MVA to Evaluate the Effects of Caulerpin-Based Diet on Diplodus sargus Lipid Profiles". Marine Drugs 16 10 (2018): 390. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md16100390.
    10.3390/md16100390
  7. Magliozzi, Laura; Almada, Frederico; Robalo, Joana; Mollo, Ernesto; Polese, Gianluca; Gonçalves, Emanuel J.; Felline, Serena; Terlizzi, Antonio; D’Aniello, Biagio. "Cryptic effects of biological invasions: Reduction of the aggressive behaviour of a native fish under the influence of an “invasive” biomolecule". PLOS ONE 12 9 (2017): e0185620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185620.
    Open access • 10.1371/journal.pone.0185620
  8. Almada, F.; Francisco, S.M.; Lima, C.S.; Fitzgerald, R.; Mirimin, L.; Villegas-Ríos, D.; Saborido-Rey, F.; et al. "Historical gene flow constraints in a northeastern Atlantic fish: Phylogeography of the ballan wrasse labrus bergylta across its distribution range". Royal Society Open Science 4 2 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85013027010&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1098/rsos.160773
  9. Almada, F.; Carpi, P.; Carlos, F.; Francisco, S.M.; Faria, A.M.; Lungu, R.; Duarte-Coelho, P.; et al. "Identification of adult and juvenile Atherina presbyter Cuvier, 1829 in a marine coastal area adjacent to Tagus estuary (NE Atlantic): A molecular tool for an ecological question". Journal of Applied Ichthyology 33 2 (2017): 168-173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85012875133&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jai.13296
  10. Martins, J.; Almada, F.; Gonçalves, A.; Duarte-Coelho, P.; Jorge, P. E.. "Home sweet home: evidence for nest-fidelity in the rocky intertidal fish, the shannyLipophrys pholis". Journal of Fish Biology 90 1 (2016): 156-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13171.
    10.1111/jfb.13171
  11. Almada, F.; Levy, A.; Robalo, J.I.. "Not so sluggish: The success of the Felimare picta complex (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) crossing Atlantic biogeographic barriers". PeerJ 2016 1 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955567276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.7717/peerj.1561
  12. Almada, F.; Casas, L.; Francisco, S.M.; Villegas-Ríos, D.; Saborido-Rey, F.; Irigoien, X.; Robalo, J.I.. "On the absence of genetic differentiation between morphotypes of the ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta (Labridae)". Marine Biology 163 4 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961658173&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00227-016-2860-8
  13. Almada, F.; Abecasis, D.; Villegas-Ríos, D.; Henriques, S.; Pais, M.P.; Batista, M.; Costa, B.H.; et al. "Ichthyofauna of the Selvagens Islands. Do small coastal areas show high species richness in the northeastern Atlantic?". Marine Biology Research 11 1 (2015): 49-61. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911445262&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17451000.2014.889306
  14. Almada, Frederico José Oliveira de. "Monitoring Climate Change Impact on the Genetic Population Structure: The Case of the Fivebeard Rockling (Ciliata Mustela, Linnaeus, 1758) In Its Southern Limit of Distribution". Journal of Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Biology 02 01 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-9002.1000123.
    10.4172/2329-9002.1000123
  15. Almada, Vítor C.; Toledo, Jesus Falcón; Brito, Alberto; Levy, André; Floeter, Sergio R.; Robalo, Joana I.; Martins, Joana; Almada, Frederico Oliveira. "Complex origins of the Lusitania biogeographic province and northeastern Atlantic fishes". Frontiers of Biogeography 5 1 (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.21425/f5fbg14493.
