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Sílvia Castro. Completed the PhD in Biology in 2007/12/17 by University of Aveiro, Graduation in Biology in 2002 by University of Aveiro, Postgraduate Certificate in Workshop in Flow Citometry by INTECMAR - Xunta de Galicia, Postgraduate Certificate Sattistical analyses: diseño experimental y análisis de efectos abordados con modelos GLM in 2005/10 by Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Postgraduate Certificate in Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling in 2020/08/07 by Tranzmitting Science, Postgraduate Certificate in COST Academy: Leadership course in 2019/09 by COST Association and Postgraduate Certificate in Herbivory: the plant perspective in 2008/02 by Charles University in Prague. Is Invited Auxiliary Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida and Group Leader - FLOWer Lab - Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Agri-Environment and Pollination Services in Centro de Ecologia Funcional. Published 93 articles in journals. Has 5 section(s) of books. Organized 25 event(s). Supervised 5 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 8. Supervised 7 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 9. Supervised 8 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc e co-supervised 8. Has received 6 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Other in 4 project(s), Principal investigator in 5 project(s) and Researcher in 26 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Evolutionary Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Reproductive Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Ecology and Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with emphasis on Agriculture. In their professional activities interacted with 411 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Plant-pollinator interactions; diploid-polyploid complexes; Sympatric speciation; Polyploids; Contact zones; Cryptic diversity; Biological invasions; Threatened plants; Endemic plants; Red Lists; Conservation actions; Pollinators; Bees; Mating systems; Self-incompatibility; Heterostyly; Floral polymorphisms; Species distribution; Plant diversity; Environmental niche; water stress; Green infrastructures; Pollination ecosystem services; crop yield; Agroecosystems; Eutrophication; Pollinator-friendly solutions; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sílvia Castro

Citation names

  • Castro, Sílvia
  • Castro, S
  • Sílvia Castro
  • S Castro
  • Castro S

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7517-BC57-EF76
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7358-6685
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rVWIhBMAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
C-2469-2008
Scopus Author Id
23977571100

Email addresses

  • scastro@bot.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • 239240758 (Professional)
Mobile phone
  • 968654306 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Centre for Functional Ecology and Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra. Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/02/02 - 2023/02/05
Concluded
 Regional Bee Taxonomy Course - Identification to subgenus and species (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
2023/01/30 - 2023/01/31
Concluded
 Curso de Boas Práticas na Orientação Doutoral (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/11/25 - 2022/11/27
Concluded
 SPRING Intermediate Taxonomic Course - Bees and Hoverflies (Postgraduate Certificate)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
2021/03/24 - 2021/03/26
Concluded
 Plant translocation - Theory and Techniques (Postgraduate Certificate)
COST Action ConservePlants, Slovenia
2020/08/03 - 2020/08/07
Concluded
 Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling (Postgraduate Certificate)
Tranzmitting Science, Spain
2020/01
Concluded
 Course for identification of Iberian bees (Outros)
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2019/09
Concluded
 COST Academy: Leadership course (Postgraduate Certificate)
COST Association, Belgium
2014/11
Concluded
 R without fear: an R course in evolutionary ecology (Outros)
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2013/09
Concluded
 The use of trait-based approaches in Community Ecology and Stress Ecology (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012/11
Concluded
 Ilustração Botânica (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2012/10
Concluded
 Data analysis tools in ecology - Module 2: Data exploration, regression, GLM & GAM, with introduction to R (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012/09
Concluded
 Data analysis tools in ecology - Module 1: Multivariate statistical tools in Ecology and Ecotoxicology (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2008/02
Concluded
 Herbivory: the plant perspective (Postgraduate Certificate)
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2007/12/17
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Biologia reprodutiva e conservação do endemismo Polygala vayredae // Reproductive biology and conservation of the endemic Polygala vayredae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006/03
Concluded
 Workshop Citometría de Flujo para monitorización de partículas en suspensión (Postgraduate Certificate)
INTECMAR - Xunta de Galicia, Spain
2005/10
Concluded
 Curso prático de estadística: diseño experimental y análisis de efectos abordados con modelos GLM (Postgraduate Certificate)
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Spain
2003/04
Concluded
 Curso de Botânica (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2003/03
Concluded
 Métodos Moleculares na Análise da Diversidade Biológica (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2002/06/26
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Investigação
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 16 valores
2002/04
Concluded
 Curso de Botânica Flora e Vegetação Mediterrânica (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2000/12
Concluded
 Curso Básico de Ilustração Científica Digital (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
1999/11
Concluded
 Curso de Ilustração Científica (modalidade Preto e Branco) (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10/01 - 2023/10/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2020/03/02 - 2022/09/30 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2020/02/10 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2013/12/31 - 2018/12/30 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2013/12/30 Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
(...)
2008/02/01 - 2010/01/31 Postdoc (Research) Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
(...)

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/02/04 - 2019/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2017/02/06 - 2017/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/05 - 2019/03 Organic Unit Sub-director Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010 - Current Group Leader - FLOWer Lab - Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plants, Agri-Environment and Pollination Services Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2003/04/01 - 2007/12/17 PhD student (fellowship FCT/BD/10901/2002) with the project “Reproductive biology and conservation of the endemic Polygala vayredae” Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2006/08/01 - 2006/10/30 Fellowship within the Program SYNTHESIS, project “Evolutionary biology of Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)” under the European founding program “Structuring the European Research Area” Agence Europe SA, Belgium
Real Jardín Botánico, Spain
2002/04/01 - 2002/09/30 Traineeship under the topic “Micropropagation of woody plants with interest for Portuguese forest ecosystems – a strategy to protect and improve endangered species” Direcção Geral das Florestas, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/02 - 2025/10/31 ARCADE - Aligning Reference Collections with tAxonomic Development Efforts for pollinator conservation in Portugal
reference nr. 2/T1, grant agreement 101081903
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2023/10/01 - 2025/10/31 PolinizAÇÃO - Plano de ação para a conservação e sustentabilidade dos polinizadores em Portugal | Action Plant for conservation and sustainability of pollinators in Portugal
Despacho nº 3355-A/2023
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2019/10 - 2023/09 ConservePlants - An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century
OC-2018-2-23140
Principal investigator
COST Action
2021/02/01 - 2023/01/31 F4F - Forest For Future
CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031
Researcher
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2019 - 2023 B-GOOD - giving Beekeeping Guidance by cOmputatiOnal-assisted Decision making
H2020-SFS-2018-2020
Researcher
European Research Council
2018 - 2023 EcoStack - Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity
H2020-SFS-28-2017
Researcher
European Research Council
2019/11 - 2022/10 CULTIVAR - Network for sustainable development and innovation in the Agrofood sector // CULTIVAR - Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor Agroalimentar
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000020
Principal investigator
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 REPROGRAD - Variation in reproductive systems across biogeographical and ecological gradients. Adaptation to progressively stressful environments
PGC2018-099608-B-I00
Researcher
Agencia Estatal de Investigación – Convocatorias 2018 – Proyecto de I+D de Generación de conocimiento
2019 - 2022 MultiForest - A Multifuncionalidade da Floresta – Potencialidade e Valorização dos Bens e Serviços dos Ecossistemas Florestais em Portugal
PDR2020-20.2.3-FEADER-045931
 PDR2020 - Rede Rural Nacional
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 CLiPS - CLimate change and effect on Pollination Services
FNRS-FWO
Other
FNRS-FWO - EOS program
Ongoing
2019 - 2021 LVI - Lista Vermelha de Grupos de Invertebrados Terrestres e de Água Doce de Portugal Continental
POSEUR-03-2215-FC-000094
Other
European Union
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 EUCLIPO - Effect of EUtrophication and CLimate on POllinators and ecosystem service provision
PTDC/BIA-ECO/28360/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2021 MORE - Ecologia Evolutiva y Funcional de la Plasticidad Fenotipica en el genero Moricandia
CGL2017-86626-C2-1-P
Researcher
I+D “Excelencia” Subprograma de generación de conocimiento 2017 do Ministério de Economia, Indústria e Competitividade de Espanha
2018 - 2021 Polimax - Operational Group: Promotion and increased efficiency of entomophyllous pollination in apple, pear and cherry orchards // Grupo operacional; PoliMax - Promoção e aumento da eficiência da Polinização entomófila em macieiras, pereiras e cerejeiras
PDR2020-101-031727
Researcher
PDR2020 - Grupos Operacionais
2018 - 2021 ApisRAM - Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation
OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02
Researcher
European Food Security Authority
Ongoing
2017 - 2021 i9K - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product // i9Kiwi ¿ Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado
PDR2020-101-031204
Researcher
PDR2020 - Grupos Operacionais
2017 - 2020 ReNature - Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region // ReNature - Valorização dos Recursos Endógenos Naturais Endógenos da Região Centro
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007
Researcher
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
2017 - 2020 Red List of the Vascular Flora from Continental Portugal
POSEUR-03-2215-FC-000013
Other
European Union
2014/01/01 - 2019/12/30 What are the ecological and evolutionary consequences of genome duplications? Using neopolyploids as key innovation to understand the widespread occurrence of polyploid lineages
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 147588
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2019 POLL-OLE-GI SUDOE - POLLinator protection and ecosystem services in SUDOE OLEaginous agroecosystems Green Infrastructure
SOE1/P5/E0129
Researcher
European program INTERREG-SUDOE
2016 - 2017 Our home is green - Integration of migrant communities through the knowledge of the world made by plants
INTEGRAR
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
 Ciência Viva
Concluded
2015 - 2017 Alien Species Network - ASN
R2014/036
Researcher
Xunta de Galicia
2014 - 2017 Ecological and genetic processes leading to speciation: the interaction between hybridization, polyploidy and local adaptation in generalist plants
CGL2013-47558-P
Researcher
Spanish government - Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad
Concluded
2015 - 2016 Genetic diversity of Patellifolia species, GeDiPA
160914
Researcher
European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR Activity Grant)
2015 - 2016 A new life for medical schools: innovation in university teaching and learning // Uma nova vida para as escolas médicas: inovação no ensino e na aprendizagem na universidade
Programa Gulbenkian
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2013/05 - 2015/04 Invasiveness and reproductive isolation among native and non-native ranges of Centaurea weeds.
129702
Provided by PTCRIS: 129702
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2013 - 2015 Rapid development of increased competitive ability and mechanisms of reproductive isolation of Centaurea species
PTDC/BIA-PLA/3389/2012
Other
Concluded
2011/02 - 2014/08 Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae
Provided by PTCRIS: 110824
110824
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/05 - 2013/10 Below and aboveground mutualisms in the invasion by Australian acacias: relevance on invasive dynamics and consequences for native ecosystems - MUTUALNET.
Provided by PTCRIS: 103507
103507
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010 - 2012 Reproducción sexual y asexual como mecanismos de colonización en la especie invasora poliploide Oxalis pes-caprae
INCITE09 310 309 PR
Researcher
Ministério da Ciência e Inovação de Espanha
2009 - 2012 Population processes governing the formation and establishment of polyploids: what maintains the cytotype coexistence in Gymnadenia conopsea?
GACR-206/09/0843
Researcher
Grantová agentura Ceské republiky
2010/01 - 2011/12 Evolutionary dynamics of the polyploid Aster amellus at the contact zone // Evolucní dynamika polyploidního complexu druhu Aster amellus v kontaktní zone
grant.GPP506/10/P188
Principal investigator
Grantová agentura Ceské republiky
2010 - 2011 Reproductive biology and evolution of Oxalis pes-caprae, an invasive polyploid species in the Mediterranean region
CRUP E-10/10
Researcher
CRUP - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas
Concluded
2009 - 2010 Seguiment sobre l’efecte de l’evolució natural de l’hàbitat de Polygala vayredae Costa (endemisme de la Garrotxa) cap a ambients més tancats de boscos i planifolis
2009 ACOM 00043
Researcher
Generalitat de Catalunya Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
2008 - 2009 Biodiversity of natural communities
MSMT 0021620828
Researcher
Grantová agentura Ceské republiky
2006 - 2009 The role of pollinators in floral evolution: stylar polymorphisms and phenotipic integration // El papel de los polinizadores en la evolución floral: polimorfismos estilares e integración fenotípica
BOS2005-13847-CO2-02
Researcher
Dirección General para la Ciencia y Tecnología
2006/08 - 2006/10 Evolutionary biology of Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)
ES-TAF-1756
Principal investigator
European Union program Structuring the European Research Area - SYNTHESYS
2001 - 2002 Somatic embryogenesis and genetic characterization of cork oak (Quercus suber L.)
POCTI/AGR/36225/99
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - 2027 BETTER-B - Improving Bees' resilience to stressors by restoring harmony and balance
NA
Invited Scientist Fellow
Agence Europe SA
Ongoing
2022 - 2024 SPRING: Strengthening Pollinator Recovery through INdicators and monitorinG
NA
Invited Scientist Fellow
Agence Europe SA
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero, Victoria; Loureiro, João; Navarro, Luis. "Estratégias reprodutoras e sucesso invasor das azedas – Oxalis pes-caprae. Casos de estudo - Capítulo 2.1 Plantas invasoras em ecossistemas terrestres e dulçaquícolas.". In As invasões biológicas em Portugal: história, diversidade e gestão, edited by Vicente, Joana R; Queiroz, AI; Marchante, Elizabete; Honrado, João P; Dias e Silva, L. Porto, Portugal: Arte e Ciência, 2018.
    Published
  2. Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Tavares, Daniela; Navarro, Luis; Loureiro, João. "Invasion fosters the change: independent evolutionary shifts in reproductive traits after Oxalis pes-caprae L. introduction". In eBook Global change, clonal growth, and biological invasions by plants, edited by Yu F-H; Roiloa, Sergio. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media, 2016.
    Published
  3. Perkins, S; Perkins, J; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J. "Untersuchung des Ploidiegrades elepidoter Rhododendron-Hybriden (Understanding the ploidy levels of hybrid elepidote rhododendrons).". In Rhododendron und Immergrüne, 21-42. Germany: Deutsche Rhododendron-Gesellschaft eV (DRG), 2013.
    Published
  4. Perkins, S; Perkins, J; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J. "Weighing in: Discovering the ploidy of hybrid elepidote rhododendrons.". In Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias, 34-48. Londres, United Kingdom: Royal Horticultural Society, 2012.
