EMANUEL GONÇALVES
Associate professor

E-mail: emanuel@ispa.pt
Phone: + 351 21 8811700 (ext. 307)
            + 351 21 8811 758 (direct)
Fax: + 351 21 8860954
Underwater photography: http://www.ispa.pt/etologia/emanuel/index.html

:: Research interests

- Ecology and behaviour of reef fish
- Fish larval ecology and recruitment
- Marine Protected Areas

My studies are centred on several aspects of fish biology, ecology and behaviour, namely: life-history strategies, reproductive behaviour, territoriality, alternative reproductive tactics, community structure and dynamics, larval development and ecology, recruitment processes and conservation. Most of the work is done in the field, and we use the comparative approach with littoral fish species, particularly blennies, gobies and gobiesocids. We are also involved in studies of recruitment processes and patterns and structuring mechanisms of littoral fish communities which intent to implement a medium to long term database system that we hope will contribute to the monitoring, management and design of Marine Protected Areas in Portugal.

2007/2010 – “Restoration of Biodiversity in the Marine Park Site Arrábia-Espichel” (LIFE06 NAT/P/000192 - PTCON0010) – Research Project financed by the European Commission through the LIFE Nature Program and co-financed by SECIL (Coordinator).

2005/2009 – “Ecology and behaviour of the aquatic animals in the Sado estuary and Arrábida coast” (REEQ/1122/MAR/2005) – Research Program financed by FCT (Coordinator).

:: Presentations

• O Fantástico Mundo das Larvas de Peixes (pps)
• Conhecer e Proteger os Oceanos [wmv, 39min, 248Mb]

:: Publications

Cunha, A.H.; Erzini, K.; Serrão, E.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Henriques, M.; Henriques, V.; Guerra, M. Duarte, C. Marbá, N. & Fonseca, M. (in press) Biomares a LIFE project to restore and manage the biodiversity of Prof. Luiz Saldanha Marine Park. The Journal of Coastal Conservation.

Fenberg, P.B.; Caselle, J.; Claudet, J.; Clemence, M.; Gaines, S.; García-Charton, J.A.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Grorud-Colvert, K.; Guidetti, P.; Jenkins, S.; Jones, P.J.S.; Lester, S.; McAllen, R.; Moland, E.; Planes, S. & Sørensen, T.K. 2012. The science of European marine reserves: status, efficacy, and future needs. Marine Policy.

Costa, S.S.; Andrade, R.; Carneiro, L.A.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Kotrschal, K. & Oliveira, R.F. 2011. Sex differences in the dorso-lateral telencephalon correlate with home range size in blenniid fish. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 77: 55–64.

Faria, A.M., Chícharo, M.A. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2011. Effects of starvation on swimming performance and body condition of pre-settlement Sparus aurata larvae. AB 12:281-289.

dos Santos, M. E., Couchinho, M. N., Luís, A. R. & Gonçalves, E. J. 2010. Monitoring underwater explosions in the habitat of resident bottlenose dolphins. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 128(6):3805-3808.

Faria, A. & Gonçalves, E. 2010. Ontogeny of swimming behaviour of two temperate clingfishes, Lepadogaster lepadogaster and Lepadogaster purpurea (Gobiesocidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series 414:237-248.

Faria, A.M.; Ojanguren, A.F.; Fuiman, L.A. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2009. Ontogeny of Critical Swimming Speed of Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Reared Red Drum Larvae (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine Ecology Progress Series 384:221-230.

Faria, A.M.; Ojanguren, A.F.; Fuiman, L.A. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2009. Ontogeny of Critical Swimming Speed of Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Reared Red Drum Larvae (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 384: 221-239.

Borges, R.; Vaz, J.; Serrão, E.A. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2009. Short-term temporal fluctuation of very-nearshore larval fish assemblages at the Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research. 56: 376-380.

Patzner, R.A.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Hastings, P. & Kapoor, B.G. (Eds.) 2009. The Biology of Blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.

Almada, V.C.; Robalo, J.I.; Gonçalves, E.J., Levy, A. & Patzner, R.A. 2009. Blennies in Temperate Seas. In: R.A. Patzner, E.J. Gonçalves, P. Hastings, B.G. Kapoor (Eds.), pp. 119-134. The Biology of Blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.

Gonçalves, E.J. & Faria, C. 2009. Patterns of Microhabitat Utilisation. In: R.A. Patzner, E.J. Gonçalves, P. Hastings & B.G. Kapoor (Eds.), pp. 405-440. The Biology of Blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.

Patzner, R.A.; Hastings, P.; Springer, V.G.; Wirtz, P. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2009. List of Valid Species of Blennies. In: R.A. Patzner, E.J. Gonçalves, P. Hastings, B.G. Kapoor (Eds.), pp. 443-473. The Biology of Blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.

