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Sara Isabel da Silva Martins Francisco (PhD, 2012) is an Assistant Researcher in Evolutionary Genetics of Marine Fishes. She works at ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida and is a member of MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. Her research has focused on the phylogeography and phylogeny of coastal organisms, the temporal structure of populations, the interannual fluctuations in the genetic diversity of coastal fish and their relationship with the effective population size. She led the ICES Science funded project POPSIZE on estimating marine fish Ne using interannual fluctuations of genetic composition. She is currently venturing into genomics and, since 2018, she is developing an independent line of research, with a more contemporary genetic biomonitoring approach applied to fisheries.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sara Isabel da Silva Martins Francisco

Citation names

  • Francisco, SM

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
351D-EC4A-A7EB
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0907-7453
Google Scholar ID
9posCpsAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
K-8239-2013
Scopus Author Id
10839734500

Email addresses

  • sara_francisco@ispa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • (351) 218860954 Ext.: 240 (Professional)
Telephone
  • 218811700 (Professional)

Addresses

  • ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre. Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 1149-041, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

  • http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/167 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/03 - 2022/04
Concluded
 Advanced Course on Laboratory Animal Sciences (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019/09
Concluded
 Training course Genetics in Support of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (Outros)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2018/05
Concluded
 Population Genetics and Demographic History (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017/05
Concluded
 Population Genomics Workshop (Outros)
Physalia-courses, Germany
2015/01
Concluded
 R Programming (Outros)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
2012/10
Concluded
 Freshwater Portuguese native fish (Outros)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2012
Concluded
 PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Phylogeography of western European inshore organisms " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously
2009/01
Concluded
 Workshop on Molecular Evolution Europe (Outros)
EVOLUTION AND GENOMICS Intensive and immersive training opportunities, Czech Republic
2006/06
Concluded
 Workshop on Coalescent Theory (Outros)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2002
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia Aplicada aos Recursos Animais - Variante Recursos Marinhos (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Padrão temporal de assentamento de Carcinus maenas (L.) (Decapoda, Portunidae) no estuário do rio Mira, Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2000
Concluded
 Open Water Diver (Outros)
Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Portugal, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/03 - 2016/02 Interannual Fluctuations of the genetic composition: estimates of effective population size of coastal fishes
SFRH/BPD/84923/2012
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/10/01 - 2009/02/28 Phylogeography of western European inshore organisms
SFRH/BD/12653/2003
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - Current Biodiversity on the run: evolutionary and socio-economic consequences of shifting distribution ranges in commercially exploited marine fishes.
BiodivClim/0002/2019
Researcher
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - Current Collection of georeferenced information on the diversity and abundance of macrofauna and flora in the Cascais maritime area (AquaSig 3)
AquaSig3
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Cascais
Ongoing
2018/02 - Current Kids Dive – Mergulhar com Crianças, descobrir o Oceano
Kids Dive
Researcher
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

MARE Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Fundo Azul - Direção-Geral de Política do Mar
Ongoing
2018 - Current Inventariação de Coleópteros nas áreas sob gestão da Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua
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Researcher
Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA, Portugal
 Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA
Ongoing
2017/11 - Current Native Fish - monitoring and environmental education
Peixes Nativos
Researcher
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Instituto para a Conservação da Natureza

Aquário Vasco da Gama
Ongoing
2015/05 - 2016/04 POPSIZE - Estimating effective population size in populations of marine fish: an approach using interannual fluctuations of the genetic composition
ICESFund
Principal investigator
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
 ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Francisco, Sara M.; Robalo, Joana I.; Levy, André; Almada, Vítor C.. "In Search of Phylogeographic Patterns in the Northeastern Atlantic and Adjacent Seas". In Evolutionary Biology: Genome Evolution, Speciation, Coevolution and Origin of Life, edited by Pontarotti, P, 323-338. Springer International Publishing, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-07623-2_15
Conference abstract
  1. Francisco, SM. "Disentangling biological variables affecting population structure and genetic connectivity". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published
  2. Francisco, SM. "On the isolation of the sand-smelt Atherina presbyter (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the Macaronesia". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
    Published
  3. Francisco, SM. "As time goes by: a temporal approach to fish genetics". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, 2018.