    10.21425/f5fbg14493
  16. Carvalho Almada, V.; Martins Francisco, S.; Rosa, I.; Domingues, V.; Cabral, H.; Almada, F.; Henriques, M.; Robalo, J.. "A rapid and inexpensive molecular technique to discriminate the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Atherina species and its potential applications in ecology and larval identification". Biologia 67 5 (2012): 988-991. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865719690&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2478/s11756-012-0087-9
  17. Jorge, P.E.; Almada, F.; Gonçalves, A.R.; Duarte-Coelho, P.; Almada, V.C.. "Homing in rocky intertidal fish. Are Lipophrys pholis L. able to perform true navigation?". Animal Cognition 15 6 (2012): 1173-1181. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867709435&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10071-012-0541-7
  18. Almada, V.C.; Almada, F.; Francisco, S.M.; Castilho, R.; Robalo, J.I.. "Unexpected High Genetic Diversity at the Extreme Northern Geographic Limit of Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen, 1786)". PLoS ONE 7 8 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865595366&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0044404
  19. "Northern refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)". (2011):
    10.1002/ece3.77
  20. Abecasis, D.; Cardigos, F.; Almada, F.; Gonçalves, J.M.S.. "New records on the ichthyofauna of the Gorringe seamount (Northeastern Atlantic)". Marine Biology Research 5 6 (2009): 605-611. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649118102&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17451000902729696
  21. Almada, F.; Henriques, M.; Levy, A.; Pereira, A.; Robalo, J.; Almada, V.C.. "Reclassification of Lepadogaster candollei based on molecular and meristic evidence with a redefinition of the genus Lepadogaster". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 3 (2008): 1151-1156. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40849083667&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.021
  22. Almada, V.C.; Domingues, V.S.; Monteiro, N.M.; Almada, F.; Santos, R.S.. "Molecular data confirm the validity of the Portuguese blenny (Parablennius ruber, Valenciennes, 1836) and its presence in Western Europe". Journal of Fish Biology 70 SUPPL. B (2007): 248-254. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34248362753&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01397.x
  23. Stefanni, S.; Domingues, V.; Bouton, N.; Santos, R.S.; Almada, F.; Almada, V.. "Phylogeny of the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, from the NE Atlantic using mitochondrial DNA markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 1 (2006): 282-287. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645003915&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.001
  24. Amorim, M.C.P.; Vasconcelos, R.O.; Marques, J.F.; Almada, F.. "Seasonal variation of sound production in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus". Journal of Fish Biology 69 6 (2006): 1892-1899. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845641019&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01247.x
  25. Almada, F.; Almada, V.C.; Guillemaud, T.; Wirtz, P.. "Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86 3 (2005): 283-295. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27744578517&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00519.x
  26. Almada, F.; Almada, V.C.; Domingues, V.; Brito, A.; Santos, R.S.. "Molecular validation of the specific status of Parablennius sanguinolentus and Parablennius parvicornis (Pisces: Blenniidae)". Scientia Marina 69 4 (2005): 519-523. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-30044433027&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  27. Estabrook, G.; Almada, V.; Almada, F.; Robalo, J.. "Analysis of conditional contingency using ACTUS2 with examples from studies of animal behavior". Acta Ethologica 4 2 (2002): 73-80. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036185636&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s102110100050
  28. Henriques, M.; Lourenço, R.; Almada, F.; Calado, G.; Gonçalves, D.; Guillemaud, T.; Leonor Cancela, M.; Almada, V.C.. "A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae): Sympatric subspecies or a long misunderstood blend of species?". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76 3 (2002): 327-338. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036657347&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00067.x
  29. Guillemaud, T.; Almada, F.; Santos, R.S.; Cancela, M.L.. "Interspecific utility of microsatellites in fish: A case study of (CT)(n) and (GT)(n) markers in the shanny Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae) and their use in other blennioidei". Marine Biotechnology 2 3 (2000): 248-253. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034190159&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  30. Almada, V.C.; Amorim, M.C.P.; Pereira, E.; Almada, F.; Matos, R.; Godinho, R.. "Agonistic behaviour and sound production in Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Gadidae)". Journal of Fish Biology 49 2 (1996): 363-366. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030221902&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1006/jfbi.1996.0162
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Neto, José Nuno de Oliveira. "Facultative cleaner species in marine temperate waters: The ecological role of juvenile Diplodus sargus (Sparidae)". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6347.
  2. Almada, Frederico José Oliveira de, 1972-. "Molecular study on the Atlanto-Mediterranean rocky-shore ichthyofauna : the potential of DNA markers in the study of phylogenis, biogeography, ecology and the evolution of behaviour". PhD, 2009. http://sibul.reitoria.ul.pt/F/?func=item-global&doc_library=ULB01&type=03&doc_number=000546907.
  3. Almada, Frederico. "Breves considerações sobre a eco-etologia de Lypophrys trigloides (Pisces : Blenniidae)". Master, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/284.

Other

Other output
  1. Phylogenetic relationships of the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids. The phylogenetic relationships of 27 north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blennioids are analysed based on a total of 1001 bp from a combined fragment of the 12S and 16S mitochondrial rDNA. The most relevant results with implications in current blenniid taxonomy are: (1) Lipophrys pholis and Lipophrys ( = Paralipophrys ) trigloides are included in a well-supported clade that by the rule of pre. 2005. Almada, Frederico; Almada, Vítor Carvalho; Guillemaud, Thomas; Wirtz, Peter. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1441.
    10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00519.x
  2. Molecular validation of the specific status of Parablennius sanguinolentus and Parablennius parvicornis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Parablennius sanguinolentus and P. parvicornis have been classified as either two distinct species or as two sub-species depending on the different criteria used to classify them. An analysis of fragments of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rDNA showed that the genetic distance between samples of P. sanguinolentus and P. parvicornis is similar or higher than those found for other blenniids that are widel. 2005. Almada, Frederico; Almada, Vítor Carvalho; Domingues, Vera dos Santos; Brito, Alberto; Santos, Ricardo Serrão. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1479.