Monteiro, J., R. Borges, J. Robalo, V. C. Amada, S. Henriques, E. J. Gonçalves. 2008. Larval development of Gobius xanthocephalus with genetic validation of larval identification. Journal of Fish Biology 73, 123–138.

Beldade, R. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2007. An interference visual census technique applied to cryptobenthic fish assemblages. Vie Milieu, 57(1/2): 61-65.

Beldade, R., Pedro, T. and Gonçalves, E.J. 2007. Pelagic larval duration of ten temperate cryptobenthic fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 71: 376-382.

Borges, R.; Beldade, R. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2007. Vertical structure of very nearshore larval fish assemblages in a temperate rocky coast. Marine Biology, 151: 1349-1363.

- Borges, R.; Ben-Hamadou, R.; Chícharo, M. A.; Ré, P. & Gonçalves, E. J. 2007. Horizontal spatial patterns of distribution of nearshore larval fish assemblages at a temperate rocky shore. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 71: 412-428.

Henriques, M.; Gonçalves, E. J. & Almada, V. C. 2007. Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Séries, 340:259-270.

Beldade, R.; Borges, R. & Gonçalves, E. J. 2006. Depth distribution of nearshore temperate fish larval assemblages near rocky substrates. Journal of Plankton Research. 28(11): 1003-1013.

Beldade, R.; Erzini, K. & Gonçalves, E. J. 2006. Composition and temporal dynamics of a temperate rocky cryptobenthic fish assemblage. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 86: 1221-1228.

Beldade, R.; Van Tassell, J. and Gonçalves, E. 2006. First record of Chromogobius britoi (Teleostei, Gobiidae) on the mainland European coast. Journal of Fish Biology, 68: 608-612.

Gonçalves, E.; Beldade, R. and Henriques, M. 2005. Opeatogenys gracilis (Pisces, Gobiesocidae): an overlooked species or another "Mediterranean endemism" found in Atlantic waters? Journal of Fish Biology, 67: 481-489.

Gonçalves, E.J.; Henriques, M. and Almada, V.C. 2003. Use of a temperate reef-fish community to identify priorities in the establishment of a marine protected area. In: Beumer, J. P., Grant, A. and Smith, D.C. (Eds). Aquatic Protected Areas: What Works Best And How Do We Know? Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas, Cairns, Australia – August 2002: 261-272pp.

Borges, R.; Faria, C.; Gil, F.; Gonçalves, E.J. and Almada, V.C. 2003. Embryonic and larval development of Gobius paganellus (Pisces: Gobiidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 83 (5): 1151-1156.

Gil, F.; Borges, R.; Faria, C. and Gonçalves, E.J. 2002. Early development of the red mouthed goby, Gobius cruentatus (Pisces: Gobiidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 82(1): 161-163.

Oliveira, R.F.; Carvalho, N.; Miranda, J.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Grober, M. & Santos, R.S. 2002. The relationship between the presence of satellite males and nest-holder’s mating success in the Azorean rock-pool blenny Parablennius sanguinolentus parvicornis. Ethology, 108: 223-235.

Faria, C.; Borges, R.; Gil, F.; Almada, V.C. and Gonçalves, E.J. 2002. Embryonic and larval development of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Scientia Marina, 66(1): 21-26.

Gonçalves, E.J.; Barbosa, M.; Cabral, H. and Henriques, M. 2002. Ontogenetic shifts in patterns of microhabitat utilization in the small-headed clingfish, Apletodon dentatus (Gobiesocidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 63(3): 333-339.

Almada, V.C.; Oliveira, R.F.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Almeida, A. and Santos, R.S. 2001. Patterns of diversity of the north-eastern Atlantic blenniid fish fauna (Pisces: Blenniidae). Global Ecology and Biogeography, 10(4): 411-422.

Almada, V.C.; Henriques, M. & Gonçalves, E.J. 2001. The study of inshore fishes in Portugal: a brief history and prospects for the future. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, suppl. 6: 289-310.

Oliveira, R.F.; Almada, V.C.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Forsgren, E. & Canário, A.V.M. 2001. Androgen levels and social interactions in breeding males of the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology, 58: 897-908.

Oliveira, R.F.; Gonçalves, E.J. and Santos, R.S. 2001. Gonadal investment of young males in two blenniid fishes with alternative mating tactics. Journal of Fish Biology, 59(2): 459-462.

Oliveira, R.F.; Miranda, J.; Carvalho, N.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Grober, M. & Santos, R.S. 2000. Male mating success in the Azorean rock-pool blenny: the effects of body size, male behaviour and nest characteristics. Journal of Fish Biology, 57, 1416-1428.