  4. Francisco, SM. "Effects of fishing pressure on the genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, 2016.
  5. Dema, Tshering; Zhang, Liang; Towsey, Michael; Truskinger, Anthony; Sherub, Sherub; Kinley; Zhang, Jinglan; Brereton, Margot; Roe, Paul. "Critically endangered species facing range retreats are not necessarily genetically depleted: the case of the endemic freshwater fish Anaecypris hispanica (Steindachner, 1866)". Paper presented in XV European Congress of Ichthyology, 2015.
    10.1109/escience.2017.30
  6. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeography of Labrus bergylta (Pisces: Labridae) in the north-eastern Atlantic". Paper presented in XV European Congress of Ichthyology, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. "Genetic population structure of the Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo): contribution of mtDNA control region to fisheries management". Paper presented in 6th International Marine Connectivity Conference, 2021.
  2. "Temporal stability of genetic composition of marine fish species.". Paper presented in FSBI Symposium: Fish, Fisheries and Ecosystems in the Anthropocene., 2021.
  3. Francisco, SM. "Preliminary estimation of genetic structure within three populations of Holothuria impatiens, mysterious species in the Mediterranean Waters, with large distribution". Paper presented in International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2020.
  4. Francisco, SM. "Filling the gaps in for early detection of non-indigenous species (NIS) using genetic barcoding – an example of with a bivalve species in a new Marine Protected Area". Paper presented in International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2020.
  5. Francisco, SM. "Evolution of Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Scorpionfish Scorpaena". Paper presented in International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2020.
  6. Francisco, SM. "Unravelling the diversity of fish venoms – Inter and intraspecific differences in Atlantic and Mediterranean scorpionfish (Scorpaena)". Paper presented in 6th International Meeting on Toxicology. Venoms, Poisons & Toxins: Evolution & Impact of amazing molecules, 2019.
  7. Francisco, SM. "Disentangling biological variables affecting population structure and genetic connectivity". Paper presented in ICES Annual Science Conference, 2018.
  8. Francisco, SM. "What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger: a careful approach to the phylogeography of the venomous fish Scorpaena maderensis". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research IMMR’18, 2018.
  9. Francisco, SM. "What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger: a careful approach to the phylogeography of the venomous fish Scorpaena maderensis.". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, 2018.
  10. Francisco, SM. "Projeto Peixes Nativos". Paper presented in 28º Seminário Coastwatch “Deixa a tua praia respirar”, 2018.
  11. Francisco, SM. "As time goes by: a temporal approach to fish genetics.". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research IMMR’18, 2018.
  12. Francisco, SM. "On the isolation of the sand-smelt Atherina presbyter (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the Macaronesia". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research IMMR’18, 2018.
  13. Francisco, SM. "PEIXES NATIVOS” PROJECT – by bringing children to help ichthyologists during fieldwork". Paper presented in VII Congress of the Iberian Society for Ichthyology, 2018.
  14. Francisco, SM. "Historical constraints to genetic connectivity in a northeastern Atlantic fish: the case of the ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta". Paper presented in 3rd International Marine Connectivity Conference, 2017.
  15. Francisco, SM. "Estimates of the effective population size of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Portugal: a temporal approach using the interannual fluctuations in the genetic composition.". Paper presented in EuroMarine 2016 Workshop – Horizon scanning on The Application of Population Genomics to Fisheries Management, 2017.
  16. Francisco, SM. "Historical gene flow constraints in a northeastern Atlantic fish: phylogeography of the ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta.". Paper presented in EuroMarine 2016 Workshop – Horizon scanning on The Application of Population Genomics to Fisheries Management, 2017.
  17. Francisco, SM. "Venomous fish transcriptomics - A top-down approach as complement to a bottom-up analysis.". Paper presented in EuroMarine 2016 Workshop – Horizon scanning on The Application of Population Genomics to Fisheries Management, 2017.
  18. Francisco, SM. "Effects of life-history and fishing pressure on the genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species". Paper presented in ICES Annual Science Conference, 2016.
  19. Francisco, SM. "Effects of fishing pressure on the genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research, 2016.