    Published
  5. Navarro, Luis; Castro, Sílvia; Ayensa, G. "Reproducción asexual como escape a problemas reproductivos sexuales: el caso de Oxalis pes-caprae.". In Invasiones Biológicas, edited by Vilà, Montserrat; Valladares, Fernando; Traveset, Anna; Santamaría, L; Castro, P, 175-177. Madrid, Spain: CSIC-Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, 2008.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Alves, D; Loureiro, J; Silveira, P; Gouveia, AC; Siopa, C; Castro, Sílvia. "Mixed mating strategy guarantees reproduction under limited pollination resources in the endemic Verbascum litigiosum Samp.". Paper presented in Eighth European Botanic Gardens Congress, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Siopa, C; Loureiro, J; Dias, MC; Castro, M; Castro, Sílvia. "The role of selfing in the establishment of neotetraploid lineages of Jasione maritima". Paper presented in 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 2019.
  2. Afonso, A; Olmedo-Vicente, E; Arroyo, J; Loureiro, J; Castro, S; Figueiredo, A; Lopes, S.; et al. "Ecological niche differentiation of the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum L.". Paper presented in 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 2019.
  3. Róis, AS; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Sádio, F; Rhazi, L; Guara-Requena, M; Caperta, AD. "Genome sizes and phylogenetic relationships point out to a recent divergence of closely related species of the Limonium vulgare complex". Paper presented in 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 2019.
  4. Castro, M; Loureiro, J; Husband, BC; Castro, Sílvia. "Do reproductive barriers facilitate cytotype coexistence in Gladiolus communis contact zones?". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, 2019.
  5. Afonso, A; Olmedo-Vicente, E; Arroyo, J; Loureiro, J; Cordier, M; Castro, Sílvia. "Consequences of polyploidy on the floral polymorphism of Linum suffruticosum s.l.". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, 2019.
  6. Martínez-Gómez, MN; Ferrón, C; García-Muñoz, A; Olivieri, E; Loureiro, J; Castro, M; Castro, Sílvia; et al. "Phenotypic and reproductive strategy variation associated to ploidy level in Erysimum incanum.". Paper presented in ECOFLOR 2019 – XVI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Group for Floral Ecology, 2019.
  7. Mota, L; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Siopa, C; Garcia, F; Almeida, L.; Alves, Joana; et al. "Poll-Ole-GI SUDOE: rural green infrastructures for the improvement of pollination services". Paper presented in Ibagreco – 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  8. Carvalho, R.; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Queirós, F; Sánchez, C; de Sousa, R; Martins, MC. "Pollination services in Pomoideae and Prunoideae orchards: does pollinator deficit compromise fruit production?". Paper presented in Ibagreco – 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  9. Castro, H; Casais, V; Castro, M; Costa, J; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia. "Quantifying pollination deficits in kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) in Portugal". Paper presented in Ibagreco – 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  10. Garcia, E; Figueiredo, D; Castro, H; Casais, V; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Canhoto, J; Costa, J. "I9kiwi - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product". Paper presented in Ibagreco – 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  11. Castro, Sílvia; Castro, M; Loureiro, J. "Cryptic cytogenetic diversity: where does it stands in plant conservation strategies?". Paper presented in Eighth European Botanic Gardens Congress, Session C: Biodiversity conservation activities, 2018.
  12. López-González, N; Sierro, MP; Padilla-García, N; Rojas-Andrés, BM; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, M; Martinez-Ortega, MM. "Living in bioclimatic transitional zones: Does polyploidy drive ecological range shifts in Veronica tenuifolia ssp. javalambrensis?". Paper presented in Symposium Genomic Basis of Climate Adaptation, 2018.
  13. Hevia, V; González, J; Azevedo-Pereira, HMVS; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Mota, L; Rad, C; Sousa, JP; Marks, E. "Semi-natural habitats and green infrastructures to enhance wild bee populations and pollination services in Mediterranean oilseed crops". Paper presented in II Open Sciences Conference of the Programme of Ecosystem Change and Society, 2017.
  14. Mairal, M; Šurinová, M; Castro, Sílvia; Münzbergová, Z. "Disentangling speciation in Aster amellus cytotypes". Paper presented in 6th Conference of the Czech Society for Ecology, 2017.
  15. Castro, Sílvia; Sales, F; Gonçalves, MT. "To bee or not to bee: Botanical models for exploring plant pollination ecology". Paper presented in XXII Bienal da Real Sociedade Espanhola de História Natural - Os Mapas da Natureza, 2017.
  16. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Iriondo, JM; Rubido-Teso, ML; Duarte, MC; Romeiras, MM; Carvalho, MAAP; et al. "Cytogenetic diversity of Patellifolia species". Paper presented in 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, 2017.
  17. Olmedo-Vicente, E; Papuga, G; Afonso, A; Gauthier, P; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Thompson, J; Arroyo, J. "Ecological barriers may constrain hybridization between two closely related Linum species". Paper presented in XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting, 2017.
  18. Afonso, A; Olmedo-Vicente, E; Tavares, D; Arroyo, J; Castro, Sílvia; Papuga, G; Loureiro, J. "Cytogenetic diversity in the diploid-polyploid complex Linum tenuifolium s.l.". Paper presented in XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting, 2017.
  19. Rojas-Andrés, B; Rodríguez, MDP; González, NL; Sánchez, LD; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, M; Albach, DC; Martinez-Ortega, MM. "Environmental correlates of ploidy level distribution in Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae". Paper presented in 23rd Symposium ‘Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology’ of the German Botanical Society, 2016.
  20. Lema-Suárez, I; Sahuquillo, E; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Pimentel, M. "The holy grasses in South America (Hierochloë R.Br. sect. Monoecia; Poaceae; Pooideae) - Diversity and evolution of an isolated lineage". Paper presented in Botany 2016, 2016.
  21. Rojas-Andrés, B; Rodríguez, MP; González, NL; Sánchez, LD; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, M; Albach, DC; Martinez-Ortega, MM. "Further evidences of self-organized criticality in volcanology". Paper presented in Young History Natural Scientists Meeting., 2016.
  22. Costa, J; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Barrett, SCH. "Evidence for disassortative pollination in the absence of reciprocal herkogamy in natural populations of heteromorphic species of Plumbaginaceae". Paper presented in XI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2015.
  23. Castro, M; Loureiro, J; Husband, BC; Castro, Sílvia. "Does genome duplication results in reproductive isolation in tetraploidoctoploid complexes? The case study of Gladiolus communis". Paper presented in ESEB, Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2015.
  24. Gonçalves, AC; Nora, S; Castro, S; Loureiro, J; Oliveira, H; Santos, C.; Silveira, P. "Towards a taxonomical revision of Calendula L. (Asteraceae) in the Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in Systematics Association Biennial: Systematics – the Science that underpins biology, 2015.
  25. Costa, J; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Barrett, SCH. "The role of geographical and demographic factors in shaping floral morph frequencies in the tristylous Lythrum salicaria at the southern edge of distribution". Paper presented in ESEB, Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2015.
  26. Tavares, D; Castro, Sílvia; Martins, A; Loureiro, J; Costa, S.. "Increased resistance to a root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in invasive populations of Oxalis pes-caprae". Paper presented in 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology of invasive species: processes, impacts and management, 2015.
  27. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J; Castro, M; Serrano, M; Husband, BC. "Understanding the ecological consequences of genome duplication". Paper presented in EMBO workshop: Mechanisms of plant speciation, 2015.
  28. Tavares et al.; Castro, S. "Evolution of invasiveness: the case study of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae in the Mediterranean basin". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2014.
  29. de Oliveira, JC; Castro, S; Agudo et al.. "Pollinator preference in a hybrid zone between two generalist plant species". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2014.
  30. Costa, J; Castro, S; Loureiro et al.. "Variation in floral morph frequencies in tristylous populations of Lythrum salicaria: the role of geographical and demographic factors". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2014.
  31. Ferrero, V; Castro, Sílvia; Caldeirinha et al.. "Complex intercontinental patterns of genetic diversity, polyploidy and heterostyly during Bermuda buttercup invasion". Paper presented in Invasion Genetics: The Baker and Stebbins Legacy, 2014.
  32. Loureiro, J; Torices, R; Castro, M; Castro, Sílvia; Afonso et al.. "Hybridization in Anacyclus clavatus and A. valentinus contact zone: insights from genome size". Paper presented in SESBE2013 - 4th Meeting of the Spanish Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013.
  33. Correia, M; Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero et al.. "Is sexual reproduction fostering acacias invasion in Portugal?". Paper presented in 11th INTECOL Congress, Ecology: Into the next 100 years, 2013.
  34. Castro, Sílvia; Romeiras et al.. "New ploidy levels and genome size estimates in wild Beta taxa using flow cytometry". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013.
  35. Afonso, A; Castro, Sílvia; Méndez et al. "The evolution of sexual segregation within inflorescences: the role of resource competition by flowers". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013.
  36. de Oliveira, JC; Agudo, A; Afonso, A; Castro, Sílvia; Álvarez et al. "Pollinator selection on floral traits in a natural hybrid zone of two generalist plant species". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013.
  37. Castro et al.; Castro, Sílvia. "Do native and invasive populations of Oxalis pes-caprae differ in reproductive traits?". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013.
  38. Nora, S; Gonçalves, AC; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Insights into the evolution of Iberian Calendula species depicted from genome size and chromosome numbers". Paper presented in VIII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2012.
  39. Martins, JM; Moreira, O.; Sardos, J; Maciel, G; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Silva et al. "Population genetics and conservation of the Azorean tree Prunus azorica". Paper presented in Congress Flora Macarronesia 2012 – FloraMAC, 2012.
  40. Correia, M; Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero et al. "Reproductive biology of Australian acacias in Portugal". Paper presented in NEOBIOTA 2012, 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions, 2012.
  41. Ferrero, V; Castro, Sílvia; Costa et al. "Variable effects of invasive species’ removal on the sexual reproduction of co-flowering native plants". Paper presented in NEOBIOTA 2012, 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions, 2012.
  42. Castro et al; Castro, Sílvia. "Sexual and asexual reproduction traits among cytotypes and floral morphs of Oxalis pes-caprae invasive populations". Paper presented in NEOBIOTA 2012, 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions, 2012.
  43. Jersáková, J; Dötterl, S.; Castro, Sílvia; Trávnícek et al. "Where have the hexaploids vanished? The role of breeding barriers in the coexistence of Gymnadenia conopsea cytotypes". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity, 2012.
  44. Šurinová, M; Castro, Sílvia; Münzbergová, Z. "Back to the origin: molecular marker analysis of mixed-ploidy Aster amellus populations". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity, 2012.
  45. Castro, S; Ferrero et al.. "Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity, 2012.
  46. Antunes, P; Coutinho, A.P.; Castro, Sílvia; Gonçalves et al. "Palynology of the genus Calendula L. on the Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in 2nd Joint Congress of the Portuguese and Spanish Microscopy Societies, Microscopy at the Frontiers of Science, 2011.
  47. Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al. "A new section of Heterosamara Kuntze (Polygalaceae) from Eastern Asia". Paper presented in 2nd Joint Congress of the Portuguese and Spanish Microscopy Societies, Microscopy at the Frontiers of Science, 2011.
  48. Jorge et al; Castro, Sílvia. "Plant advertisement: effects in pollinator attraction and plant fitness". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  49. Castro, M; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J. "Incidence of polyploidy and evolution of genome size in Iberian Scrophulariaceae s.l.". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  50. Mota, L; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Pollination success of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae when growing with other native species: magnet or competing effect?". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  51. Navarro, L; Ayensa, G; Castro, Sílvia; Rojas-Nossa, SV. "Nectar robbing: a key component in the current interaction between a Tertiary relict plant and their floral visitors". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  52. Costa, J; Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero et al. "Reacquisition of sexual status in the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  53. Ferrero, V; Castro, Sílvia; Costa et al. "New insights on the sexual reproduction of the invasive polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae in the Western Mediterranean region". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  54. Loureiro et al; Castro, Sílvia. "Polyploidy and evolution of genome size in Portuguese orchid flora". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011.
  55. de Oliveira, JC; Castro, M; Nascimento, F; Castro, Sílvia; Perkins et al. "Ploidy level estimations in deciduous and elepidote hybrids of Rhododendron". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011.
  56. Castro, Sílvia; Šurinová, M; Münzbergová, Z. "Genetic relationships between diploid and hexaploid Aster amellus populations". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, 12th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Systematics, 20th International Symposium of the German Botanical Society, 2011.
  57. Castro, M; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, J. "Polyploid incidence and genome size evolution in Scrophulariaceae s.l.". Paper presented in International Meeting on the genetics of Polyploids, 2010.
  58. Costa, J; Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero et al. "What is the probability of the invasive pentaploid short-styled Oxalis pes-caprae to reproduce sexually?". Paper presented in 12th National Congress of Ecology, 2010.
  59. Castro, Sílvia; Navarro et al. "Effect of fitness accruals and reproductive costs of floral longevity in Helleborus foetidus". Paper presented in 12th National Congress of Ecology, 2010.
  60. Romeiras, MM; Loureiro, J; Vieira, A; Castro, Sílvia; Pina-Martins et al. "Genetic diversity of the Portuguese wild Beta-Patellaria species complex using DNA barcoding and flow cytometry". Paper presented in Congress Flora Macarronesia 2010, 2010.
  61. Coutinho, A.P.; Castro, Sílvia; Carbajal et al. "Pollen morphology of Omphalodes Mill. (Boraginaceae, Cynoglosseae)". Paper presented in 8th European Palaeobotany: Palynology Conference, 2010.
  62. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Is the heterostylous Oxalis pes-caprae able to reproduce sexually in the invasive range?". Paper presented in World conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning, 2009.
  63. Castro, Sílvia; Raabová et al. "Breeding barriers between cytotypes maintain a secondary contact zone in the polyploid Aster amellus". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2009.
  64. Nora, S; Rodriguez, E; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Karyosystematics of Calendula L. (Asteraceae) in the Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of Biosyst EU 2009, 2009.
  65. Castro, Sílvia; Trávnicek et al. "What maintains the cytotype coexistence in Gymnadenia conopsea? Insights on breeding barriers". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, 2009.
