Publication list

Selected publications

M. Court, M. Macau, M. Ranucci, T. Marquês, T. Repolho, V.M. Lopes, R. Rosa and J.R. Paula (2024) Oxygen loss compromises growth and cognition of cuttlefish newborns Proc. R. Soc. B.29120241291. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1291 - How cuttlefish cognition is affect by oxygen loss

M Ranucci, M Court, BP Pereira, D Romeo, JR Paula (2024) Cleaner gobies can solve a biological market task when the correct cue is larger. Front. Ecol. Evol. 12:1375835. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1375835 - Cleaner gobies cognition

J. Kang, S Ramirez-Calero, J.R. Paula, Y. Chen, C. Schunter (2023) Gene losses, parallel evolution and heightened expression confer adaptations to dedicated cleaning behaviour. BMC Biology 21, 180 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01682-3 - Cleaner fish genome

S. Ramirez-Calero, J.R.Paula, E. Otjacques, T. Ravasi, R. Rosa, C. Schunter (2023) Neuromolecular responses in disrupted mutualistic cleaning interactions under future environmental conditions. BMC Biology 21, 258 (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01761-5 - Brain gene expression of cleaning interactions under warming and high CO2

J.R. Paula, L. Cascalheira, R. Oliveira, E. Otjacques, C. Frazão-Santos, R. Beldade, S. C. Mills, R. Rosa (2023) GABAergic role in the disruption of wild cleaner fish behaviour under high CO2. Animal Behaviour 195, 77-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.11.0 - Neurotransmitter GABA role on cleaning interactions disruption under high CO2

S. Ramírez-Calero, J. R. Paula, E. Otjacques, R. Rosa, T. Ravasi, C. Schunter (2022) Neuro-molecular characterization of fish cleaning interactions. Scientific Reports 12, 8468. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12363-6 - Brain gene expression when cleaners and clients interact

J. R. Paula, T. Repolho, A.S. Grutter, R.Rosa (2022) Access to cleaning services alters fish physiology under parasite infection and ocean acidification. Frontiers in Physiology 13, 859556. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.859556 - Metabolic responses of clients to parasitation when they grew with access to cleaners or not and in a future high CO2 scenario

J. R. Paula, D. Sun, V. Pissarra, P. Narvaez, A. Grutter, R. Rosa, P. Sikkel (2021) The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs, 40, 535–542. DOI:10.1007/s00338-021-02051-8. - How corals also control abundance of gnathiid ectoparasites by eating them

J. R. Paula, M. Baptista, F. Carvalho, T. Repolho, R. Bshary, R. Rosa (2019) The past, present and future of cleaner fish cognitive performance as a function of CO2 levels. Biology Letters, 15, 20190618. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0618 - how past and future scenarios levels of CO2 affect cleaner fish cognition

J. R. Paula, T. Repolho, M. Pegado, P-O Thörnqvist, R. Bispo, S. Winberg, P. Munday, R. Rosa (2019) Neurobiological and behavioural responses of cleaning mutualisms to ocean warming and acidification. Scientific Reports 9, 12728. DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-49086-0 - How cleaning behaviour responds to temperature and CO2, and potential serotonergic and dopaminergic roles in the brain

M. Soares, J. R. Paula, R. Bshary (2016) Serotonin blockade delays learning performance in a cooperative fish. Animal Cognition 19, 1027-1030. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-016-0988-z - how serotonin modulates learning in cleaners

J. Messias, J. R. Paula, A.S. Grutter, R. Bshary, M.C. Soares (2016) Dopamine disruption increases negotiation for cooperative interactions in a fish. Scientific Reports 6:20817. DOI: 10.1038/srep20817 - How dopamine modulates cooperative behaviour in cleaners

J. R. Paula, J.P. Messias, A.S. Grutter, R. Bshary, M. C. Soares (2015) The role of serotonin in the modulation of cooperative behavior. Behavioral Ecology 26,1005-1012. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv039 - How serotonin modulates cooperative behaviour in cleaners