  20. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeographical patterns and glacial refugia on the Atlantic-Mediterranean transition: the example of the rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus, Blenniidae)". Paper presented in XI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2015.
  21. Francisco, SM. "Critically endangered species facing range retreats are not necessarily genetically depleted: the case of the endemic freshwater fish Anaecypris hispanica (Steindachner, 1866)". Paper presented in XV European Congress of Ichthyology, 2015.
  22. Francisco, SM. "Genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species with contrasting life-history patterns". Paper presented in XV European Congress of Ichthyology, 2015.
  23. Sousa-Santos, Carla; Robalo, Joana I.; Francisco, SM; Carrapato, C; Cardoso, AC; Doadrio, I.. "Phylogeography and demography of the critically endangered Anaecypris hispanica". Paper presented in V Jornadas Ibéricas de Ictiologia, 2014.
  24. Francisco, SM; Robalo, Joana I.. "How much is a decade? Gene pool variation and diversity indices in Lipophrys pholis (Blenniidae, Teleostei) in Central Portuga". Paper presented in V Jornadas Ibéricas de Ictiologia, 2014.
  25. Francisco, SM; Robalo, Joana I.. "Population diversity and structure in Lipophrys pholis (Blenniidae, Teleostei) in Central Portugal, variation across a decade". Paper presented in ICES Annual Science Conference, 2014.
  26. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeography and demography of the critically endangered Anaecypris hispanica". Paper presented in X National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2014.
  27. Francisco, SM. "Morphological differentiation and apparent genetic cohesiveness over an entire distribution area: the Ballan Wrasse Labrus bergylta (Labridae).". Paper presented in X National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2014.
  28. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeographic pattern and glacial refugia of a rocky shore species with limited dispersal capability: the case of Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita, Blenniidae)". Paper presented in X National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2014.
  29. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeographic pattern and glacial refugia of a rocky shore species with limited dispersal capability: the case of Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita, Blenniidae).". Paper presented in V Jornadas Ibéricas de Ictiologia, 2014.
  30. Francisco, SM; Robalo, Joana I.; Stefanni, S.; Almada, Vítor C.. "Phylogeny of the genus Gaidropsarus (Gadidae, Teleostei) in north Atlantic". Paper presented in 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, 2013.
  31. Robalo, JI; Lima, C.S.; Francisco, SM; Almada, Frederico; Bañon, R; Villegas-Ríos, D; Almada, V.C.. "Phylogeography of the fivebeard rockling (Ciliata mustela, Linnaeus, 1758)". Paper presented in VIII Encontro Nacional da Biologia Evolutiva, 2012.
  32. Francisco, S.M.; Almada, V.C.. "Phylogeography of the shanny Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Belnniidae) in the NE Atlantic records signs of major expansion event older than the last glaciation.". Paper presented in Workshop on Biogeography and Phylogeography of Atlantic Fishes, 2011.
  33. Francisco, S.M.; Castilho, R.; Almada, V.C.. "Phylogeography and demographic history of Atherina presbyter (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the North-eastern Atlantic based on mitochondrial DNA.". Paper presented in Workshop on Biogeography and Phylogeography of Atlantic Fishes, 2011.
  34. Robalo, JI; Crespo, AM; Castilho, R.; Francisco, S.M.; Almada, V.C.; Amorim, C; Francisco, SM. "High level of fragmentation in a marine fish (Halobatrachus didactylus): a tale of low diversity and probable Holocene colonization.". Paper presented in Workshop on Biogeography and Phylogeography of Atlantic Fishes, 2011.
  35. Robalo, JI; Castilho, R.; Francisco, S.M.; Almada, Frederico; Knutsen, Halvor; Jorde, Per E.; Pereira, Ana M.; Almada, V.C.. "Northern refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758).". Paper presented in Workshop on Biogeography and Phylogeography of Atlantic Fishes, 2011.
  36. Almada, V.C.; Almada, F; Francisco, SM; Castilho, R.; Robalo, JI; Francisco, S.M.. "Unexpected high genetic diversity at the extreme northern geographic limit of Taurulus bubalis (Cottidae).". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2011.
  37. Francisco, S.M.; Congiu, L.; von der Heyden, S.; Almada, V.C.. "Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae)". Paper presented in VI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2010.