  66. Castro, Sílvia; Raabová et al; Münzbergová et al. "Origin, distribution and co-existence of cytotypes in the polyploid Aster amellus complex". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, 2009.
  67. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Sexual reproduction of the invasive polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae in the Mediterranean region". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, 2009.
  68. Navarro, L; Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero, V. "Aportaciones de la biología reproductiva al manejo de especies de plantas amenazadas". Paper presented in I Jornada sobre la Conservación de la Biodiversidad Biológica. Rede Galega de Conservación da Diversidade Biolóxica, 2008.
  69. Castro, Sílvia; Münzbergová, Z. "Distribution patterns of different ploidy levels within Aster amellus agg. and their interactions at the contact zone". Paper presented in Plant Population Biology for the coming decade, 2008.
  70. Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al. "The contribution of pollen morphology for phylogenetic inference on three related subgenera of Polygala L. (Polygalaceae)". Paper presented in International Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (INCOMAM 07), 2007.
  71. Castro, Sílvia; Silviera et al. "Mecanismos de dispersão de Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae): dois sindromas de dispersão numa espécie endémica de reduzida área de distribuição". Paper presented in II Congresso Ibérico de Ecologia, 2006.
  72. Ferrero, V; Castro, Sílvia; Arroyo et al. "Estúdios preliminares sobre la biologia de Lithodora oleifolia (Lapeyr.) Griseb. (Boraginaceae)". Paper presented in II Congresso Ibérico de Ecologia, 2006.
  73. Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al. "The biology of Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae): preliminary data". Paper presented in I Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas & V Simpósio de Pós-Graduação do Dep. Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro, 2006.
  74. Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al.. "First approach to the biology of Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae), an endemic plant from Oriental pre-Pyrenees". Paper presented in XVII International Botanical Congress, 2005.
  75. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Different ploidy levels could explain reproductive matter of invasive Oxalis pes-caprae L. in Mediterranean Regions". Paper presented in International Workshop on Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World, 2005.
  76. Coutinho, A.P.; Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al. "Estudo palinológico do género Tylosema (Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.". Paper presented in XXXVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular, 2003.
  77. Silveira, P; Castro, Sílvia; Lopes et al. "Conservação e Educação Ambiental na Serra do Açor". Paper presented in 8º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2003.
  78. Castro, Sílvia; Silveira et al. "Biologia e Ecologia do Género Calendula L. - Perspectiva Evolutiva.". Paper presented in 2º Simpósio de Pós-Graduação em Biociências, 2003.
  79. Pinho, R; Gomes, V; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Flora Macaronésica: Estudo taxonómico de alguns endemismos e respectiva análise do grão de pólen através de SEM". Paper presented in XXXVII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular, 2002.
  80. Pinto, G; Gomes, V; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro et al. "Estudo da morfologia de embriões somáticos de Quercus suber L. por microscopia electrónica de varrimento". Paper presented in XXXVII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular, 2002.
Journal article
  1. Leclercq, N.; Marshall, L.; Weekers, T.; Basu, P.; Benda, D.; Bevk, D.; Bhattacharya, R.; et al. "Global taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bees in apple orchards". Science of The Total Environment 901 (2023): 165933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165933.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165933
  2. Aronne, Giovanna; Fantinato, Edy; Strumia, Sandro; Santangelo, Annalisa; Barberis, Marta; Castro, Sílvia; Cogoni, Donatella; et al. "Identifying bottlenecks in the life cycle of plants living on cliffs and rocky slopes: Lack of knowledge hinders conservation actions". Biological Conservation 286 (2023): 110289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110289.
    10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110289
  3. Reverté, Sara; Milicic, Marija; Acanski, Jelena; Andric, Andrijana; Aracil, Andrea; Aubert, Matthieu; Balzan, Mario Victor; et al. "National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation". Insect Conservation and Diversity 16 6 (2023): 758-775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12680.
    10.1111/icad.12680
  4. Surina, Boštjan; Balant, Manica; Glasnovic, Peter; Radosavljevic, Ivan; Fišer, Živa; Fujs, Nataša; Castro, Sílvia. "Population size as a major determinant of mating system and population genetic differentiation in a narrow endemic chasmophyte". BMC Plant Biology 23 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04384-8.
    10.1186/s12870-023-04384-8
  5. Díaz Lifante, Zoila; Escudero, Marcial; Andrés Camacho, Cristina; García Llamas, Carmen; Loureiro, Joao; Castro, Sílvia. "Phylogenetic, cytogenetic and morphological evidences are critical for recognizing a new genus: Valdesiana, an Iberian intergeneric allopolyploid between Schenkia and Exaculum". Plant Systematics and Evolution 309 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-023-01864-0.
    10.1007/s00606-023-01864-0
  6. García-Muñoz, Ana; Ferrón, Camilo; Vaca-Benito, Celia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Muñoz-Pajares, A. Jesús; Abdelaziz, Mohamed. "Ploidy effects on the relationship between floral phenotype, reproductive investment, and fitness in an autogamous species complex". American Journal of Botany 110 6 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16197.
    10.1002/ajb2.16197
  7. Afonso, Ana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Arroyo, Juan; Figueiredo, Albano; Lopes, Sara; Castro, Mariana. "Ecological niches in the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum s.l.". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1148828.
    10.3389/fpls.2023.1148828
  8. Ferreira, Miguel; Lopes, Betina; Granado, António; Siopa, Catarina; Gaspar, Hugo; Castro, Helena; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Video abstract production guide". Frontiers in Communication 8 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1060567.
    10.3389/fcomm.2023.1060567
  9. Castro, Helena; Dias, Maria Celeste; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Impact of genome duplications in drought tolerance and distribution of the diploid-tetraploid Jasione maritima". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144678.
    10.3389/fpls.2023.1144678
  10. Carolina Osuna-Mascaró; Rafael Rubio de Casas; José M Gómez; João Loureiro; Silvia Castro; Jacob B Landis; Robin Hopkins; Francisco Perfectti. "Hybridization and introgression are prevalent in Southern European Erysimum (Brassicaceae) species". Annals of Botany (2023): https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac048.
    10.1101/2021.11.03.467125
  11. Ana Carla Gonçalves; Helena Oliveira; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro; Maria Eduarda Fidalgo; Teresa Ribeiro; Ahmed Ouhammoud; et al. "Contribution to the knowledge of genome size variation in Calendula L. (Asteraceae) with special focus on the SW Mediterranean region". Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2023.2165551.
    10.1080/11263504.2023.2165551
  12. Gaspar, H; Castro, S; Grosso-Silva, JM; van der Hyden, T; Loureiro, João. "Exponential outspread of Halyomorpha halys (Stal, 1855) (Hemiptera: Petatomidae) in Portugal". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 26 (2023): 13-18.
    Published
  13. Alfonso Allen-Perkins; Sílvia Castro; Yoko L. Dupont; Bo Dalsgaard; Ignasi Bartomeus. "Who is Pollinating Crops Worldwide? A Global Database of Crop Pollinators has the Answer". The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 103 2 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1966.
    10.1002/bes2.1966
  14. Sara Beatriz Mendes; Sérgio Timóteo; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro. "The impact of habitat loss on pollination services for a threatened dune endemic plant". Oecologia 198 1 (2022): 279-293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05070-y.
    10.1007/s00442-021-05070-y
  15. Martínez-Sagarra, G.; Casimiro-Soriguer, F.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Devesa, J.A.. "Cytogenetic, Morphometric, and Ecological Characterization of Festuca indigesta Boiss. in the Southeast of Spain". Plants 11 5 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85126005480&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/plants11050693
  16. Mota, L.; Hevia, V.; Rad, C.; Alves, J.; Silva, A.; González, J.A.; Ortega-Marcos, J.; et al. "Flower strips and remnant semi-natural vegetation have different impacts on pollination and productivity of sunflower crops". Journal of Applied Ecology 59 9 (2022): 2386-2397. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85134752125&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1365-2664.14241
  17. Rebelo, D.; Mariz-Ponte, N.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.; Debiasi, C.; Domingues, J.; Santos, C.; Gonçalves, J.C.. "A protocol for micropropagation of the medicinal species Tuberaria lignosa provides ploidy true-to-type plants with high antioxidant capacity". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 150 3 (2022): 599-609. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85130739185&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-022-02313-5
  18. Gaspar, H.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, H.; Siopa, C.; Castro, M.; Casais, V.; Castro, S.. "Impact of local practices and landscape on the diversity and abundance of pollinators in an insect-dependent crop". Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 326 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85120377248&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.agee.2021.107804
  19. Allen-Perkins, A.; Magrach, A.; Dainese, M.; Garibaldi, L.A.; Kleijn, D.; Rader, R.; Reilly, J.R.; et al. "CropPol: A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination". Ecology 103 3 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124752200&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/ecy.3614
  20. Gaspar, H; Wood, TJ; Siopa, Catarina; Lopes, S; Loureiro, J; Castro, S. "New regional contributions to the knowledge of the Portuguese bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Anthophila)". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 71 (2022): 54-62.
    Published
  21. Paul Kron; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro; Martin Certner. "Flow cytometric analysis of pollen and spores: An overview of applications and methodology". Cytometry Part A (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24330.
    10.1002/cyto.a.24330
  22. Ana Afonso; João Loureiro; Juan Arroyo; Erika Olmedo-Vicente; Sílvia Castro. "Cytogenetic diversity in the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum s.l. (Linaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2021): https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa060.
    10.1093/botlinnean/boaa060
  23. Fišer, Živa; Aronne, Giovanna; Aavik, Tsipe; Akin, Meleksen; Alizoti, Paraskevi; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Bacchetta, Gianluigi; et al. "ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century". Research Ideas and Outcomes 7 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.7.e62810.
    10.3897/rio.7.e62810
  24. López-González, N.; Bobo-Pinilla, J.; Padilla-García, N.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.; Rojas-Andrés, B.M.; Martínez-Ortega, M.M.. "Genetic similarities versus morphological resemblance: Unraveling a polyploid complex in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 155 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095980145&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107006
  25. Galbraith, D.; Loureiro, J.; Antoniadi, I.; Bainard, J.; Bureš, P.; Cápal, P.; Castro, M.; et al. "Best practices in plant cytometry". Cytometry Part A (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099029386&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cyto.a.24295
  26. Carvalho, Rafael; Loureiro, João; Gigante Carvalheiro, Luísa; Queirós, F; Sánchez, C; de Sousa, R; Martins, MC; Castro, Sílvia. "Grupo Operacional - PoliMax: Promoção e aumento da eficiência da polinização entomófila em macieiras, pereiras e cerejeiras". Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura (2021):
    In press
  27. Loureiro, J; Kron, P; Temsch, EM; Koutecký, P; Lopes, Sara; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; et al. "Isolation of plant nuclei for estimation of nuclear DNA content - overview and best practices". Cytometry: Part A (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24331.
    In press • 10.1002/cyto.a.24331
  28. Lopes, S.; Mota, L.; Castro, M.; Nobre, G.; Novoa, A.; Richardson, D.M.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.. "Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits". Biological Invasions 23 10 (2021): 3047-3062. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105476529&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10530-021-02557-w
  29. Castro, H.; Siopa, C.; Casais, V.; Castro, M.; Loureiro, J.; Gaspar, H.; Dias, M.C.; Castro, S.. "Spatiotemporal variation in pollination deficits in an insect-pollinated dioecious crop". Plants 10 7 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108277068&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/plants10071273
  30. Castro, H.; Siopa, C.; Casais, V.; Castro, M.; Loureiro, J.; Gaspar, H.; Castro, S.. "Pollination as a key management tool in crop production: Kiwifruit orchards as a study case". Scientia Horticulturae 290 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85113911996&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110533
  31. Martínez-Sagarra, G.; Castro, S.; Mota, L.; Loureiro, J.; Devesa, J.A.. "Genome size, chromosome number and morphological data reveal unexpected infraspecific variability in Festuca (Poaceae)". Genes 12 6 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108455262&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/genes12060906
  32. Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Figueiredo, Albano; Serrano, Miguel; Husband, Brian C.; Castro, Sílvia. "Different Patterns of Ecological Divergence Between Two Tetraploids and Their Diploid Counterpart in a Parapatric Linear Coastal Distribution Polyploid Complex". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00315.
    10.3389/fpls.2020.00315
  33. Rhazi, Laila; Rebelo, Ana Rita; Róis, Ana S.; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Madihi, Mohammed El; Paes, Ana Paula; et al. "Limonium mucronatum: plant communities and cytogenetic characterization of an endemic of the Moroccan Atlantic coast". Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology (2020): 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1739158.
    10.1080/11263504.2020.1739158
  34. Victoria Ferrero; Luis Navarro; Sílvia Castro; João Loureiro; José M. Sánchez; Gastón O. Carvallo; Spencer C. H. Barrett. "Global patterns of reproductive and cytotype diversity in an invasive clonal plant". Biological Invasions (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02213-9.
    10.1007/s10530-020-02213-9
  35. Roddy, Adam B.; Théroux-Rancourt, Guillaume; Abbo, Tito; Benedetti, Joseph W.; Brodersen, Craig R.; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; et al. "The Scaling of Genome Size and Cell Size Limits Maximum Rates of Photosynthesis with Implications for Ecological Strategies". International Journal of Plant Sciences 181 1 (2020): 75-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/706186.
    10.1086/706186
  36. Siopa, Catarina; Dias, Maria Celeste; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, J; Castro, Sílvia; Catarina Siopa; Maria C. Dias; et al. "Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self-incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids.". American Journal of Botany (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1441.
    Accepted • 10.1111/AJB2.1441.
  37. Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Husband, Brian C; Castro, Sílvia. "The role of multiple reproductive barriers: Strong post-pollination interactions govern cytotype isolation in a tetraploid-octoploid contact zone". Annals Of Botany (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa084.
    Published • 10.1093/aob/mcaa084
  38. Castro, M.; Loureiro, J.; Figueiredo, A.; Serrano, M.; Husband, B.C.; Castro, S.. "Corrigendum: Different Patterns of Ecological Divergence Between Two Tetraploids and Their Diploid Counterpart in a Parapatric Linear Coastal Distribution Polyploid Complex (Frontiers in Plant Science, (2020), 11, 10.3389/fpls.2020.00315)". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086511894&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2020.00676
  39. Costa, Joana; Figueiredo, Albano; Espírito-Santo, Christophe; Loureiro, João; Castro, Paula; Ribeiro, Margarida; Correia, Sandra; Castro, Sílvia; Freitas, Helena. "Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor Agroalimentar". Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura 139 (2020): 37-40.