  3. On the phylogenetic affinities of Centrolabrus trutta and Centrolabrus caeruleus (Perciformes: Labridae) to the genus Symphodus : molecular, meristic and behavioural evidences.. Phylogenetic analysis of partial 12S and 16S mitochondrial rDNA regions, together with meristic and ethological data, has revealed that Centrolabrus trutta (Lowe, 1833), a species occurring in the Canaries and Madeira, and its close relative Centrolabrus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999) from the Azores, are more closely related to most species of the genus Symphodus than to Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeu. 2002. Almada, Vitor; Almada, Frederico; Henriques, Miguel; Santos, Ricardo S.; Brito, Alberto. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/168.
  4. On the phylogenetic affinities of Centrolabrus trutta and Centrolabrus caeruleus (Perciformes: Labridae) to the genus Symphodus: Molecular, meristic and behavioural evidences. Phylogenetic analysis of partial 12S and 16S mitochondrial rDNA regions, together with meristic and ethological data, has revealed that Centrolabrus trutta (Lowe, 1833), a species occurring in the Canaries and Madeira, and its close relative Centrolabrus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999) from the Azores, are more closely related to most species of the genus Symphodus than to Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeu. 2002. Almada, Vítor Carvalho; Almada, Frederico; Henriques, Miguel; Santos, Ricardo Serrão; Brito, Alberto. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1476.
  5. A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae): Sympatric subspecies or a long misunderstood blend of species?. Molecular (partial mitochondrial 12S ribosomal DNA sequences), morphological and meristic analysis of Lepadogaster lepadogaster lepadogaster, L. l. purpurea and L. zebrina were performed to investigate the relationships between these taxa. On the western shore of mainland Portugal, where the two subspecies of L. lepadogaster occur sympatrically, they differ in microhabitat preferences and their br. 2002. Henriques, Miguel; Lourenço, Rita; Almada, Frederico; Calado, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, David; Gillemaud, Thomas; Cancela, Leonor; Almada, Vítor Carvalho. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1305.
  6. Agonistic behaviour and sound production in Gaidropsarus mediterraneus, (Gadidae). Agonistic behaviour and sound production were described for captive Gaidropsarus mediterraneus, a shore-dwelling gadoid. Thump-like sounds were produced during agonistic interactions, which involved disputes over access to shelter sites.. 1996. Almada, Vítor Carvalho; Amorim, Maria Clara Pessoa; Pereira, Eduarda; Almada, Frederico; Matos, Ricardo Jorge S.C.; Godinho, Raquel. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1490.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/01/09 - 2024/08/31 Baseline biodiversity in temperate marine communities in support for the establishment of future Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) along the Portuguese coast
Supervisor of Pedro Duarte Coelho
 Behavioura Biology (PhD)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Evolution, venomics and behaviour of northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Scorpionfish
Supervisor of José Neto
 Behavioura Biology (PhD)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
2021/01/09 - 2022/08/31 Biotechnological potential of bioactive components in fish mucus – Comparison of protein profiles in three temperate fish species
Supervisor of Rita Marques
 Marine Ecology and Conservation (Master)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/06/01 The efectiveness of practical education on Ocean literacy programs: a case study with Kids Dive project
Supervisor of Tassiana Malzone
 Marine Ecology and Conservation (Master)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/06/01 Species richness and abundances of key fish, algae and invertebrate species in a recent Marine Protected Area: setting a baseline for a long-term monitoring study
Supervisor of Justine Pagnier
 Marine Ecology (Master)
Lunds Universitet, Sweden
2018/09/01 - 2019/06/01 The evolution of northearstern Atlantic and Mediterranean Scorpaena and the distinct profiles of their venoms
Supervisor of Marta Araújo
 Marine Ecology and Conservation (Master)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Caulerpa racemosa secondary metabolites effects on feeding behaviour and reproductive physiology of white sea bream (Diplodus sargus)
Co-supervisor
 Ecology and Climate Change (PhD)
Università del Salento, Italy
2017/09/01 - 2018/06/01 How are genus Diplodus species coping with yearly changes in sea surface temperature
Supervisor
 MArine Ecology (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/06/01 Cleaning behaviour by juvenile Diplodus sargus
Supervisor of José Neto
 MArine Ecology and Conservation (Master)
MARE-ISPA, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2018 Flying Sharks Research Fund (http://flyingsharks.eu/portal/)
Flying Sharks Consultoria e Inovação Lda, Portugal
2016 Fish venoms from Portuguese marine waters (APBE - http://www.apbe.pt)
Portuguese Association of Evolutionary Biology (APBE - http://www.apbe.pt), Portugal

Other distinction

2016 Bioeconomy photo competition (http://commbebiz.eu/?page=1800)
CommBeBiz, United Kingdom