  38. Faria, C.; Almada, V.C.; Francisco, S.M.. "Patterns of spatial distribution and behaviour of fish on a rocky intertidal platform at high-tide.". Paper presented in VI Ethology National Congress, 2004.
Journal article
  1. Ana M. Pereira; André Levy; Jasna Vukic; Radek Šanda; Boris A. Levin; Jörg Freyhof; Matthias Geiger; et al. "Putting European lampreys into perspective: A global-scale multilocus phylogeny with a proposal for a generic structure of the Petromyzontidae". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12522.
    10.1111/jzs.12522
  2. Sara M. Francisco; Rita Castilho; Cristina S. Lima; Frederico Almada; Francisca Rodrigues; Radek Šanda; Jasna Vukic; et al. "Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish". PeerJ (2021): https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11730.
    10.7717/peerj.11730
  3. Joana I. Robalo; Inês Farias; Sara M. Francisco; Karen Avellaneda; Rita Castilho; Ivone Figueiredo. "Genetic population structure of the Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo): contribution of mtDNA control region to fisheries management". Mitochondrial DNA Part A (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2021.1882445.
    10.1080/24701394.2021.1882445
  4. John Gilbey; Gary Carvalho; Rita Castilho; Ilaria Coscia; Mark W. Coulson; Geir Dahle; Sofie Derycke; et al. "Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring". Marine Policy 124 (2021): 104331-104331. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.marpol.2020.104331.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104331
  5. Robalo, Joana I.; Francisco, Sara M.; Vendrell, Catarina; Lima, Cristina S.; Pereira, Ana; Brunner, Benedikt P.; Dia, Mamadou; Gordo, Leonel; Castilho, Rita. "Against all odds: a tale of marine range expansion with maintenance of extremely high genetic diversity". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69374-4.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-020-69374-4
  6. "Time matters: genetic composition and evaluation of effective population size in temperate coastal fish species". PeerJ (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9098.
    10.7717/peerj.9098
  7. Francisco, SM; Robalo, J.I.. "Time matters: genetic composition and evaluation of effective population size in temperate coastal fish species". PeerJ 8 e9098 (2020): http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9098.
    Open access • Published
  8. Moreno-Borges, S; Brito, A.; Francisco, SM. "Biogeographical history of the genus Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the central Eastern Atlantic". Marine Biodiversity 49 6 (2019): 2633-2639. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-00996-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s12526-019-00996-2
  9. Francisco, SM. "Mitochondrial and nuclear intraspecific variation in the rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus, Blenniidae)". Hydrobiologia (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3248-6.
    10.1007/s10750-017-3248-6
  10. Frederico Almada; Sara M. Francisco; Cristina S. Lima; Richard FitzGerald; Luca Mirimin; David Villegas-Ríos; Fran Saborido-Rey; 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 (2017): 1600773.
    Published • 10.1098/rsos.160773
  11. 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
  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. Francisco, SM. "Genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species with contrasting life-history patterns". Journal of Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Biology (2015):
    doi:10.4172/2329-9002.1000155
  14. Stefanni S; Castilho R; Sala-Bozano M; Robalo JI; Francisco SM; Santos RS; Marques N; et al. "Establishment of a coastal fish in the Azores: recent colonisation or sudden expansion of an ancient relict population?". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26174025.
    10.1038/hdy.2015.55
  15. Sousa-Santos C; Robalo JI; Francisco SM; Carrapato C; Cardoso AC; Doadrio I. "Metapopulations in temporary streams - The role of drought-flood cycles in promoting high genetic diversity in a critically endangered freshwater fish and its consequences for the future.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25132127.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2014.08.007
  16. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeography of the fivebeard rockling (Ciliata mustela, Linnaeus, 1758): a possible candidate fish to monitor climate change impact on genetic population structure". Journal of Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Biology 2 1 (2014): 123-na. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-9002.1000123.