2024

54) M. Court, M. Macau, M. Ranucci, T. Marquês, T. Repolho, V.M. Lopes, R. Rosa and J.R. Paula (2024) Oxygen loss compromises growth and cognition of cuttlefish newborns Proc. R. Soc. B.29120241291. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1291

53) M Ranucci, M Court, BP Pereira, D Romeo, JR Paula (2024) Cleaner gobies can solve a biological market task when the correct cue is larger. Frontiers Ecology & Evolution 12:1375835. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1375835

52) K. Rose, K. Holsman, J. Nye, E. Markowitz, T. Banha, N. Bednaršek, J. Bueno-Pardo, D. Deslauriers, E. Fulton, K. Huebert, M. Huret, S. Ito, S. Koenigstein, L. Li, H. Moustahfid, B. Muhling, P. Neubauer, J. R. Paula, E. Siddon, … M. Peck (2024). Advancing bioenergetics-based modeling to improve climate change projections of marine ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 732, 193–221. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14535

51) B. P. Pereira, S. Neff, F. O. Borges, E. Otjacques, G. Barreto, M. Ranucci, M. Court, R. Rosa, T. Repolho, J. R. Paula (2024) Transgenerational exposure to deoxygenation and warming disrupts mate-detection in Gammarus locusta. Behavioral Ecology, 35, 1, arad102, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad102

50) J. L. Röckner; V.M. Lopes; J.R. Paula; M.R. Pegado; M.C. Seco; M. Diniz; T. Repolho; R. Rosa (2024) Octopus “crawling" on land: physiological and biochemical responses of Octopus vulgaris to emersion. Marine Biology, 171(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04333-x

2023

49) M. Gomes, V.M. Lopes, M.G. Mai, J.R. Paula, R. Bispo, H. Batista, C. Barraca, N. Baylina, R. Rosa, M.S. Pimentel (2023) Impacts of acute hypoxia on the short-snouted seahorse metabolism and behaviour. Science of The Total Environment, 904, 166893. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166893

48) J. Kang, S Ramirez-Calero, J.R. Paula, Y. Chen, C. Schunter (2023) Gene losses, parallel evolution and heightened expression confer adaptations to dedicated cleaning behaviour. BMC Biology 21, 180 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01682-3

47) S. Ramirez-Calero, J.R.Paula, E. Otjacques, T. Ravasi, R. Rosa, C. Schunter (2023) Neuromolecular responses in disrupted mutualistic cleaning interactions under future environmental conditions. BMC Biol 21, 258 (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01761-5

46) J.R. Paula, X. Wang, C. Xu, D.C. Moreira (2023) Editorial: The defense responses of aquatic animals to the environment. Frontiers in Physiology 14, 1231014.DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1231014

45) M. Court, M. Macau, M. Ranucci, T. Repolho, V. M. Lopes, R. Rosa, J.R. Paula (2023) Oxygen loss compromises the survival and cognition of a coastal cephalopod. bioRxiv 2023.06.03.543560; DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.03.543560

44) R. Rosa, E. Nunes, V. Pissarra, C.P. Santos, J Varela, M. Baptista, J. Castro, J.R. Paula, T. Repolho, T. Marques, R. Freitas, C. Frazão Santos (2023) Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde) Frontiers in Marine Science, 10,1077748. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1077748

43) M Dias, J.R Paula, P Pousão-Ferreira, S Casal, R Cruz, S Cunha, R. Rosa, A. Marques, P. Anacleto, A. Maulvaut (2023) Combined effects of climate change and BDE-209 dietary exposure on the behavioural response of the white seabream, Diplodus sargus. Science of the Total Environment 881:13400. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163400

42) J. Varela, S. Martins, M. Court, CP Santos, JR Paula, IJ Ferreira, M. Diniz, T. Repolho, R. Rosa (2023) Impacts of Deoxygenation and Hypoxia on Shark Embryos Anti-Predator Behavior and Oxidative Stress. Biology 12(4):577. DOI:10.3390/biology12040577

41) J.R. Paula, L. Cascalheira, R. Oliveira, E. Otjacques, C. Frazão-Santos, R. Beldade, S. C. Mills, R. Rosa (2023) GABAergic role in the disruption of wild cleaner fish behaviour under high CO2. Animal Behaviour 195, 77-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.11.0