Almada, V.C.; Henriques, M. & Gonçalves, E.J. 1999. Ecology and behaviour of reef fishes in the temperate north-eastern Atlantic and adjacent waters. In: Almada, V. C., Oliveira, R. F. & Gonçalves, E.J. (Eds). Behaviour and Conservation of Littoral Fishes (pp. 33-69). ISPA: Lisboa.

Henriques, M.; Gonçalves, E.J. & Almada, V.C. 1999. The conservation of littoral fish communities: a case study at Arrábida coast (Portugal). In: Almada, V. C., Oliveira, R. F. & Gonçalves, E.J. (Eds). Behaviour and Conservation of Littoral Fishes (pp. 473-519). ISPA: Lisboa.

Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C., Forsgren, E. & Gonçalves, E.J. 1999. Temporal variation in male traits, nest aggregations and mating success in the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology, 54, 499-512.

Faria, C.; Almada, V.C.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Gil, M.F.; Baptista, C. & Carreiro, H. 1998. Notes on the social behaviour of Gobius cobitis (Pisces, Gobiidae). Acta Ethologica, 1 (1-2), 49-56.

Gonçalves, D.M.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Almada, V.C. & Almeida, S.P. 1998. Comparative behaviour of two species of Lepadogaster (Pisces: Gobiesocidae) living at different depths. Journal of Fish Biology, 53 (2), 447-450.

Gonçalves, E.J. and Almada, V.C. 1998. A comparative study of territoriality in intertidal and subtidal blennioids (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 51: 257-264.

Gil, M.F.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Faria, C.; Almada, V.C.; Baptista, C. and Carreiro, H. 1997. Embryonic and larval development of the giant goby Gobius cobitis (Pisces: Gobiidae). Journal of Natural History, 31: 799-804.

Gonçalves, E.J . and Almada, V.C. 1997. Sex differences in resource utilization by the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology, 51: 624-633.

Almada, V.C.; Carreiro, H.; Faria, C. & Gonçalves, E.J. 1996. The breeding season of Coryphoblennius galerita in Portuguese waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 48: 295-297.

Faria, C. ; Almada, V.C. and Gonçalves, E.J. 1996. Juvenile recruitment, growth and maturation of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae), in the west coast of Portugal. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 727-730.

Gonçalves, E.J.; Almada, V.C.; Almeida, S.P.; Gonçalves, D.M.; Repas, M. and Simões, N. 1996. Observations on the agonistic behaviour of Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Pisces: Gobiesocidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 367-369.

Gonçalves, E.J.; Almada, V.C.; Oliveira, R.F. and Santos, A.J. 1996. Female mimicry as a mating tactic in males of the blenniid fish Salaria pavo. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 76: 529-538.

Almada, V.C.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Oliveira, R.F. and Santos, A.J. 1995. Courting females: ecological constraints affect sex-roles in a natural population of the blenniid fish Salaria pavo . Animal Behaviour , 49: 1125-1127.

Almada, V.C.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Santos, A.J. and Baptista, C. 1994. Breeding ecology and nest aggregations in a population of Salaria pavo (Pisces: Blenniidae) in an area where nest sites are very scarce. Journal of Fish Biology, 45: 819-830.

Almada, V.C.; Oliveira, R.F.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Almeida, A.J. & Barata, E.N. 1993. A new northern limit for the distribution range of Lipophrys canevae (Pisces: Blenniidae) in the Atlantic Ocean. Arquivos do Museu Bocage, Nova Série, 2: 379-384.

Gonçalves, E.J.; Almada, V.C.; Almeida, A.J. & Oliveira, R.F. 1993. On the occurrence of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pisces: Blenniidae) on the Portuguese coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 73: 465-467.

Ré, P. and Gonçalves, E.J. 1993. Growth of sprat (Sprattus sprattus ) larvae in the German Bight (North Sea) as inferred by otolith microstructure. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 96: 139-145.

Almada, V.C.; Gonçalves, E.J.; Oliveira, R.F. and Barata, E.N. 1992. Some features of the territories in the breeding males of the intertidal blenny Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 72: 187-197.

Oliveira, R.F.; Almada, V.C.; Almeida, A.J.; Santos, R.S. & Gonçalves, E.J. 1992. A checklist of the blennioid fishes (Teleostei, Blennioidei) occurring in portuguese waters. Arquipélago. Life & Earth Sciences, 10: 23-37.

Almada, V.C.; Barata, E.N.; Gonçalves, E.J. & Oliveira, R.F. 1990. On the breeding season of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae) at Arrábida, Portugal. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K., 70: 913-916.

Almada, V.C.; Oliveira, R.F.; Barata, E.N.; Gonçalves, E.J. & Rito, A.P. 1990. Field observations on the behaviour of the breeding males of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Portugaliae Zoologica, 1: 27-36.