    Published
  40. Castro, Sílvia; Grosso-Silva, JM; Gaspar, H; Loureiro, J; Amorim, F; van der Heyden, T. "Confirmation of the presence of Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in mainland Portugal". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 (2020): 373-376.
    Published
  41. Aravanapoulos, F; Castro, Sílvia; Ensslin, A; Fiser, Z; Glanovic, P; Godefroid, S; Joshi, J; et al. "ConservePlants - A newly established network for the conservation of European threatened plants - A regional contribution to GSPC implementation". BGCI - BGJournal 17 2 (2020): 47-49.
    Published
  42. Rojas-Andrés, Blanca M; Padilla-García, Nélida; Pedro, Manuel de; López-González, Noemí; Delgado, Luis; Albach, Dirk C; Castro, Mariana; et al. "Environmental differences are correlated with the distribution pattern of cytotypes in Veronica subsection Pentasepalae at a broad scale". Annals of Botany (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcz182.
    10.1093/aob/mcz182
  43. Agudo, Alicia B.; Torices, Rubén; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Álvarez, Inés. "Genome Size Variation in a Hybridizing Diploid Species Complex in Anacyclus (Asteraceae: Anthemideae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences 180 5 (2019): 374-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/703127.
    10.1086/703127
  44. Mariana Castro; João Loureiro; Miguel Serrano; Daniela Tavares; Brian C Husband; Catarina Siopa; Sílvia Castro. "Mosaic distribution of cytotypes in a mixed-ploidy plant species, Jasione montana: nested environmental niches but low geographical overlap". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2019): https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz007.
    10.1093/botlinnean/boz007
  45. Cerca, José; Agudo, Alicia B.; Castro, Sílvia; Afonso, Ana; Alvarez, Inés; Torices, Rubén. "Fitness benefits and costs of floral advertising traits: insights from rayed and rayless phenotypes ofAnacyclus(Asteraceae)". American Journal of Botany 106 2 (2019): 231-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1238.
    10.1002/ajb2.1238
  46. Daniela Tavares; João Loureiro; Ana Martins; Mariana Castro; Sergio Roiloa; Sílvia Castro. "Genetically based phenotypic differentiation between native and introduced tetraploids of Oxalis pes-caprae". Biological Invasions 21 1 (2019): 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1820-2.
    10.1007/s10530-018-1820-2
  47. Carvalho, Rafael; Queirós, F; Sánchez, C; De Sousa, Rui; Martins, Maria Carmo; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Serviços de Polinização em Pomoideae e Prunoideae: O défice de polinizadores compromete a qualidade da fruta?". Revista Agrotecnologia - Agrotec 32 (2019): 40-44.
    Published
  48. Gaspar, Hugo; Loureiro, João; Costa, Joana; Castro, Sílvia. "Percevejo asiático, a praga agrícola que quer viver consigo bate à porta". Voz do campo - Secção Agrociência 229 (2019): 1-2.
    Published
  49. Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Castro, Sílvia. "Fenologia da floração dos pomares de kiwi em Portugal". Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores 59 (2019): 3-4.
    Published
  50. Gaspar, Hugo; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Percevejo asiático (Halyomorpha halys) – O Ciclo de Vida". Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores 58 (2019): 3.
    Published
  51. Caperta, Ana D.; Conceição, Sofia I.R.; Róis, Ana S.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Cytogenetic features of sexual and asexual Limonium taxa (Plumbaginaceae)". Taxon 67 6 (2018): 1143-1152. http://dx.doi.org/10.12705/676.10.
    10.12705/676.10
  52. Montesinos, Daniel; Correia, Marta; Castro, Sílvia; French, Kristine; Rodríguez-Echeverría, Susana. "Diminishing importance of elaiosomes for acacia seed removal in non-native ranges". Evolutionary Ecology 32 6 (2018): 601-621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-018-9959-y.
    10.1007/s10682-018-9959-y
  53. Mariana Castro; Sílvia Castro; João Loureiro. "Production of synthetic tetraploids as a tool for polyploid research". Web Ecology 18 2 (2018): 129-141. https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-129-2018.
    10.5194/we-18-129-2018
  54. Mairal, Mario; Šurinová, Mária; Castro, Sílvia; Münzbergová, Zuzana. "Unmasking cryptic biodiversity in polyploids: origin and diversification of Aster amellus aggregate". Annals of Botany (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy149.
    10.1093/aob/mcy149
  55. Róis, Ana S.; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Sádio, Flávio; Rhazi, Laila; Guara-Requena, Miguel; Caperta, Ana D.. "Genome sizes and phylogenetic relationships suggest recent divergence of closely related species of the Limonium vulgare complex (Plumbaginaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution 304 8 (2018): 955-967. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-018-1524-1.
    10.1007/s00606-018-1524-1
  56. GONÇALVES, ANA CARLA; Castro, Sílvia; PAIVA, JORGE; SANTOS, CONCEIÇÃO; SILVEIRA, PAULO. "Taxonomic revision of the genus Calendula (Asteraceae) in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands". Phytotaxa 352 1 (2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.352.1.1.
    10.11646/phytotaxa.352.1.1
  57. Lema-Suárez, Irene; Sahuquillo, Elvira; Estévez, Graciela; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Pimentel, Manuel. "A taxonomic and evolutionary review of the South American Hierochloë section Monoecia (Poaceae: Anthoxanthinae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186 3 (2018): 389-413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box102.
    10.1093/botlinnean/box102
  58. Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Figueiredo, Albano; Husband, Brian; Loureiro, João. "Complex cytogeographical patterns reveal a dynamic tetraploid–octoploid contact zone". AoB PLANTS 10 2 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/ply012.
    10.1093/aobpla/ply012
  59. Monteiro, Filipa; Frese, Lothar; Castro, Sílvia; Duarte, Maria C.; Paulo, Octávio S.; Loureiro, João; Romeiras, Maria M.. "Genetic and Genomic Tools to Asssist Sugar Beet Improvement: The Value of the Crop Wild Relatives". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00074.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.00074
  60. A. J. Muñoz-Pajares; F. Perfectti; J. Loureiro; M. Abdelaziz; P. Biella; M. Castro; S. Castro; J. M. Gómez; J.D. Thompson. "Niche differences may explain the geographic distribution of cytotypes in Erysimum mediohispanicum". Plant Biology 20 (2018): 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12605.
    10.1111/plb.12605
  61. I. Marques; J. Loureiro; D. Draper; M. Castro; S. Castro; J. Arroyo. "How much do we know about the frequency of hybridisation and polyploidy in the Mediterranean region?". Plant Biology 20 (2018): 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12639.
    10.1111/plb.12639
  62. El Zerey-Belaskri, Asma; Ribeiro, Teresa; Alcaraz, M. Librada; EL Zerey, Wael; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Benhassaini, Hachemi; Hormaza, J. Iñaki. "Molecular characterization of Pistacia atlantica Desf. subsp. atlantica (Anacardiaceae) in Algeria: Genome size determination, chromosome count and genetic diversity analysis using SSR markers". Scientia Horticulturae 227 (2018): 278-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2017.09.016.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2017.09.016
  63. Padilla-García, N.; Rojas-Andrés, B.M.; López-González, N.; Castro, M.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Albach, D.C.; Machon, N.; Martínez-Ortega, M.M.. "The challenge of species delimitation in the diploid-polyploid complex Veronica subsection Pentasepalae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119 (2018): 196-209. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85036521383&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.007
  64. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Castro, Mariana. "Grupo operacional i9Kiwi – Avaliação do défice de polinização e diversidade de polinizadores em kiwi". Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores 55 (2018): 6.
    Published
  65. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Castro, Mariana. "Da flor ao fruto: a importância e complexidade do processo de polinização no kiwi". Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores 53 (2018): 15.
    Published
  66. Costa, J.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Barrett, S.C.H.. "Experimental insights on darwin’s cross-promotion hypothesis in tristylous purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)". American Journal of Botany 104 4 (2017): 616-626. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019768805&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3732/ajb.1600408
  67. Costa, J.; Ferrero, V.; Castro, M.; Loureiro, J.; Navarro, L.; Castro, S.. "Variation in the incompatibility reactions in tristylous Oxalis pes-caprae: large-scale screening in South African native and Mediterranean basin invasive populations". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 24 (2017): 25-36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85003713698&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ppees.2016.12.002
  68. Wefferling, K.M.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, M.; Tavares, D.; Hoot, S.B.. "Cytogeography of the subalpine marsh marigold polyploid complex (Caltha leptosepala s.l., ranunculaceae)". American Journal of Botany 104 2 (2017): 271-285. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85013499727&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3732/ajb.1600365
  69. Costa, J.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Barrett, S.C.H.. "Experimental insights on the function of ancillary pollen and stigma polymorphisms in plants with heteromorphic incompatibility". Evolution 71 1 (2017): 121-134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84995878279&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/evo.13082
  70. Sílvia Castro; João Loureiro. "A vida amorosa das plantas". Revista de Ciência Elementar 4 4 (2016): 24-25. https://doi.org/10.24927/rce2016.029.
    10.24927/rce2016.029
  71. Costa, J.; Ferrero, V.; Castro, M.; Jorge, A.; Afonso, A.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.. "Pollen flow between flowers of the same morph in invasive populations of Oxalis pes-caprae L. in the western Mediterranean region". Plant Biosystems 150 5 (2016): 923-931. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919346542&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/11263504.2014.991363
  72. Caperta, A.D.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Róis, A.S.; Conceição, S.; Costa, J.; Rhazi, L.; Espírito Santo, D.; Arsénio, P.. "Biogeographical, ecological and ploidy variation in related asexual and sexual Limonium taxa (Plumbaginaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84996563471&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/boj.12498
  73. Castro, S.; Castro, M.; Ferrero, V.; Costa, J.; Tavares, D.; Navarro, L.; Loureiro, J.. "Invasion fosters change: Independent evolutionary shifts in reproductive traits after oxalis pes-caprae L. introduction". Frontiers in Plant Science 7 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84976519190&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2016.00874
  74. Montesinos, D.; Castro, S.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.. "Two invasive acacia species secure generalist pollinators in invaded communities". Acta Oecologica 74 (2016): 46-55. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84974803262&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.actao.2016.06.002
  75. Costa, J.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Barrett, S.C.H.. "Variation in style morph frequencies in tristylous Lythrum salicaria in the Iberian Peninsula: The role of geographical and demographic factors". Annals of Botany 117 2 (2016): 331-340. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962329292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcv173
  76. Ríos, AI; Casals, P; Oliver, X; Castro, Sílvia. "El tancament del bosc disminueix el potencial reproductiu de l’endemisme pirenaico-oriental Polygala vayredae Costa a l’Alta Garrotxa.". Annals de la delegació de la Garrotxa de la Inst. Cat. Hist. Nat. 8 (2016): 157-164.
    Published
  77. Castro, S.; Dostálek, T.; van der Meer, S.; Oostermeijer, G.; Münzbergová, Z.. "Does pollen limitation affect population growth of the endangered Dracocephalum austriacum L.?". Population Ecology 57 1 (2015): 105-116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939957354&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10144-014-0458-x
  78. Jorge, A.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.. "Flower biology and breeding system of Salvia sclareoides Brot. (Lamiaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution 301 5 (2015): 1485-1497. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939982647&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00606-014-1169-7
  79. Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.. "The rising world of flow cytometric analysis of pollen grains". Cytometry Part A 87 10 (2015): 885-886. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942363110&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cyto.a.22700
  80. Correia, M.; Castro, S.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.. "Reproductive success of Acacia longifolia (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) in native and invasive populations". Australian Journal of Botany 63 5 (2015): 387-391. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84938813063&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1071/BT14318
  81. Ferrero, V.; Barrett, S.C.H.; Castro, S.; Caldeirinha, P.; Navarro, L.; Loureiro, J.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.. "Invasion genetics of the Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae): Complex intercontinental patterns of genetic diversity, polyploidy and heterostyly characterize both native and introduced populations". Molecular Ecology 24 9 (2015): 2143-2155. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84928590711&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/mec.13056
  82. Escudero, M.; Maguilla, E.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, M.; Castro, S.; Luceño, M.. "Genome size stability despite high chromosome number variation in Carex gr. laevigata". American Journal of Botany 102 2 (2015): 233-238. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922436127&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3732/ajb.1400433
  83. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "The role of reproduction in the emergence and evolution of polyploid plant". Ecosistemas 23 3 (2014): 67-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.7818/ecos.2014.23-3.09.