    Published
  17. Francisco, S. M.; Almada, V. C.; Faria, C.; Velasco, E. M.; Robalo, J. I.; Francisco, SM; Almada, Vítor C.; Velasco, E.M.; Robalo, Joana I.. "Phylogeographic pattern and glacial refugia of a rocky shore species with limited dispersal capability: the case of Montagu’s blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita, Blenniidae)". Marine Biology 161 (2014): 2509-2520.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-014-2523-6
  18. Francisco, S.M.; Robalo, J.I.; Stefanni, S.; Levy, A.; Almada, V.C.. "Gaidropsarus (Gadidae, Teleostei) of the North Atlantic Ocean: A brief phylogenetic review". Journal of Fish Biology (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902937249&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jfb.12437
  19. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeography of the fivebeard rockling (Ciliata mustela, Linnaeus, 1758).". Journal of Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Biology (2014):
    doi: 10.4172/2329-9002.1000123
  20. Robalo, Joana I.; Crespo, Ana M.; Castilho, Rita; Francisco, Sara M.; Amorim, Maria C. P.; Almada, Vítor C.. "Are local extinctions and recolonizations continuing at the colder limits of marine fish distributions? Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), a possible candidate". Marine Biology 160 (2013): 2461-2467.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-013-2241-5
  21. Robalo, Joana I.; Castilho, Rita; Francisco, Sara M.; Almada, Frederico; Knutsen, Halvor; Jorde, Per E.; Pereira, Ana M.; Almada, Vitor C.. "Northern refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)". Ecology and Evolution 2 1 (2012): 153-164.
    Published • 10.1002/ece3.77
  22. Carvalho Almada, Vítor; Martins Francisco, Sara; Rosa, Ines; Domingues, Vera; Cabral, Henrique; Almada, Frederico; Henriques, Miguel; Robalo, Joana. "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.
    Published • 10.2478/s11756-012-0087-9
  23. Almada, Vítor C.; Almada, Frederico; Francisco, Sara M.; Castilho, Rita; Robalo, Joana I.. "Unexpected High Genetic Diversity at the Extreme Northern Geographic Limit of Taurulus bubalis (Euphrasen, 1786)". PLoS ONE 7 8 (2012): e44404-e44404.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0044404
  24. Francisco, S.M.; Congiu, L.; von der Heyden, S.; Almada, V.C.. "Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the genus Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61 1 (2011): 71-78.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.06.002
  25. Francisco, S.M.; Faria, C.; Lengkeek, W.; Vieira, M.N.; Velasco, E.M.; Almada, V.C.. "Phylogeography of the shanny Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae) in the NE Atlantic records signs of major expansion event older than the last glaciation". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 403 1-2 (2011): 14-20.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.03.020
  26. Francisco, S. M.; Castilho, R.; Soares, M.; Congiu, L.; Brito, A.; Vieira, M. N.; Almada, V. C.. "Phylogeography and demographic history of Atherina presbyter (Pisces: Atherinidae) in the North-eastern Atlantic based on mitochondrial DNA". Marine Biology 156 7 (2009): 1421-1432.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-009-1182-5
  27. Francisco, S.M.; Congiu, L.; Stefanni, S.; Castilho, R.; Brito, A.; Ivanova, P.P.; Levy, A.; et al. "Phylogenetic relationships of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean forms of Atherina (Pisces, Atherinidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48 2 (2008): 782-788.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.009
  28. Francisco, Sara M.; Cabral, Henrique; Vieira, Maria Natividade; Almada, Vítor C.. "Contrasts in genetic structure and historical demography of marine and riverine populations of Atherina at similar geographical scales". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 69 3-4 (2006): 655-661.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.017
  29. Silva, Inês C.; Dinis, Ana M.; Francisco, Sara M.; Flores, Augusto A.V.; Paula, José. "Longitudinal distribution and lateral pattern of megalopal settlement and juvenile recruitment of Carcinus maenas (L.) (Brachyura, Portunidae) in the Mira River Estuary, Portugal". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 69 1-2 (2006): 179-188.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.04.004
  30. Francisco, Sara M.; Vieira, Maria Natividade; Almada, Vítor C.. "Genetic structure and historical demography of the shanny Lipophrys pholis in the Portuguese coast based on mitochondrial DNA analysis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 1 (2006): 288-292.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.009
  31. Paula, José; Silva, Inês C.; Francisco, Sara M.; Flores, Augusto A. V.. "The Use of Artificial Benthic Collectors for Assessment of Spatial Patterns of Settlement of Megalopae of Carcinus maenas (L.) (Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Lower Mira Estuary, Portugal". Hydrobiologia 557 1 (2006): 69-77.