40) J. Coelho, M. Court, E. Otjacques, V.M. Lopes, J.R. Paula, T. Repolho, M. Diniz, R. Rosa (2023) Effects of tidal emersion and marine heatwaves on cuttlefish early ontogeny. Marine Biology 170, 3. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-022-04150-8

2022

39) F.O. Borges, M. Guerreiro, C. P. Santos, J.R. Paula, R. Rosa (2022) Projecting future climate change impacts on the distribution of the ‘Octopus vulgaris species complex’. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 1018766. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1018766

38) M. Court, J. R. Paula, M. Macau, E. Otjacques, T. Repolho, R. Rosa, V. M. Lopes (2022) Camouflage and exploratory avoidance of newborn cuttlefish under warming and acidification. Biology 11, 1394. DOI: 10.3390/biology11101394

37) M. Deleja, J.R. Paula, T. Repolho, M. Franzitta, M. Baptista, V. Lopes, S. Simão, V. F. Fonseca, B. Duarte, R. Rosa (2022) Effects of hypoxia on coral photobiology and oxidative stress. Biology 11, 1068. DOI: 10.3390/biology11071068

36) S. Ramírez-Calero, J. R. Paula, E. Otjacques, R. Rosa, T. Ravasi, C. Schunter (2022) Neuro-molecular characterization of fish cleaning interactions. Scientific Reports 12, 8468. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12363-6

35) J. R. Paula, T. Repolho, A.S. Grutter, R.Rosa (2022) Access to cleaning services alters fish physiology under parasite infection and ocean acidification. Frontiers in Physiology 13, 859556. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.859556 Rising stars in aquatic physiology 2022

34) B. Duarte, T. Repolho, J.R. Paula, I. Caçador, A. Matos, R. Rosa (2022) Ocean acidification alleviates dwarf eelgrass (Zostera noltii) lipid landscape remodeling under warming stress. Biology, 11, 780. DOI: 10.3390/biology11050780

2021

33) M. Franzitta, T. Repolho, J. R. Paula, I. Caçador, A.R. Matos, R. Rosa, B. Duarte (2021) Dwarf eelgrass (Zostera noltii) fatty acid remodelling induced by climate change. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 261, 107546. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107546

32) F.O. Borges, C. Santos, J. R. Paula, E. Mateos-Naranjo, S. Redondo-Gómez, J.B. Adams, I. Caçador, V.F. Fonseca, P. Reis-Santos, B. Duarte, R. Rosa (2021) Invasion and extirpation potential of native and invasive Spartina species under climate change. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:696333. DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.696333

31) J. R. Paula, D. Sun, V. Pissarra, P. Narvaez, A. Grutter, R. Rosa, P. Sikkel (2021) The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs, 40, 535–542. DOI:10.1007/s00338-021-02051-8.

2020

30) J. R. Paula (2020) Lockdowns due to COVID-19 threaten PhD students’ and early-career researchers’ careers. Nature Ecology and Evolution 4, 999. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1231-5.

29) E. Otjacques, T. Repolho, J. R. Paula, S. Simão, M. Baptista, R. Rosa (2020) Cuttlefish buoyancy control in response to food availability and ocean acidification. Biology 9, 147. DOI:10.3390/biology9070147.

28) M. Corriere, M. Baptista, J.R. Paula, T. Repolho, R. Rosa, P. Costa, L. Soliño (2020) Impaired fish swimming performance following dietary exposure to the marine phycotoxin okadaic acid. Toxicon 179: 53-59. DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.02.022.