    10.7818/ecos.2014.23-3.09
  84. Tavares, A.C.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.; Coutinho, A.P.; Paiva, J.; Cavaleiro, C.; Salgueiro, L.; Canhoto, J.M.. "Assessment of Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) subspecies by chemotaxonomic and DNA content analyses". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 55 (2014): 222-230. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898856552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bse.2014.03.031
  85. Afonso, A.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Mota, L.; De Oliveira, J.C.; Rubén, T.. "The effects of achene type and germination time on plant performance in the heterocarpic Anacyclus clavatus (Asteraceae)". American Journal of Botany 101 5 (2014): 892-898. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900798743&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3732/ajb.1400030
  86. Correia, M.; Castro, S.; Ferrero, V.; Crisóstomo, J.A.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.. "Reproductive biology and success of invasive Australian acacias in Portugal". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 174 4 (2014): 574-588. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897985910&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/boj.12155
  87. Costa, J.; Ferrero, V.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, M.; Navarro, L.; Castro, S.. "Sexual reproduction of the pentaploid, short-styled Oxalis pes-caprae allows the production of viable offspring". Plant Biology 16 1 (2014): 208-214. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884593982&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/plb.12010
  88. Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.. "The role of reproduction in the emergence and evolution of polyploid plants,El papel de la reproducción en el origen y la evolución de las plantas poliploides". Ecosistemas 23 3 (2014): 67-77. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85039841673&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.7818/ECOS.2014.23-3.09
  89. Vega, Y.; Marques, I.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.. "Outcomes of extensive hybridization and introgression in Epidendrum (orchidaceae): Can we rely on species boundaries?". PLoS ONE 8 11 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892388338&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0080662
  90. Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Ferrero, V.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "So many visitors and so few pollinators: Variation in insect frequency and effectiveness governs the reproductive success of an endemic milkwort". Plant Ecology 214 10 (2013): 1233-1245. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884411459&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11258-013-0247-1
  91. Ferrero, V.; Castro, S.; Costa, J.; Acuña, P.; Navarro, L.; Loureiro, J.. "Effect of invader removal: Pollinators stay but some native plants miss their new friend". Biological Invasions 15 10 (2013): 2347-2358. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884593581&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10530-013-0457-4
  92. Nora, S.; Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Gonçalves, A.C.; Oliveira, H.; Castro, M.; Santos, C.; Silveira, P.. "Flow cytometric and karyological analyses of Calendula species from Iberian Peninsula". Plant Systematics and Evolution 299 5 (2013): 853-864. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876078892&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00606-013-0767-0
  93. Castro, S.; Romeiras, M.M.; Castro, M.; Duarte, M.C.; Loureiro, J.. "Hidden diversity in wild Beta taxa from Portugal: Insights from genome size and ploidy level estimations using flow cytometry". Plant Science 207 (2013): 72-78. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875623422&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.02.012
  94. Castro, S.; Ferrero, V.; Costa, J.; Sousa, A.J.; Castro, M.; Navarro, L.; Loureiro, J.. "Reproductive strategy of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae: Distribution patterns of floral morphs, ploidy levels and sexual reproduction". Biological Invasions 15 8 (2013): 1863-1875. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879796241&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10530-013-0414-2
  95. Münzbergová, Z.; Šurinová, M.; Castro, S.. "Absence of gene flow between diploids and hexaploids of Aster amellus at multiple spatial scales". Heredity 110 2 (2013): 123-130. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872621518&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/hdy.2012.87
  96. Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Genome size variation and incidence of polyploidy in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato from the Iberian Peninsula". AoB PLANTS 2012 (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/pls037.
    10.1093/aobpla/pls037
  97. Montesinos, D.; Castro, S.; Rodriguez-Echeverria, S.. "Invasive acacias experience higher ant seed removal rates at the invasion edges". Web Ecology 12 (2012): 33-37. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876872633&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5194/we-12-33-2012
  98. Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Procházka, T.; Münzbergová, Z.. "Cytotype distribution at a diploidhexaploid contact zone in Aster amellus (Asteraceae)". Annals of Botany 110 5 (2012): 1047-1055. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866711284&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcs177
  99. Coutinho, A.P.; Castro, S.; Carbajal, R.; Ortiz, S.; Serrano, M.. "Pollen morphology of the genus Omphalodes Mill. (Cynoglosseae, Boraginaceae)". Grana 51 3 (2012): 194-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866653494&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/00173134.2012.665943
  100. Ferrero, V.; Arroyo, J.; Castro, S.; Navarro, L.. "Unusual heterostyly: Style dimorphism and self-incompatibility are not tightly associated in Lithodora and Glandora (Boraginaceae)". Annals of Botany 109 3 (2012): 655-665. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857475715&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcr222
  101. Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; de Oliveira, JM; Antunes, Pedro; Canhoto, Jorge; Castro, Sílvia. "Aplicações da citometria de fluxo na horticultura". Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura 108 (2012): 25-28.
    Published
  102. Ríos, AI; Casals, P; Castro, Sílvia; Oliver, X. "El tancament del bosc disminueix el potencial reproductiu de l’endemisme pirenaico-oriental Polygala vayredae Costa a la Alta Garrotxa.". Lithodora - Novetats botàniques de la Garrotxa, Institució Catalana D’Història Natural 7 (2012): 11.
    Published
  103. Münzbergová, Z.; Raabová, J.; Castro, S.; Pánková, H.. "Biological flora of Central Europe: Aster amellus L. (Asteraceae)". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13 2 (2011): 151-162. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955672860&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ppees.2011.03.002
  104. Ferrero, V.; Castro, S.; Sánchez, J.M.; Navarro, L.. "Stigma-anther reciprocity, pollinators, and pollen transfer efficiency in populations of heterostylous species of Lithodora and Glandora (Boraginaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution 291 3 (2011): 267-276. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951511306&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00606-010-0387-x
  105. Loureiro, J.; Trávnícek, P.; Rauchová, J.; Urfus, T.; Vít, P.; Štech, M.; Castro, S.; Suda, J.. "The use of flow cytometry in the biosystematics, ecology and population biology of homoploid plants". Preslia 82 1 (2010): 3-21. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954685422&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  106. Castro, S.; Ferrero, V.; Loureiro, J.; Espadaler, X.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "Dispersal mechanisms of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae: Dispersal syndromes and spatio-temporal variations in ant dispersal assemblages". Plant Ecology 207 2 (2010): 359-372. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951975343&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11258-009-9679-z
  107. Kopecký, D.; Havránková, M.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.; Lukaszewski, A.J.; Bartoš, J.; Kopecká, J.; Doležel, J.. "Physical distribution of homoeologous recombination in individual chromosomes of Festuca pratensis in Lolium multiflorum". Cytogenetic and Genome Research 129 1-3 (2010): 162-172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955289821&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1159/000313379
  108. Jersáková, J.; Castro, S.; Sonk, N.; Milchreit, K.; Schödelbauerová, I.; Tolasch, T.; Dötterl, S.. "Absence of pollinator-mediated premating barriers in mixed-ploidy populations of Gymnadenia conopsea s.l. (Orchidaceae)". Evolutionary Ecology 24 5 (2010): 1199-1218. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955774846&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10682-010-9356-7
  109. Castro, S.; Münzbergová, Z.; Raabová, J.; Loureiro, J.. "Breeding barriers at a diploid-hexaploid contact zone in Aster amellus". Evolutionary Ecology 25 4 (2010): 795-814. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894899019&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10682-010-9439-5
  110. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "Floral traits variation, legitimate pollination, and nectar robbing in Polygala vayredae (Polygalaceae)". Ecological Research 24 1 (2009): 47-55. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-62349110730&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11284-008-0481-5
  111. Castro, S.; Silva, S.; Stanescu, I.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.; Santos, C.; Castro, Sílvia; Silva et al. "Pistil anatomy and pollen tube development in Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)". Plant Biology 11 3 (2009): 405-416. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64349093951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00126.x
  112. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.; Paiva, J.; Coutinho, A.P.. "Pollen morphology of chamaebuxus (DC.) Schb., Chodatia Paiva and Rhinotropis (Blake) Paiva (Polygala L., Polygalaceae)". Grana 48 3 (2009): 179-192. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-74949113048&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/00173130902938428
  113. Castro, Sílvia. "Biología reproductiva y conservación del endemismo Polygala vayredae". Ecosistemas 18 1 (2009): 78-84.
    Published
  114. Castro, S.. "Reproductive biology and conservation of the endemic Polygala vayredae,Biología reproductiva y conservación del endemismo Polygala vayredae". Ecosistemas 18 1 (2009): 78-84. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027009663&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  115. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "Effect of pollination on floral longevity and costs of delaying fertilization in the out-crossing Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)". Annals of Botany 102 6 (2008): 1043-1048. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56449118847&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcn184
  116. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "How does secondary pollen presentation affect the fitness of Polygala vayredae (Polygalaceae)?". American Journal of Botany 95 6 (2008): 706-712. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-45749157140&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3732/ajb.2007329
  117. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "How flower biology and breeding system affect the reproductive success of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157 1 (2008): 67-81. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-43049108420&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00784.x
  118. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.. "Consequences of nectar robbing for the fitness of a threatened plant species". Plant Ecology 199 2 (2008): 201-208. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55149109452&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11258-008-9424-z
  119. Castro, Sílvia; Oliver, Xavier. "Coneguem el patrimoni: Polygala vayredae Costa". Butlletí de la Alta Garrotxa 9 (2008): 9-11.
    Published
  120. Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Rodriguez, E.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.; Santos, C.. "Evaluation of polysomaty and estimation of genome size in Polygala vayredae and P. calcarea using flow cytometry". Plant Science 172 6 (2007): 1131-1137. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247578539&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.03.002
  121. Loureiro, J.; Kopecký, D.; Castro, S.; Santos, C.; Silveira, P.. "Flow cytometric and cytogenetic analyses of Iberian Peninsula Festuca spp.". Plant Systematics and Evolution 269 1-2 (2007): 89-105. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35848956127&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00606-007-0564-8
  122. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Coutinho, A.P.; Paiva, J.. "Heterosamara sect. Villososperma comb. nov. (Polygalaceae) from eastern Asia". Nordic Journal of Botany 25 5-6 (2007): 286-293. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51349132551&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.0107-055X.2007.00155.x
  123. Castro, S.; Loureiro, J.; Santos, C.; Ater, M.; Ayensa, G.; Navarro, L.. "Distribution of flower morphs, ploidy level and sexual reproduction of the invasive weed Oxalis pes-caprae in the western area of the Mediterranean region". Annals of Botany 99 3 (2007): 507-517. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247882683&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/aob/mcl273
  124. Castro, Sílvia; SILVEIRA, PAULO; Navarro, Luis. "Biologia de Polygala vayredae Costa". Lithodora - Novetats botàniques de la Garrotxa. Institució Catalana D’Història Natural 1 (2006): 11.
    Published
  125. Castro, S.; Silveira, P.; Coutinho, A.P.; Figueiredo, E.. "Systematic studies in Tylosema (Leguminosae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 147 1 (2005): 99-115. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-13244279740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00353.x
  126. Pinto, G.; Valentim, H.; Costa, A.; Castro, S.; Santos, C.. "Somatic embryogenesis in leaf callus from a mature Quercus suber L. tree". In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant 38 6 (2002): 569-572. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036872125&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1079/IVP2002352
Online resource
  1. Castro, Sílvia. Causes and consequences of biological invasions: the case study of Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae L.) // Causas e consequências das invasões biológicas: O caso de estudo da Azeda (Oxalis pes-caprae). 2013. http://vimeo.com/78522467.
    ISAN 0000-0003-A3E3-0000-D-0000-0000-
Preprint
  1. Ana García-Muñoz; Camilo Ferrón; Celia Vaca-Benito; María Nazaret Martínez-Gómez; Sílvia Castro; Mariana Castro; João Loureiro; A. Jesús Muñoz-Pajares; Mohamed Abdelaziz. "Can changes in ploidy drive the evolution to allogamy in a selfing species complex?". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.27.568831.
    10.1101/2023.11.27.568831
Report
  1. Dupont, YL; Kryger, P; Capela, N; Axelsen, JA; Bruus, MB; Sørensen, PB; Frederiksen, J; et al. 2020. Final report on Deliverable 4: Research project on field data collection for honeybee colony model evaluation (OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02) - Technical report.
  2. Alves da Silva, A; Alves, J.; Mina, R; Castro, Sílvia; Sousa, JP. 2019. Landscape connectivity in Burgos province (POLL-OLE-GI) - Technical Report.
  3. Alves, J.; Castro, Sílvia; Alves da Silva, A; Mota, L; Loureiro, J; Sousa, JP. 2019. Saptial Data Endpoints Interpretation – Data compilling (POLL-OLE-GI) - Technical report.
  4. Castro, Sílvia; Alves, J.; Alves da Silva, A; Mota, L; Loureiro, J; Sousa, JP. 2019. Spatial Data Endpoints Interpretation - Landscape structure and the establishment of floral meadow (POLL-OLE-GI) - Technical report.
  5. Dupont, YL; Capela, N; Axelsen, J; Pinto, A; Sørensen, PB; Strandberg, B; Bruus, M; et al. 2019. Final report on WP1, the preparatory phase of: Research project on field data collection for honeybee colony model evaluation (OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02) - Technical report.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Castro, Sílvia. "Reproductive biology and conservation of the endemic Polygala vayreadae L.". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, 2007.