    Published • 10.1007/s10750-005-1309-8
  32. Queiroga, H; Almeida, MJ; Alpuim, T; Flores, AAV; Francisco, S; Gonzàlez-Gordillo, I; Miranda, AI; Silva, I; Paula, J. "Tide and wind control of megalopal supply to estuarine crab populations on the Portuguese west coast". Marine Ecology Progress Series 307 1 (2006): 21-36.
    Published • 10.3354/meps307021
Newsletter article
  1. Working Group on Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA); Francisco, SM. "Environmental DNA (eDNA) for the management of marine living resources", ICES newsletter, 2020, http://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/FEATURE-ARTICLE---eDNA.aspx.
Report
  1. ICES; Francisco, SM. 2020. Working Group on Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA). doi:10.17895/ices.pub.7443.
  2. Hemmer-Hansen, J; Castilho, Rita; Francisco, SM; Robalo, J.I.. 2014. Review and consider methods for integrating genomic methods with marine fisheries management (3 - Term of Reference b)..
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Francisco, SM. "Phylogeography of western European inshore organisms". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2012. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/teses.tese?p_aluno_id=101211&p_processo=17521&p_lang=0.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/12 Genetic population structure of the Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo): contribution of mtDNA control region to fisheries management. XVI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
2020/01 Phylogeographic patterns of the poisonous fish Scorpaena maderensis: a tale on genetic connectivity and preliminary insights on venom diversity International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Portuguese Society of Genetics (Faro, Portugal)
2019/09 Phylogeographic pattern of the poisonous fish Scorpaena maderensis – evaluating the relationship between genetic connectivity and venom diversity iMarCo 2019 - 5th International Marine Connectivity Conference
CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/08 Disentangling ecological variables affecting population structure and genetic connectivity - a meta-analysis of fish species from the north-eastern Atlantic 15th European Ecological Federation Congress
European Ecological Federation e Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/08 Relevance of evolutionary ecology for future studies in biotechnology - A case study with venomous fish 15th European Ecological Federation Congress
European Ecological Federation & Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09 High levels of genetic diversity are not suficient to prevent extintion – the case of the critically endangered Anaecypris hispanica Symposium for the Conservation of Freshwater Fish and Habitat Rehabilitation
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2018 Genética de populações em peixes – uma abordagem temporal I Congresso de Biologia Marinha dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
(Faro, Portugal)
2017 Disentangling biological variables affecting population structure and genetic connectivity 3rd International Marine Connectivity Conference
iMarCo (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
2015 Genetic structure and effective population size through time: a tale on two coastal marine species with contrasting life-history patterns ICES Annual Science Conference
ICES (Copenhaga, Denmark)
2015 Phylogeography of Labrus bergylta (Pisces: Labridae) in the north-eastern Atlantic XV European Congress of Ichthyology
(Porto, Portugal)
2014 Gaidropsarus (Gadidae, Teleostei) of the North Atlantic: a brief phylogenetic review V Jornadas Ibéricas de Ictiologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Recent expansion in the North Sea? Phylogeography of the cleaner fish Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 XVIII Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marina
(Gijon, Spain)
2013 Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae) 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting
(Marseille, France)
2012 Recent climate-assisted colonisation of the Azores by a coastal fish. ICES Annual Science Conference
(Bergen, Norway)
2011 Phylogeography of northeastern Atlantic coastal fishes VII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2011 Marine Phylographic Structuring during Climate Change World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
(Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
2011 Northern refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758). VII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/10 - Current The impact of life-history in Portuguese small-scale fisheries: a holistic approach
Supervisor of Inês Moreira
 Biologia do Comportamento (PhD)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2017 - Current Flutuações interanuais da composição genética: estimativa do tamanho efectivo de populações de Petromyzon marinus
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Marinha e da Conservação (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Genetic characterization and population structure of the weakfish Cynoscion regalis in the north-eastern Atlantic
Supervisor of Joana Simões
 Mestrado em Biologia Marinha e Conservação (Master)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Genetic characterization of Cynoscion regalis in Portuguese waters
Supervisor
 Biologia (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Genetic characterization of Cynoscion regalis in Portuguese waters
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/09 Phylogenetic relationships of Scorpaena in the Northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean – venom diversity
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Conservação (Master)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/09 - Current Workshop on Human Impacts on Fish Biology and Marine Ecosystems. FishNet
Workshop
 Workshop on Human Impacts on Fish Biology and Marine Ecosystems. FishNet
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2020/11/11 - Current Webinar on the Production of Scientific Advice by the Working Group on Applied Genetics for Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA).Jann Martinsohn. ICES Aquaculture Steering Group webinar series.
Seminar
 ASG Webinar Series
2020/06 - Current Modernizing fisheries management using innovative genetic tools: the GECKA project as a case study (webinar)
Workshop
2020/05/28 - Current FishGenome Workshop: Fisheries research surveys and stock assessments using HTS genetic sequencing methods. State of the art, foreseen advantages, and barriers for practical implementation (virtual workshop)
Workshop
 FishGenome Workshop: Fisheries research surveys and stock assessments using HTS genetic sequencing methods.
2019/09 - Current iMarCo2019 5th International Marine Connectivity Conference. Aveiro, Portugal
Conference
 iMarCo2019 5th International Marine Connectivity Conference
2018/09 - Current ICES Annual Science Conference, Hamburg, Germany
Conference
 ICES Annual Science Conference
ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2018/07 - Current IMMR'18 - International Meeting on Marine Research, Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar, Peniche, Portugal
Meeting
 IMMR'18 International Meeting on Marine Research
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/05 - Current “Wall-E o Mar precisa de ti” – Comemorações dos 20 anos da Expo98 “O Mar de Alto a Baixo” – Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Ciência Viva
Other
 Comemorações dos 20 anos da Expo98 “O Mar de Alto a Baixo”
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2017 - Current “Wall-E o Mar precisa de ti” - European Researcher’s Night
Meeting
 European Researcher’s Night
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/09 GenClim First Stakeholder Workshop – “Biodiversity on the run: evolutionary and socio-economic consequences of shifting distribution ranges in commercially exploited marine fishes
Workshop
 GenClim First Stakeholder Workshop – “Biodiversity on the run: evolutionary and socio-economic consequences of shifting distribution ranges in commercially exploited marine fishes
2021/05 - 2021/05 ICES Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA)
Meeting
 ICES Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA)
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/25 EVOLMAR 2020 1st Italian Congress on Marine Evolution
Congress
 EVOLMAR 2020 – Marine Evolution - 1° Italian Congress
2020/05/11 - 2020/05/15 ICES Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA)
Workshop
 ICES Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (WGAGFA)
2018 - 2018 I Congresso de Biologia Marinha dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
Congress
 : I Congresso de Biologia Marinha dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
2018 - 2018 National Geographic Summit
Conference
 National Geographic Summit
2017 - 2017 iMarCo2017 3rd International Marine Connectivity Conference
Congress
 3rd International Marine Connectivity Conference
iMarCo, Belgium
2017 - 2017 The ocean’s value
Conference
 The ocean’s value
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2016 - 2016 International Meeting on Marine Research
Meeting
 International Meeting on Marine Research
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2016 - 2016 ICES Annual Science Conference
Conference
 ICES Annual Science Conference
ICES, Latvia
2015 - 2015 The meaning of data: quantitative biology, bioinformatics and the understanding of life
Conference
 The meaning of data: quantitative biology, bioinformatics and the understanding of life
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2015 - 2015 ICES Annual Science Conference
Conference
 ICES Annual Science Conference
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Denmark
2015 - 2015 XI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Meeting
 XI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
2014 - 2014 ICES Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Mariculture
Other
 Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Mariculture
ICES, Portugal
2014 - 2014 ICES Annual Science Conference
Conference
 ICES Annual Science Conference
ICES, Spain
2013 - 2013 IV International Biogeography Symposium – Geography of Palaeoclimates and Environmental Changes.
Symposium
2013 - 2013 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting
Congress
 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting
2013 - 2013 IX National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Meeting
 IX National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2012 - 2012 VIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Meeting
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Workshop on Biogeography and Phylogeography of Atlantic Fishes
Congress
2011 - 2011 VII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
Meeting
2010 - 2010 VI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
Meeting
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Workshop on Biogeography, Phylogeography, and the International Year of Biodiversity 2010
Seminar
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Fronteiras do Humano
Symposium
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2009 - 2009 V Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
Meeting
2005 - 2005 I Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
Meeting
2004 - 2004 VI Congresso Nacional de Etologia
Congress

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12 The Estimated Survival of species of skates after being captured by mixed fisheries using trammel nets in Peniche, Portuguese coast, and kept in captive
(Thesis) Arguer
 João André Correia Castelo (Master)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021/02 Gestão demográfica e genética da população de leões-marinhos-da-Califórnia no âmbito de programa ex situ da EAZA (EEP)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipa Miranda de Sousa e Barcelos Nascimento (Master)
ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018 Biologia, Filogeografia e História Demográfica do Sargo-do-Senegal, Diplodus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) no sul do Nordeste Atlântico Catarina Viera Lisboa Vendrell Henriques (PhD)
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisbos, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2014 - Current MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente Researcher
2011/12 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva
2005/01 - Current Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Científica
2001 - Current Ordem dos Biólogos
2003/10 - 2014/12 Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2015/02 - Current Organizing Committee for MARE Conference Cycle "Quintas do MARE"
Member
 MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre , Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/09 - Current Animal Physiology (Teacher) Biologia (Licenciatura) (Licenciatura) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2016/11 - Current Thematic Seminars (Guest Lecturer) Biologia (Licenciatura) (Licenciatura) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2016/10 - Current Advanced Topics in Behavioural Biology (Guest Lecturer ) Biologia do Comportamento (Doutoramento) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018/09 - 2020/09 Marine Ecology (teaching assistant) Biologia Marinha e Conservação (Mestrado) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/02 Marine Biology (teaching assistant) Biologia (Licenciatura) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/02 Marine Biodiversity, Population Biology and Biogeography (teaching assistant) Biologia (Mestrado) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2013/10 - 2017/11 Applied Genetics of Marine Populations (Guest Lecturer ) Biologia Marinha e Conservação (mestrado) (Mestrado) ISPA Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2018 - Current European Commission Expert (EX2014D221217) Expert Evaluator for the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission: - Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships: H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, H2020-MSCA-IF-2020; European (Standard, Reintegration and Career Restart) and Global Fellowship Panels; Scientific Areas of Environment and Geosciences (ENV) and Life Sciences (LIF); - Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships: HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF (expert evaluator and consensus rapporteur)
Evaluator
 Research Executive Agency, Belgium European Commission
2016 - Current FONDECYT Regular 2016 grant competition FONDECYT Regular 2019 grant competition
Evaluator
 Chilean National Science and Technology Commission , Chile

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/11 - Current Fishes (2410-3888)
2020/07 - Current Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources (2380-2359) Taylor & Francis
2019 - Current Aquatic Living Resources (1765-2952) EDP Sciences
2019 - Current Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity (2085-4722) UNS Solo
2019 - Current Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (1096-0015) Elsevier
2019 - Current Regional Studies in Marine Science (2352-4855) Elsevier
2018 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2018 - Current Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research (1439-0469) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2018 - Current Journal of Biogeography (1365-2699) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2018 - Current Journal of Phytochemistry and Biochemistry
2018 - Current Revista de biología marina y oceanografía (0718-1957) Universidad de Valparaiso Chile
2017 - Current BMC Evolutionary Biology (1471-2148) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2017 - Current Marine Biology Research (1745-1019) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2016 - Current Journal of Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Biology (2329-9002) OMICS Publishing Group
2016 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2016 - Current Journal of Fish Biology (1095-8649) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2015 - Current Coral Reefs (1432-0975) Springer-Verlag
2014 - Current ICES Journal of Marine Science (1095-9289) Oxford University Press
2011 - Current Marine and Coastal Fisheries (1942-5120) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2011 - Current Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (1095-8312) Oxford University Press
2010 - Current Molecular Ecology (1365-294X) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2010 - Current Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (0022-0981) Elsevier