27) J.R. Paula, E. Otjacques, C. Hildebrandt, A.S. Grutter, R. Rosa (2020) Ocean acidification does not affect fish ectoparasite survival. Oceans 1: 27-33. DOI: 10.3390/oceans1010003

2019

26) J. R. Paula, M. Baptista, F. Carvalho, T. Repolho, R. Bshary, R. Rosa (2019) The past, present and future of cleaner fish cognitive performance as a function of CO2 levels. Biology Letters, 15, 20190618. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0618 Cover of Biology Letters

25) J. R. Paula, T. Repolho, M. Pegado, P-O Thörnqvist, R. Bispo, S. Winberg, P. Munday, R. Rosa (2019) Neurobiological and behavioural responses of cleaning mutualisms to ocean warming and acidification. Scientific Reports 9, 12728. DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-49086-0

24) A. Rodrigues, F. O. Borges, V. Pissarra, A. Maulvault, J. R. Paula, R. Bispo, R. Rosa (2019) First indication of deleterious impacts in white-seabream larvae (Diplodus sargus) survival and behaviour following acute venlafaxine exposure. Ecotoxicology 28, 612-618. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02057-7

23) M. Baptista, O. Azevedo, C. Figueiredo, J. R. Paula, M. Santos, N. Queiroz, R. Rosa, J. Raimundo (2019) Body size and season influence elemental composition of tissues in ocean sunfish Mola mola juveniles. Chemosphere 223, 714-722. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.061

22) F. Borges, C. Santos, E. Sampaio, C. Figueiredo, J. R. Paula, C. Antunes, R. Rosa, T. F. Grilo (2019) Ocean warming and acidification may challenge the riverward migration of glass eels. Biology Letters 15, 20180627. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0627

21) A. Maulvault, C. Camacho, V. Barbosa, R. Alves, P. Anacleto, S. Cunha, J. Fernandes, P. Pousão-Ferreira, J. R. Paula,R. Rosa, M. Diniz, A. Marques (2019) Bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological responses of juvenile white seabream (Diplodus sargus) exposed to triclosan, warming and acidification. Environmental Pollution 245, 427-442. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.020

2018

20) M. Baptista, A. Couto, J. R. Paula, J. Raimundo, N. Queiroz, R. Rosa (2018) Seasonal variations in the abundance and body size distribution of the ocean sunfish Mola mola in coastal waters off southern Portugal. J. Marine Biological Association UK 99, 1197-1203. DOI: 10.1017/S002531541800111X

19) G. Dionísio, F. Faleiro, R. Bispo, A. Lopes, S. Cruz, J. R. Paula, T. Repolho, R. Calado, R. Rosa (2018) Distinct bleaching resilience of photosynthetic plastid-bearing mollusks under thermal stress and high CO2 conditions. Frontiers in Physiology 9:1675. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01675

18) L. Mincarelli, J. R. Paula, P. Pousão-Ferreira, R. Rosa, P. Costa (2018) Effects of acute waterborne exposure to harmful algal toxin domoic acid on foraging and swimming behaviours of fish early stages. Toxicon 156, 66-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.297

17) A. Maulvault, L. Santos, J. R. Paula, C. Camacho, V. Pissarra, F. Fogaça, V. Barbosa, R. Alves, P. Pousão Ferreira, D. Barceló, S. Rodriguez-Mozaz, A. Marques, M. Diniz, R. Rosa (2018) Differential behavioural responses to venlafaxine exposure route, warming and acidification in juvenile fish (Argyrosomus regius). Science of The Total Environment 634:1136-1147. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.015.

2017

16) E. Sampaio, A. Lopes, S. Francisco, J. R. Paula, M. Pimentel, A. Maulvault, T. Repolho, T. Grilo, P. Pousão-Ferreira, A. Marques, R. Rosa (2017) Ocean acidification dampens physiological stress response to warming and contamination in a commercially-important fish (Argyrosomus regius). Science of The Total Environment 618:388-398. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.059

15) R. Rosa, J. Kelly, V. Lopes, J. R. Paula, J. Gonçalves, R. Calado, M. Norman, J. P. Barreiros (2017) Deep-sea seven-arm octopus hijacks jellyfish in shallow waters. Marine Biodiversity 49, 495-499. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-017-0767-3

14) T. Repolho, B. Duarte, G. Dionísio, J. R. Paula, A. R. Lopes, I. C. Rosa, T. F. Grilo, I. Caçador, R. Calado, R. Rosa (2017) Seagrass ecophysiological performance under ocean warming and acidification. Scientific Reports 7:41443. DOI: 10.1038/srep41443