Other

Other output
  1. Ploidy effects on the relationship between floral phenotype, reproductive investment and fitness exhibited by an autogamous species complex. 2022. García-Muñoz, A.; Ferrón, C.; Vaca-Benito, C.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, S.; Muñoz-Pajares, A.J.; Abdelaziz, M.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85146783417&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1101/2022.12.14.520478
  2. Effects of Temporal and Spatial Variation of Resources on the Foraging Patterns of Honeybees in an Agricultural Landscape. 2022. Gigauri, M.; Sarmento, A.; Mina, R.; Capela, N.; Azevedo-Pereira, H.M.V.S.; Alves, J.; da Silva, A.A.; et al. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85141365449&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/02/25 SPRING - Os primeiros passos para um programa europeu de monitorização de polinizadores III Encontro Censos de Borboletas de Portugal
Tagis - Centro de Conservação das Borboletas de Portugal (Avis, Portugal)
2022/10/16 Valorização dos polinizadores selvagens para serviços de polinização sustentáveis em agroecossistemas - projecto CULTIVAR Feira da Inovação Agrícola 2022
Câmara Municipal do Fundão (Fundão, Portugal)
2021/02/18 A força dos polinizadores (The strenght of Pollinators) #ConversasComSerralves
Fundação de Serralves
2020/12/10 Grupo Operacional - PoliMax: Promoção e aumento da eficiência da polinização entomófila em macieiras, pereiras e cerejeiras Congresso Frutos 2020 – Inovação e estratégia para a fruticultura nacional
(Portugal)
2020/12/10 Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visam a sustentabilidade da indústria de kiwis através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado Congresso Frutos 2020 – Inovação e estratégia para a fruticultura nacional
2020/11/27 Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes at contact zones Convolvulaceae Network Seminar Series
Kew Botanical Gardens
2020/07/27 The role of multiple reproductive barriers: Strong post-pollination interactions govern cytotype isolation in the tetraploid-octoploid Gladiolus communis contact zone Botany 2020 Virtual Botany Conference
2020/07/20 Percevejo asiático - uma ameaça à fruticultura nacional Webinar Organizado pela Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores
Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores
2020/07/13 Can we live together? The role of multiple reproductive barriers enabling cytotype coexistence in a tetraploid-octoploid contact zone Polyploidy Webinar
2020/02/14 Promote Pollinators – Portugal: Where do we stand? Current situation and future perspectives Webinar Alliance Promote Pollinators
2020 Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self-incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids ECOFLOR 2020
(Bilbao, Spain)
2020 Consequences of genome duplications in floral polymorphism and incompatibility system in the diploid-polyploid Linum suffruticosum s.l. SESBE2020 - VII Congress of the Spanish Society for Evolutionary Biology
Universidad de Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain)
2019/12/05 Invited Seminar: Ecological mechanisms shaping the distribution of polyploid complexes: case study of diploid-tetraploid complex Jasione maritima Invited Seminar at Doctoral Program
Universidad de Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain)
2019/09/05 Invited Talk: The use of flow cytometry in large-scale screenings of cytotypes in Mediterranean plant complexes XVI Congress of the Iberian Society of Cytometry
Iberian Society of Cytometry (Salamanca, Spain)
2019/03/22 Invited Talk: Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) - a new pest in Europe // Percevejo asiático (Halyomorpha halys) – uma praga emergente na Europa Seminário “Problemas Fitossanitários Emergentes” FRUTITEC/ HORTITEC 2019
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Percevejo asiático – Uma ameaça para o kiwi – Possíveis impactos na fileira XVI Concurso “O Melhor Pomar de Actinídea” Região geográfica a sul do rio Douro – 2019
APK - Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores (Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal)
2019 i9Kiwi - The determining role of citizen science in sampling insect diversity in kiwi orchards // i9Kiwi – O papel determinante da ciência cidadã na amostragem da diversidade de insetos em pomares de kiwi 2º Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 The role of polyploidy driving ecological differentiation: cytotype ecological performance after reciprocal transplants explain allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals
University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Ecological divergence contributes to the allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals
University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Cytogeography and systematics of the goldblack and silverback ferns (Pentagramma, Pteridaceae) Botany 2019 – Sky Islands & Desert Seas
(Tucson, United States)
2019 What are the ecological mechanisms involved with the allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex? International Conference on Polyploidy
(Ghent, Belgium)
2019 Cytogenetic diversity in the diploid-polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum s.l.. EcoFlor2019 – XVI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Group for Floral Ecology
(Granada, Spain)
2018/12/15 Invited Talk: Pollination deficit assessment in kiwi orchards 2ª Jornadas Técnicas Associação de Produtores de Kiwi
APK - Associação de Produtores de Kiwi (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2018/12/15 Invited Talk: Halyomorpha halys: have you seen this insect? Brown marmorated stink bug prospecting campaign // Halyomorpha halys: viu este insecto? Campanha de prospeção do Percevejo Asiático 2ª Jornadas Técnicas Associação de Produtores de Kiwi
APK - Associação de Produtores de Kiwi (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2018/05/15 Invited Talk: Hidden diversity: What do different distribution patterns tell us about speciation in polyploid plants? // Diversidade escondida: O que nos contam diferentes padrões de distribuição sobre a especiação em plantas poliploides? 6º Congresso de Biogeografia – Biogeografia a diferentes escalas: tempo e espaço na análise biogeográfica
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/02/01 Invited Talk: Honey bees as actors in the pollination process // Abelhas melíferas como actores no processo de polinização V Congresso Ibérico de Apicultura
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018 Genetic diversity of Patellifolia, a crop wild relative of cultivated beets 76th International Institute of Sugar Beet Research Congress
(Deauville, France)
2018 The impact of landscape composition in agricultural areas on beehive development - a multifunctional approach // O impacto da composição da paisagem em zonas agrícolas no desenvolvimento das colmeias – uma abordagem multifuncional V Congresso Ibérico de Apicultura
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/12/16 Invited Talk: From flower to fruit: the importance and complexity of the pollination process in kiwi // Da flor ao fruto: a importância e complexidade do processo de polinização no kiwi 1ª Jornadas Técnicas Associação de Produtores de Kiwi
APK - Associação de Produtores de Kiwi (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2017/07/23 Invited Talk: The function and adaptive significance of morphological polymorphisms characterizing the heterostyly syndrome IBC 2017 – XIX International Botanical Congress
(Shenzhen, China)
2017/06/02 Invited Talk: Entomophilous Pollination // Polinização Entomófila Seminar: Beekeeping, Agriculture and Biodiversity
National Agriculture Fair by invitation of the National Beekeepers Federation (FNAP) (Santarém, Portugal)
2017/04/09 Invited Talk: Plant reproduction: Entomophilous pollination // Reprodução das plantas: Polinização entomófila Seminar Beekeeping and Agriculture: The value of pollination
Associação de Apicultura da Região de Leiria, Ribatejo e Oeste com a colaboração da FNAP, COTHN e INIAV (Alcobaça, Portugal)
2017 Our Home is Green: the knowledge of the plant world as a tool for social inclusion SciCom Pt2017 Objetos de Ciência
Museu de Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 Genome size differences, cytological features and chromatin organization in diploid and polyploid Limonium complexes 3rd BioSyst.EU meeting - Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS): The evolution and diversity of asexual organisms
Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS) (Gothenburg, Sweden)
2017 Our Home is Green: social inclusion through the knowledge of the plant world BGCI - 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress
(Geneve, Switzerland)
2017 Global patterns of floral morph variation, ploidy level and sexual reproduction in the clonal invasive Oxalis pes-caprae XIV MEDECOS & XIII AEET meeting
University of Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain)
2016/02/03 Plenary Talk: Invasion fosters the change: evolutionary shifts in sexual and asexual traits after Oxalis pes-caprae L. introduction ECOFLOR 2016
Universidad de Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2016 Can we live together? The role of reproductive barriers mediating cytotype coexistence in Gladiolus communis contact zones XII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2016 Disentangling the Subalpine Marshmarigold Polyploid Species Complex: Cytogeography of Caltha leptosepala s.l. (Ranunculaceae) Botany 2016
Botanical Society of America (Savanaah, United States)
2016 Strategies for Deciduous Azalea Hybridization Success Joint Convention of the American Rhododendron Society and the Azalea Society of America
(Williamsburg , United States)
2016 Influencia de las variables ambientales en la distribucion de citotipos del complejo diploide-poliploide Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae Benth. (Plantaginaceae sensu APGIII) ECOFLOR 2016
University of Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2015/05/12 Invited Talk: Causes and consequences of biological invasions: the case study of Oxalis pes-caprae invasive in Mediterranean climatic regions of the world International Workshop: Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region
University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia)
2015/03/12 Plenary Talk: Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes in the initial stages after polyploid formation International Workshop: Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region
University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia)
2015 Changes to the mating system during invasion: an experimental test of Baker’s Law XI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Biogeographical patterns and ecology of sexual and agamospermous Limonium spp. from Eastern Atlantic coasts GfO conference: Ecology for a Sustainable Future, Session Ecology and evolution of asexual organisms
(Gottingen, Germany)
2015 Changes in the reproductive success but not in selfing ability explain the invasive success of Acacia longifolia (Fabaceae, Mimosoidae) 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology of invasive species: processes, impacts and management
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes in the initial stages after polyploid formation 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Population genetics in Ecological and Evolutionary context
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Reproductive biology and pollination ecology of the endemic Salvia sclareoides Brot. 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology and evolution of reproductive systems in plants
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Baker knew a lot: evidences of changes in the mating systems during the invasion process 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology and evolution of reproductive systems in plants
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 The effect of fruit type, kinship and germination time on the competitive ability of a heterocarpic species 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology and evolution of reproductive systems in plants
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Don't count your chickens before they hatch: Pollinator attraction, female reproductive success and fitness consequences of rayed and rayless phenotypes 4º Iberian Congress of Ecology, Symposium Ecology and evolution of reproductive systems in plants
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Understanding the ecological consequences of genome duplication EMBO workshop: Mechanisms of plant speciation
(Akersberga, Sweden)
2013/05/22 Invited Talk: Diversifying your sexual partners will make you successful: Evolutionary changes to reproduction during the invasion of Oxalis pes-caprae Symposium Consequences of neo-allopatry: local adaptation, reproductive isolation, and beyond
Centre for Fucntional Ecology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/05/09 Invited Talk: Applications of flow cytometry to plant breeding and horticulture XIII Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Citometria
Unniversidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/03/25 Invited Seminar: Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae Invited Seminar at the Biological and Environmental Sciences School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling (Stirling, United Kingdom)
2013 El tancament del bosc disminueix el potencial reproductiu de Polygala vayredae Costa VIII Seminari sobre patrimoni natural de la comarca de la Garrotxa
Delegació de la Garrotxa de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural (Olot, Spain)
2013 Evolutionary changes in the sexual system: the case study of the invasive tristylous Oxalis pes-caprae XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/12/04 Invited Talk: Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology 3rd Annual Workshop MAP-BioPlant (Programa Inter-Universitário de Doutoramento)
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/11/13 Invited Talk: Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae: the origins of new forms and impact of re-acquisition of sexual reproduction Simposium CIBIO - The multifarious evolutionary consequences of dispersal and gene flow
CIBIO (Porto, Portugal)
2012 Reaquisição da reprodução sexual pela invasora Oxalis pes-caprae VI Biojornadas – Passado, Presente e Futuro!
UTAD (Vila Real, Portugal)
2012 Aster amellus: patterns and mysteries in a diploid-hexaploid system International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity
Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences (Pruhonice, Czech Republic)
2011/05/14 Invited Talk: Mechanisms involved in the invasioMechanisms involved in the invasion by Australian Acacia species: mutualisms, plant-soil feedbacks and more? 1st Iberian Meeting on Invasive Plants
Universidade de Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2011/05/12 Invited Talk: Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology XII Congreso Sociedad Ibérica de Citometría
Sociedad Ibérica de Citometría (Bilbao, Spain)
2011 Breeding barriers maintain a diploid–hexaploid contact zone in the polyploid Aster amellus aggregate 12th European Ecological Congress
(Ávila, Spain)
2011 Polyploidy as an evolutionary mechanism: the case study of Aster amellus aggregate XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011 Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae 1st Iberian Meeting on Invasive Plants
University of Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2010/05/23 Invited Talk: Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology Seminar at Centre of Functional Ecology and Department of Life Sciences
Centre for Functional Ecology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2010/04/23 Invited Talk: Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology Conference integrated in the “2010 International Year of Biodiversity”
BioFIG - Centre for Biodiversity, Functional and Integrative Genomics and IICT - Tropical Research Institute (Lisboa, Portugal)
2009/10/14 Invited Talk: Web based platforms for the flow cytometry community 19th Annual Conference of the German Society of Cytometry
(Leipzig, Germany)
2009/09/07 Invited Talk: Polyploid coexistence at the contact zone – Can we explain the absence of an intermediate cytotype? Polyploidization, plant fitness and trophic interactions
(Fribourg, Switzerland)
2009/03/18 Invited Seminar: Pollination ecology - To bee or not to bee? Invited Seminar at the Department of Botany
University of South Bohemia (Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic)
2009 Pollination ecology of the endangered Dracocephalum austriacum L. 4th Meeting for Conservation of Rare species
(Sedmihorky, Czech Republic)
2009 Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology 19th Annual Conference of the German Society of Cytometry
(Leipzig, Germany)
2009 Cytometry of Gymnadenia conopsea agg. (Orchidaceae): mysterious outputs and their benefits for tracing of microevolutionary processes Ceská spolecnost pro analytickou cytologii (CSAC – Analytická cytometrie V)
(Olomouc, Czech Republic)
2009 Pollination ecology of the endangered Dracocephalum austriacum L. 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology - Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2009 Cariosistemática do género Calendula L. (Asteraceae) na Península Ibérica VIII Symposium of Pos-graduation from the Department of Biology
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2009 What maintains the cytotype coexistence in Gymnadenia conopsea? Insights on breeding barriers ECOFLOR 2009, Spanish Society of Terrestrial Ecology (AAET)
University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2008/04/01 Invited Seminar: Pollination ecology and dispersal of the endemic Polygala vayredae Invited Seminar at the Department of Botany
Charles University in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
2008 Pollination ecology of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae) Plant Population Biology for the coming decade
(Luxembourg)
2007/05/04 Invited Talk: Polygala vayredae, planta endémica de la Garrotxa Seminars of Instituició Catalana d’Història Natural
Instituició Catalana d’Història Natural – Delegaciò de la Garrotxa (Olot, Spain)
2007/04/02 Invited Talk: Plant-animal interactions: pollination ecology // Interacções planta-animal: ecologia da polinização XI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2007 Aportaciones de la biología reproductiva al manejo de especies amenazadas III Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Plantas
(Tenerife, Spain)
2007 Application of flow cytometry to ecology and biosystematics ECOFLOR 2007, Spanish Society of Terrestrial Ecology (AAET)
(Granada, Spain)
2006 Sexual reproduction studies in the invasive weed Oxalis pes-caprae in the western area of the Mediterranean Region Symposium “An Evolutionary Perspective of Biological Invasions, Fribourg Ecology and Evolution Days”
(Fribourg, Switzerland)
2005 Presentación secundaria de polen: que ventajes tiene? Ejemplo de estudio en Polygala vayredae ECOFLOR 2005, Spanish Society of Terrestrial Ecology (AAET)
(Madrid, Spain)
2004/03/15 Invited Talk: Aula na Natureza, PR1: Vale do Tedo II Jornadas de Ambiente de Tabuaço, Ecoturismo e Sustentabilidade
Junta de Freguesia de Tabuaço (Portugal, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Plant-pollinator interactions: An endangered mutualism with implications for the ecology and conservation of threatened plants
Supervisor of Sara Lopes
 Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - Current Integrated approach to the characterization, conservation and improvement of genetic resources of sweet and sour cherries // Abordagem integrada para a caracterização, conservação e valorização de recursos genéticos de cerejeira e ginjeira
Co-supervisor of Elsa Baltazar
 Biociências (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - Current Pollination and pollinators in Prunus spp.: status, trends and drivers of pollination services under current and future global change scenarios
Supervisor of Catarina Siopa
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - Current Increasing productivity of small scale farming systems through ecological intensification
Supervisor of Rafael Carvalho
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - Current Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product
Co-supervisor of Vinicius Oliveira Casais
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - Current Evaluation of green infrastructures for pollination services in sunflower crops
Supervisor of Lucie Mota
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - Current MUT­ANT: Effects of whole­genome duplications on interactions with mutualists and antagonists and their implications for the success of new polyploids
Supervisor of Daniela Tavares
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2023 Reproductive biology and pollinators of Musschia wollastonii Lowe (Campanulaceae)
Supervisor of Catarina Alves Gomes
 Biodiversity and Plant Biothecnology (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Effect of green infrastructures on pollinators and pollination in almond orchards
Supervisor of Inês Pacheco Leão
 Applied Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2022 The role of polyploidy generating cryptic diversity (ReNATURE – Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region)
Co-supervisor of Mariana Castro
 Post-doctoral research (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2022 The role of polyploidy in the distribution and reproductive strategies of the Linum tenuifolium-suffruticosum complex
Co-supervisor of Ana Afonso
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Floral resources for bees in European landscapes (B-GOOD - giving Beekeeping Guidance by cOmputatiOnal-assisted Decision making)
Supervisor of Eva Horcicková
 Post-doctoral research (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Quantifying floral resources for bees in portuguese landscapes
Co-supervisor of Tiago Parreira
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Assessing the effects of eutrophication on pollinator visitation rates mediated by changes in floral resources
Co-supervisor of António Santos
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Research fellowship within the project ApisRAM (OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02)
Supervisor of Sara Lopes
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/06 Biodiversity, conservation and ecosystem services
Co-supervisor of Marte Van der Steen
Erasmus+ Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Evolução do tamanho de genoma no género Helianthemum no centro de radiação da Macarronésia
Co-supervisor of Davide Cordeiro
Graduation internship (Degree)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Avaliação do impacto das infraestruturas verdes na polinização e produtividade de campos de girassol no âmbito do projeto Poll-Ole-GI
Supervisor of Rui Albuquerque
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Avaliação do impacto das infraestruturas verdes na polinização e produtividade de campos de girassol no âmbito do projeto Poll-Ole-GI
Supervisor of Patrícia Moreira
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Impact of insect diversity and abundance in kiwi orchard's production
Supervisor of Hugo Gaspar
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Effects of temporal and spatial variation of resources on the foraging patterns of honey bees in the agricultural landscape
Supervisor of Mari Gigauri
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Avaliação dos fatores que afetam o sucesso reprodutivo das plantas: de efeitos de poliploidização a serviços dos ecossistemas
Co-supervisor of Ana Carolina Rocha Martins
 Summer Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Consequências da poliploidia em plantas – O caso da espécie Linum suffruticosum L.
Supervisor of Bruno Costa
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada I
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Influência dos serviços de polinização na produção de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa)
Supervisor of Maria Bento
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Influência dos serviços de polinização na produção de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa)
Supervisor of Carlos Barroqueiro
 Projeto em Biologia Aplicada II (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Research fellowship within the project i9Kiwi (PDR2020-101-031204)
Supervisor of Catarina Siopa
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Research fellowship within the project ApisRAM (OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02)
Supervisor of Mariana Castro
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Avaliação dos fatores que afetam o sucesso reprodutivo das plantas: de efeitos de poliploidização a serviços dos ecossistemas
Supervisor of Borna Kukurin
Erasmus+ Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Research fellowship within the project PRISC - Portuguese Research Infrastructure of Scientific Collections
Co-supervisor of Filipe Covelo
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2018 The role of selfing in the establishment of neotetraploid lineages of Jasione maritima
Supervisor of Catarina Constantino Siopa
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Impact of habitat disturbance in pollination services of Jasione maritima var. sabularia (Cout.) Sales & Hedge
Supervisor of Sara Beatriz Marques Mendes
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Flow cytometry, polyploidy and genome size determination in plants
Co-supervisor of Ana Coste
 Post-doctoral internship (Other)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Ecologia e evolução de complexos diploides e poliploides
Co-supervisor of Marie Cordier
Erasmus+ Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Pollination services in agroecosssytems (ReNATURE – Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region)
Supervisor of Helena Castro
 Post-doctoral research (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Research fellowship within the project IF/01267/2013
Supervisor of Mariana Castro
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2017 The role of genome duplication in the genesis of diversity: does polyploidization drives novel physiological traits in neotetraploid lineages of Jasione maritima?
Co-supervisor of Sara Cesar
Erasmus+ Intership (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Population and reproductive biology of Verbascum litigiosum Samp. (Scrophulariaceae)
Supervisor of David Alves
Graduation Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2013 - 2017 The Function and Adaptive Significance of the Floral Polymorphism Heterostyly
Co-supervisor of Joana Filipa Martinho da Costa
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Análises do tamanho de genoma e nível de ploidia no género Festuca
Co-supervisor of Glória Martinez
 Doctoral Internship (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Estudo citogenético de complexos poliploides
Supervisor of Rita Oliveira
 Graduation internship (Degree)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Research fellowship within the project IF/01267/2013
Supervisor of Daniela Tavares
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Caracterização de populações de Orquídeas em zonas sujeitas a pastoreio
Co-supervisor of Joana Maria Ferreira Gonçalves
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Melhoramento em Actinidia chinensis Planch. e Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev: Clonagem, Indução de poliploides e Avaliação da germinação de pólen
Co-supervisor of Filomena Morgado
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Genome size of invasive and non-invasive succulent species
Co-supervisor of Ruth Gabrielle Nobre Silva
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Research fellowship within the project IF/01267/2013
Supervisor of Lucie Mota
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Analyses of genome variation and ploidy using flow cytometry of European Anthoxanthum and Hierochloë from South America
Co-supervisor of Irene Lema Suarez
Doctoral Internship (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Development of skills to proceed with her research of endopolyploidy and genome size fields
Co-supervisor of Valéria Kocová
Post-doctoral Intership (Other)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Determinação do papel das características reprodutivas no estabelecimento de diferentes citotipos no complexo poliploide Jasione maritima (Duby) Merino
Supervisor of Marta Daniela Pereira Gonçalves
Graduation internship (Degree)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Estudo citogenético de espécies de Jasione em áreas de contacto
Co-supervisor
 Graduation internship (Degree)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Estudo citogenético de complexos poliploides Blackstonia e Thapsia em Portugal
Supervisor of Nuno André Pereira de Almeida
 Graduation internship (Degree)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Evolution of invasiveness: the case study of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae in the Mediterranean basin
Supervisor of Daniela Susana Rodrigues Tavares
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Análises do nível de ploidia no género Veronica
Co-supervisor of Noémi González
Doctoral Internship (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Aperfeiçoamento do uso da citometria de fluxo ao estudo de plantas
Co-supervisor
 Post-doctoral Internship (Other)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Análise da variação do tamanho de genoma no género Anacyclus: desvendando padrões de hibridização
Co-supervisor of Alicia Agudo
Doctoral Intership (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Estudo de padrões de endopoliploidia em Trifolium spp.
Co-supervisor of Albert Rakái
Doctoral Intership (PhD)
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Introdução a análises de citometria de fluxo aplicada a plantas
Co-supervisor of Paulo Silva
 Summer Internship (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Pollinator preferences in a hybrid zone between two generalist plant species
Co-supervisor of José Cerca de Oliveira
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Evolutionary ecology of polyploids: understanding species coexistence at the contact zones // Ecologia evolutiva dos poliplóides: compreender a coexistência de espécies em zonas de contacto
Supervisor of Mariana Oliveira e Castro
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2013 The role of hybridization in plant diversity. A macro- and microevolutive approach using the largest family of flowering plants
Co-supervisor
 Post-doctoral research (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2013 Reproductive biology and pollination ecology of the endemic Salvia sclareoides Brot.
Supervisor of Andreia Jorge
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2013 Invasive acacias and evolution of mutualist networks
Co-supervisor of Daniel Montesinos
 Post-doctoral research (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Research fellowship within the project FCT/PTDC/BIA-BIC/110824/2009
Co-supervisor of Mariana Castro
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Research fellowship within the project FCT/PTDC/BIA-BIC/110824/2009
Co-supervisor of Joana Costa
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Flora e vegetação da zona calcária Souselas-Brasfemes
Co-supervisor of Tânia Antunes
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Reproductive biology of Australian acacias in Portugal
Co-supervisor of Marta Correia
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Sexual reproduction of the pentaploid short-styled Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Supervisor of Joana Costa
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Análises do tamanho de genoma em Rhododendron spp.
Co-supervisor of José Cerca de Oliveira
 Summer Intership (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Flower morphology: implications for the taxonomy and biology of Vitex L.in Africa
Co-supervisor of Ana Quitéria Pinto Moreira
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2009 - 2011 Incidence of polyploidy and genome evolution in Scrophulariaceae s.l.
Co-supervisor of Mariana Castro
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Research fellowship within the project BII/FCTUC/C2008/CEF/2ª Fase - Sexual reproduction of the invasive polyploid, Oxalis pes-caprae
Co-supervisor of Joana Costa
 Research fellowship (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020 - Current XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia // XIX Iberian Congress of Entomology (2020/09/29 - 2020/10/03)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2020 - Current XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia // XIX Iberian Congress of Entomology (2020/09/29 - 2020/10/03)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2019 - Current Focus Group: The importance of pollination in agriculture: the role of green infrastructure in protecting pollinators; Taget: actors in the national agricultural system // Grupo Focal “A importância da polinização na agricultura: o papel das infraestruturas verdes na proteção dos polinizadores” com várias atores do sistema agrícola nacional (2019/06/18 - 2019/06/18)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal, Portugal
2019 - Current Workshop on methodologies for monitoring insects in kiwi orchards (within the scope of the i9Kiwi project); Target audience: Field technicians // Workshop de Metodologias para Monitorização de insetos em pomares de kiwi, no âmbito do projeto i9Kiwi; Público alvo: Técnicos de campo (2019/01/15 - 2019/01/15)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019 - Current Science Dissemination and Communication Activities: Hands-on activities at the “World Bee Day” organized by FLOWer Lab and Soil Ecology and Ecotoxicology Lab, Centre for Functional Ecology (2019)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2017 - Current Workshop – “O Sexo das Plantas” no âmbito do IV Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências - O Ensino das Ciências para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (2017/07/10 - 2017/07/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Casa das Ciências, Portugal
2016 - Current Workshop – “A Vida Amorosa das Plantas” no âmbito do III Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências - O Ensino das Ciências para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (2016/07/11 - 2016/07/11)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Casa das Ciências, Portugal
2016 - Current Science Dissemination and Communication Activities: World Soil Day, activity “The hidden side of love life between plants and bees“ (2016)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015 - Current XI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva // XI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology (2015/12/21 - 2015/12/22)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - Current 4th Iberian Congress of Ecology (2015/07/16 - 2015/07/19)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2011 - Current 1st Iberian Meeting on Invasive Plants (2011/05/12 - 2011/05/14)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2010 - Current Post-graduation Course “Pollination Biology" (2010/01/25 - 2010/01/27)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2007 - Current Workshop Interacções planta-animal: ecologia da polinização; at XI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia (2007/03/30 - 2007/04/02)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Seminar: Distribution and ecology of the invasive polyphagous insect Halyomorpha halys in Europe: a challenge for integrated fruit production, by Lara Maistrello (University Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy) (2019/01/25 - 2019/01/25)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015 - 2019 Science Dissemination and Communication Activities - Botanical Garden: e.g., "Biodiversity around you: Shapes, colors and odors - looking for the diversity of flowers in the Botanical Garden"; "The world in a garden"; "The world of carnivorous plants - the diary of an explorer"; "The love life of flowering plants", among others. (2015 - 2019)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Seminar: Phenotypic responses to whole genome duplication: challenging the instantaneous speciation model, by Brian Husband (Department of Integrated Biology, Guelph University, Canada) (2018/10/03 - 2019/10/03)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Science Dissemination and Communication Activities: “A nossa Casa é verde / Our home is green”, project to integrate migrant communities through the knowledge of the world made by plants. Financiado pela Ciência Viva. Associação Integra em parceria com JBUC. (2016 - 2018)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2015 - 2018 European Researchers' Night - organization of activities at the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra: Night visit, Hands-on activities, Speed-dating, and others. (2015 - 2018)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Science Dissemination and Communication Activities: "Coimbra a brincar // Coimbra playing" at the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra. Activities: "Finding carnivorous plants in the Botanical Garden", "Plants around the world", "How can we measure a tree?", "The importance of legume plants", among others. (2015 - 2018)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra - Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Workshop “The love life of flowering plants // A Vida Amorosa das Plantas”, Summer University activities (2016 - 2016)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Symposium: Ecology and evolution of reproductive systems in plants (in the 4th Iberian Congress of Ecology) (2015/07/16 - 2015/07/19)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2015 - 2015 4th Iberian Congress of Ecology (2015/07/16 - 2015/07/19)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Flow cytometry, a theoretical and practical course (2014/10/06 - 2014/10/08)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Science Dissemination and Communication Activities: Field excursions for the general public "Discovering the mountains of Sicó and its biodiversity", with the Portuguese Botanical Society. (2013 - 2014)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2011 - 2011 1st Iberian Meeting on Invasive Plants (2011/05/12 - 2011/05/14)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019/07/23 Phylogeography and conservation of endemic species from occidental-Mediterranean area with disjoint distribution/ Filogeografía y conservación de especies endémicas mediterráneo-occidentales con distribución disyunta
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Javier Bobo Pinilla (PhD)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
2019/04/08 Spillover of bumblebees between berry crops and natural habitats: Impact on strawberry production, exploitation of wild floral resources and prevalence of parasites
(Thesis) Arguer
 Alejandro Trillo Inglesias (PhD)
Universidad de Jaén, Spain
2018/11/30 Taxonomic revision of Festuca in the Iberian Peninsula
(Thesis) Arguer
 Gloria Martínez-Sagarra (PhD)
Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
2018/09/17 Evolutionary ecology of polyploids: understanding species coexistence at the contact zones
Supervisor
 Mariana Oliveira e Castro (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/09/16 Efeito da perturbação do habitat nas redes de polinização de plantas endémicas de sistemas dunares // Effect of habitat disturbance in pollination networks of endangered plants of dune systems
Supervisor
 Sara Marques Mendes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/07/16 The role of genome duplication in the genesis of diversity: Does polyploidization drives novel traits in neotetraploid lineages of Jasione maritima?
Supervisor
 Catarina Siopa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017/12/20 Evolución de la heterostilia en Linum (Linaceae) // Evolution of heterostyly in Linum (Linaceae)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Ruiz Martín (PhD)
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
2017/09/29 Implicaciones ecológicas y evolutivas del robo de nectar en ecosistemas neotropicales venezolanos // Ecological and evolutionary implications of nectar robbing in neotropical ecosystems from Venezuela
President of the jury
 Roxibell Pelayo Escalona (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2017/07/13 The impact of introduced animals and plants on São Tomé seed-dispersal network
(Thesis) Arguer
 Filipa dos Santos Mendes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016/09/09 Melhoramento em Actinidia chinensis Planch. e Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev: Clonagem, Indução de poliploides e Avaliação da germinação de pólen
Supervisor
 Filomena Morgado (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016/01/08 Micromorphology of the labellum and structure of the osmophore in a group of closely related species of the sexually deceptive orchid genus Ophrys (Orchidaceae)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Margarida Costa Francisco (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/10/14 Deceptive pollination, reproductive success and niche evolution in the Broughtonia Alliance (Orchidaceae): a phylogenetic approach
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ángel Vale Gonzalez (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2014/09/17 Evolution of invasiveness: the case study of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae in the Mediterranean basin
Supervisor
 Daniela Tavares (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2014/07/29 Conservation genetics of the threatened plants in NW Spain: a practical approach
(Thesis) Arguer
 Lúa López Pérez (PhD)
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
2014/05/27 Importance of seed bank for the management of invasive Acacia dealbata
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Isabel Maria Melo Mendes Passos (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014/03/09 Ecology of stylar polymorphism in the genus Melochia (Malvaceae) in Cuba
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Michel Faife-Cabrera (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2012/12/19 Post-fire evaluation of floral regeneration and arthropod community
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Maria Ferreira Camarinha (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2012/09/17 Effects of climate change on flowering times of selected plant species
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Patrícia Aires Alegria (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2012/07/07 Reproductive biology of Australian acacias in Portugal
Supervisor
 Marta Correia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010/09/10 Flower morphology: implications for the taxonomy and biology of Vitex L.in Africa
Supervisor
 Ana Quitéria Pinto Moreira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010/07/06 Selección ejercida por mutualistas y antagonistas sobre el tamaño de fruto de Crataegus monogyna // Phenotypic selection by mutualists and antagonists in fruit size of Crataegus monogyna
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mar Sobral Bernal (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current polli.NET - Rede Colaborativa para a Avaliação, Conservação e Valorização dos Polinizadores e da Polinização Coordinator
2017 - Current Instituto do Ambiente, Tecnologia e Vida (IATV) Member
2017 - Current AGRECO, Agroecology research network group, Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AAET, Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre) Member
2016 - Current Botanical Society of America (https://cms.botany.org/home.html) Member
2013 - Current British Ecological Society (http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/) Member
2011 - Current AAET, Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre // Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology Member
2011 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica (http://www.spbotanica.pt/) // Portuguese Botanical Society Member
2011 - Current AOSP, Associação de Orquídeas Silvestres // Portuguese Association of wild orchids Member
2011 - Current Sociedade Broteriana, University of Coimbra Member
2011 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva // Portuguese Society of Evolutionary Biology Member
2010 - Current Groupo Processos Biotecnológicos e Biodiversidade, Sociedad Ibérica de Citometria (SIC) (http://www.citometria.org/sic.php) Member
2010 - Current SPECO, Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia // Portuguese Ecological Society Member
2006 - Current ECOFLOR, Group of Floral Ecology and Evolution, Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AAET, Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre) Member
2006 - 2013 American Society of Ecology Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current polli.NET - Rede Colaborativa para a Avaliação, Conservação e Valorização dos Polinizadores e da Polinização -- Objetivos. 1) reunir a comunidade científica, partes interessadas e sociedade civil e promover a partilha de informação e transferência de conhecimento e promover a formação de investigadores e cidadãos; 2) desenvolver um plano de ação nacional para a avaliação, conservação e valorização dos polinizadores, bem como promover a implementação das ações nele propostas, envolvendo todas as partes interessadas num processo colaborativo.
Coordinator
2020 - Current Representee of Portugal in the International Alliance 'Promote Pollinators'
Member
2019/12 - Current Member of the Executive Committee of the Center for Functional Ecology (as a representative of Post-doctoral Researchers)
Member
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022 - 2024 XX International Botanical Congress Real Jardín Botânico de Madrid
2021/09/29 - 2021/10/03 XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia // XIX Iberian Congress of Entomology Coimbra, Portugal
2015/12/21 - 2015/12/22 XI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva // XI National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology Campus da Caprica, Portugal
2015/07/16 - 2015/07/19 4th Iberian Congress of Ecology Coimbra, Portugal
2011/05/12 - 2011/05/14 1st Iberian Meeting on Invasive Plants Vigo, Spain

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018 - 2021 Tender OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02 – Project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation, Service procurement to EFSA - European Food Security Authority à Aarhus University, with University of Coimbra as partner of the proposal. 999,939.74 Euros. PI: Peter Henriksen (Aarhus University). European Food Security Authority, Italy
2019 - 2019 Tender 1 - Cartographic products for the visualization of the potential expansion of floral islands in the province of Burgos, Service procurement to University of Burgos within the scope of the project POLL-OLE-GI SUDOE, by IATV. 15,000 Euros. PI: José Paulo Sousa. Universidad de Burgos, Spain
2019 - 2019 Tender 2 - Spatial Data and Endpoints Interpretation Services Proposal, Service procurement to University of Burgos within the scope of the project POLL-OLE-GI SUDOE, by IATV. 10,000 Euros. PI: José Paulo Sousa. Universidad de Burgos, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/11/23 - Current Workshop Plants and their lovers - Reproductive strategies and pollination ecology (Plantas e os seus amantes - estratégias reprodutivas e Ecologia da polinização)
2018 - Current Projecto em Biologia Aplicada I // Project in Applied Biology I Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - Current Projecto em Biologia Aplicada II // Project in Applied Biology II Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - Current Seminário em Ecologia II // Seminar in Ecology II Ecologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015 - Current Curso de Campo em Ecossistemas Mediterrâneos // Field course in Mediterranean ecosystems International Master of Applied Ecology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015 - Current Curso de Campo em Ecossistemas Mediterrâneos // Field course in Mediterranean ecosystems Ecologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/02/27 - 2023/03/03 Training School - MODULE II - Flower Biology and Pollination Ecology: from theory to practice Biology (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/03/04 Training School - Flower Biology and Pollination Ecology Flower Biology and Pollination Ecology (Postgraduate Certificate) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Ecological mechanisms shaping the distribution of polyploid complexes Doctoral Program in Biology (Doctor) Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
2018 - 2019 Seminário I // Seminar I Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Fisiologia Vegetal // Plant Physiology Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Ecoliteracia // Ecoliteracy Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Workshop – O Sexo das Plantas // The sex of the plants Workshop (Outros) Casa das Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Gestão e Conservação dos Recursos Silvestres Biologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Workshop – A Vida Amorosa das Plantas // The love life of plants Workshop (Outros) Casa das Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Seminário I // Seminar I Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2013 - 2015 Transformação Genética e Melhoramento das Plantas // Plant breeding and genetic transformation Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Flow cytometry, a theoretical and practical course Theoretical and Practical course (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Biologia e Ecologia Terrestre Biologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Seminário em Ecologia II // Seminar in Ecology II Ecologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Diversidade das Plantas // Plant Diversity Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Biologia I // Biology I Antropologia e Geologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Seminário em Ecologia II // Seminar in Ecology II Ecologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Seminário I // Seminar I Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Course in Pollination Biology Theoretical and Practical course (Postgraduate Certificate) Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2007 - 2007 Workshop - Plant-animal interactions: ecology of pollination Theoretical and Practical course (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Diversidade Vegetal e Animal Engenharia do Ambiente (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2001 - 2002 Biologia II Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2020 - Current Project Evaluator for the Czech Science Foundation - GACR
Evaluator
 Grantová agentura Ceské republiky, Czech Republic
2015 - Current Associate Editor of AoB Plants(Oxford University Press; Impact Factor for 2018: 2.270) http://aobpla.oxfordjournals.org/
Specialist
 Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
2019 - 2023 Member of the project evaluation panel for Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen–FWO), Belgium.
Evaluator
 Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen, Belgium
2014 - 2014 Member of the project evaluation panel for Deutsche Forschungsgemein-schaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
Evaluator
 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany
2010 - 2013 Associate Editor in Collectanea Botanica (DOI:10.3989/collectbot) http://collectaneabotanica.revistas.csic.es/index.php/collectaneabotanica/index
Specialist
 Instituto Botánico de Barcelona, Spain
2012 - 2012 Member of the project evaluation panel for Government of Argentine (Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología, ANPCyT, FONCyT).
Evaluator
 Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Argentina

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019 Notícia: “As 20 mil espécies de abelhas e o que fazem por nós” Diário das Beiras
2017 Coluna semanal: “Todas as Plantas Têm Nome" - Como é que as plantas se reproduzem? Diário de Coimbra
2017 Coluna semanal: “Todas as Plantas Têm Nome" - Porque é que há plantas que produzem tanto pólen? Diário de Coimbra
2016 Roteiro Circuitos Ciência Viva: Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra – Árvores com histórias, Desafio: A árvore mais antiga do Jardim Edição Ciência Viva
2014 Artigo convidado para o sítio Invasoras.uc.pt: Castro, S., Loureiro, J. (2014). Um pequeno grande detalhe faz a diferença: como se reproduzem as azedas? Invasoras.uc.pt Invasoras.uc.pt
2013 Notícia: “A couve-galega não gosta da nova forma de reprodução das azedas” UCV; Diário de Notícias; publico.pt; Diário das Beiras; Diário de Coimbra; Jornal dos Açores; Ciencia.net; rostos.pt; noticias.universa.pt
2011 Notícia: “Investigação da UC resolve problema da Sociedade Americana de Rododendros” Revista C – Secção “Cérebros”; Correio da Manhã, Revista Domingo – Secção “Figuras do Futuro”; Diário das Beiras; Diário de Coimbra; Notícias Magazine; Ciencia.net; Ciência Hoje; noticias.universa.pt

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017 - 2017 Todas as plantas têm nome – 60 segundos (Programa Radiofónico na Rádio Universitária de Coimbra) Como é que as plantas se reproduzem?
2017 - 2017 Todas as plantas têm nome – 60 segundos (Programa Radiofónico na Rádio Universitária de Coimbra) Porque é que há plantas que produzem tanto pólen?

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Botanica Serbica
2019 - Current Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology (1724-5575) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - Current Scientific Data (2052-4463) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2018 - Current Journal of Forestry Research (1993-0607) Springer-Verlag
2018 - Current New Phytologist (1469-8137) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2018 - Current Evolution (1558-5646) Wiley Online Library
2015 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2014 - Current Plant Systematics and Evolution (1615-6110) Springer-Verlag
2014 - Current AoB Plants (2041-2851) Oxford University Press
2014 - Current Ecosistemas (1697-2473) Asociacion Espanola de Ecologia Terrestre
2014 - Current American Journal of Botany (1537-2197) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2014 - Current Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (1095-8312) Oxford University Press
2013 - Current Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1095-8339) Oxford University Press
2012 - Current The American Naturalist (1537-5323) The University of Chicago Press
2012 - Current Folia Geobotanica (1874-9348) Springer-Verlag
2012 - Current Biological Invasions (1573-1464) Springer-Verlag
2011 - Current Evolutionary Ecology (1573-8477) Springer-Verlag
2010 - Current Australian Journal of Botany (0067-1924) CSIRO Publishing
2010 - Current Annals of Botany (1095-8290) Oxford University Press
2009 - Current Ecological Research (1440-1703) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2009 - Current Plant Ecology (1573-5052) Springer-Verlag
2008 - Current Plant Biology (1438-8677) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2008 - Current Botanical Studies (1999-3110) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2008 - Current Functional Ecology (1365-2435) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2008 - Current Preslia (0032-7786) Czech Botanical Society
2008 - Current Journal of Vegetation Science (1654-1103) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 External evaluator of PhD thesis, Francisco Javier Jiménez López, Title: Colour polymorphism and speciation in Lysimachia arvensis/ Polimorfismo en el color floral y especiación en Lysimachia arvensis. PhD in Biology. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
2019 - 2019 Surrogate member of PhD public defense, Sofia Vilaça Nora, Title: Pollen flow in fragmented populations of Myrtus communis and Pistacia lentiscus: the importance of mating, pollination systems and the landscape context. PhD thesis in Biology. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
2019 - 2019 Member of the jury, Project of PhD thesis, Doctoral program in Biosciences, Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela, Title: The impact of landscape structure and management on the development of Apis mellifera colonies – A multifactorial approach. Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Member of the jury, Project of PhD thesis, Doctoral program in Biosciences, Daniela Tavares, Title: MUT-ANT: Effects of whole-genome duplications on interactions with mutualists and antagonists and their implications for the success of new polyploids. Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017 - 2017 External evaluator of PhD Thesis, Anna Nebot, Title: Reproductive Biology of the narrow endemic Dianthus morisianus. PhD Thesis in Biology. Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
2015 - 2015 Surrogate member of PhD public defense, Blanca Rojas Andrés, Title: Mecanismos evolutivos, filogenia y taxonomía de Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae Benth. (Veronica L., Plantaginaceae sensu APG III). PhD thesis in Biology. Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
2014 - 2014 Member of the jury, Project of PhD thesis, Doctoral program in Biosciences, José Miguel Costa, Title: A estrutura e o colapso de redes mutualistas/The structure and disruption of mutualistic networks. Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Surrogate member of PhD public defense, Victoria Ferrero Vaquero, Title: The ecology and evolution of floral polymorphism in Lithodora (Boraginaceae). PhD thesis in Biology. Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Distinctions

Award

2019 European Ecology Prize for best oral presentation by European Ecological Federation
European Ecological Federation, Germany
2013 British Ecological Society - Research Grant Awards
British Ecological Society, United Kingdom
2011 Poster distinguished with the Honourable Merit in the 2nd Join of Microscopy
2010 Best article summarizing PhD studies published in "Ecosistemas" during 2009
2008 Second best Poster communication at the Congress Plant Population Biology for the coming decade
2006 Best Poster communication by a student at the II Iberian Congress of Ecology