2016

13) E. Sampaio, A. L. Maulvault, V. Lopes, J. R. Paula, V. Barbosa, R. Alves, P. Pousão-Ferreira, T. Repolho, A. Marques, R. Rosa (2016) Habitat selection disruption and lateralization impairment of cryptic flatfish in a warm, acid, and contaminated ocean. Marine Biol. 163, 217. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2994-8

12) A. R. Lopes, M. Baptista, I. C. Rosa, G. Dionísio, J. Gomes-Pereira, J. R. Paula, C. Figueiredo, N. Bandarra, R. Calado, R. Rosa (2016) “Gone with the wind”: Fatty acid biomarkers and chemotaxonomy of stranded pleustonic hydrozoans (Velella velella and Physalia physalis). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 66: 297-306. DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2016.03.016

11) R. Rosa, J. R. Paula, E. Sampaio, M. Pimentel, A. Lopes, M. Baptista, M. Guerreiro, C. Santos, D. Campos, V. Almeida-Val, R. Calado, M. Diniz, T. Repolho (2016) Neuro-oxidative damage and aerobic potential loss of sharks under elevated CO2 and warming. Marine Biol 163, 119. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2898-7

10) M. Soares, J. R. Paula, R. Bshary (2016) Serotonin blockade delays learning performance in a cooperative fish. Animal Cognition 19, 1027-1030. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-016-0988-z

9) J. Messias, J. R. Paula, A.S. Grutter, R. Bshary, M.C. Soares (2016) Dopamine disruption increases negotiation for cooperative interactions in a fish. Scientific Reports 6:20817. DOI: 10.1038/srep20817

2015

8) V. Lopes, F. Faleiro, M. Baptista, M. Pimentel, J. R. Paula, A. Couto, N. Bandarra, P. Anacleto, A. Marques, R. Rosa (2015) Amino and fatty acid dynamics of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) early life stages under ocean warming. Journal of Thermal Biology 55: 30-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.11.006

7) M. Payne, M. Barange, W. Cheung, B. MacKenzie, H. Batchelder, X. Cormon, T. Eddy, J. Fernandes, A. Hollowed, M. Jones, J. Link, P. Neubauer, I. Ortiz, A. Queiros, J. R. Paula (2015) Uncertainties in projecting climate change impacts in marine ecosystems. ICES Journal of Marine Science 73: 1272-1282. DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsv231

6) E. Kulczykowska, S. Cardoso, M. Gozdowska, G. André, J. R. Paula, M. Ślebioda, R.F. Oliveira, M.C. Soares (2015) Brain levels of nonapeptides in four labrid fish species with different levels of mutualistic behavior. General and Comparative Endocrinology 222,99-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.06.005

5) S. Cardoso, A. Grutter, J. R. Paula, G. André, J. Messias, M. Gozdowska, E. Kulczykowska, M. Soares (2015) Forebrain neuropeptide regulation of pair association and behavior in cooperating cleaner fish. Physiology & Behavior145, 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.03.024

4) J. R. Paula, J.P. Messias, A.S. Grutter, R. Bshary, M. C. Soares (2015) The role of serotonin in the modulation of cooperative behavior. Behavioral Ecology 26,1005-1012. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv039 Cover of Behavioral Ecology.

3) F. Faleiro, M. Baptista, C. Santos, M. Aurélio, M. Pimentel, M. Pegado, J. R. Paula, R. Calado, T. Repolho, R. Rosa (2015) Seahorses under a changing ocean: The impact of warming and acidification on the behaviour and physiology of a poor-swimming bony-armoured fish. Conservation Physiology 3, cov009. DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cov009

2) M. Soares, G.André, J. R. Paula (2015) Preliminary notes on brain weight variation across labrid species with different levels of cooperative behaviour. Cur. Zoo. 61, 274-280. DOI:10.1093/czoolo/61.2.274

2014

1) R. Rosa, M. Baptista, V. Lopes, M. Pegado, J. R. Paula, K. Trübenbach, M. Leal, R. Calado, T. Repolho (2014) Early-life exposure to climate change impairs tropical shark survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281,1793-1793. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1738

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The Behavioural Ecology and Evolution group is based at Laboratório Marítimo da Guia within MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa