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:: in press ::
Gonçalves A.R., Sousa, L.C., Almada, V.C. (in
press) Dominance and growth of Diplodus sargus (Pisces:
Sparidae) in small captive groups. Applied Animal Behaviour
Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.01.006
:: 2012
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Pereira, A.M., Jonsson, B., Johansson, M., Robalo, J.I.,
Almada, V.C. 2012. Icelandic lampreys (Petromyzon
marinus): where do they come from. Ichthyological Research:
59(1): 83-85. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-011-0248-9.
Robalo, JI; Castilho, R; Francisco, SM; Almada, F., Knutsen,
H; Jorde, PE; Pereira, AM; Almada, VC 2012. Northern
refugia and recent expansion in the North Sea: the case of
the wrasse Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758). Ecology
and Evolution 2 (1): 153-164. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.77
:: 2011
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Francisco, S.M., Faria, C., Lengkeek, W., Vieira, M.N., Velasco,
E.M., Almada, V.C. 2011. Phylogeography of the shanny
Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Belnniidae) in the NE Atlantic
records signs of major expansion event older than the last
glaciation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
403: 14-20. 
Francisco, S.M., Gongiu, L., von der Heyden, S., Almada,
V.C. 2011. Multiloculs phylogenetic analysis of the
genus Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution.online first 
Levy, A., Wirtz, P., Floeter, S. R., Almada, V. C.
2011. The Lusitania Province as a center of diversification:
The phylogeny of the genus Microlipophrys (Pisces:
Blenniidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 409–413.
Pereira, A. M., Almada, V. C. and Doadrio,
I. 2011. Genetic relationships of brrok lamprey of the genus
Lampetra in a Pyrenean stream in Spain. Icthyological
Research. 
Perea, S., Garzón, P., González, J.L., Almada,
V.C., Pereira. A., Doadrio. I. 2011. New distribution
data on Spanish autochthonous species of freshwater fish.
Graellsia 67: 91-102.
:: 2010
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Almada V. & Sousa-Santos C. 2010. Comparisons
of the genetic structure of Squalius populations (Pisces,
Cyprinidae) from rivers with contrasting histories, drainage
areas and climatic conditions. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution 57(2): 924-931.
Amorim, M.C., Simões, J.M., Almada, V.
& Fonseca, P. 2010. Stereotypy and variation of the mating
call in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 10.1007/s00265-010-1072-3
Amorim, M.C.P., Simões, J.M., Mendonça, N.,
Bandarra, N.M., Almada, V.C. and Fonseca,
P.J. 2010. Lusitanian toadfish song reflects male quality.
Journal of Experimental Biology 213:2297-3004. &
(inside
JEB)
Amorim, M.C.P., J.M. Simões, P.J. Fonseca & V.C.
Almada. 2010. Patterns of shelter usage and social
aggregation by the vocal Lusitanian toadfish. Marine Biology
157:495–503. DOI 10.1007/s00227-009-1335-6 
Gil, F., Faria, C., and Almada, V.C. 2010.
An Efficient Technique for the Captive Breeding of an Endangered
Freshwater Fish Salaria fluviatilis (Pisces: Blenniidae),
with a Description of Its Ontogeny. Journal of the World Aquaculture
Society 41: 49-56. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2009.00332.x
Gil F, Sousa-Santos C & Almada V 2010 A simple and inexpensive
technique for the ex-situ reproduction of critically endangered
Cyprinids – Achondrostoma occidentale as a
case study. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 41(4):661-664.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2010.00408.x
Faria, C., Gil, F, Santos, R.S. and Almada, V.C.
2010. A comparison between the ontogeny of two related blenniid
species Parablennius gattorugine and Parablennius
ruber (Pisces: Blenniidae). Journal of the Marine Biological
Association of the United Kingdom 90: 1263-1268. doi:10.1017/S002531540999138X
K. Silva, M.N. Vieira, V.C. Almada, N.M.
Monteiro. 2010. Reversing sex role reversal: compete only
when you must. Animal Behaviour. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.001
Pereira, A.M., Robalo, J. I., Freyhof, J., Maia, C., Fonseca,
J. P., Valente, A. and Almada, V. C. 2010.Phylogeographical
analysis reveals multiple conservation units in brook lampreys
Lampetra planeri of Portuguese streams. Journal of
Fish Biology. 77(2):361-371. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02675.x
Pérez-Portela, R., Villamor, A. & V. Almada.
2010. Phylogeography of the sea star Marthasterias glacialis
(Asteroidea, Echinodermata): Deep genetic divergence between
mitochondrial lineages in the North-western Mediterranean.
Marine Biology 157(9): 2015-2028. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1470-0.
Silva, K., Vieira, M.N., Almada, V.C. &
Monteiro, N.M. 2010. Reversing sex role reversal: compete
only when you must. Animal Behaviour 79(4): 885- 893. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.001doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.001
Sousa-Santos C, Robalo JI & Almada V.
2010. Threatened fishes of the world: Squalius torgalensis
Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998
(Cyprinidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 87:123-124.
DOI 10.1007/s10641-009-9567-3 
Vasconcelos, R. O., Simões, J. M., Almada,
V. C., Fonseca, P. J. & Amorim,
M. C. P. 2010. Vocal behaviour during territorial intrusions
in the Lusitanian toadfish: boatwhistles also function as
territorial ‘keep-out’ signals. Ethology 116:
155-165. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01722.x
:: 2009
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Almada, V. C., Robalo,
J. I., Gonçalves, E. J., Levy, A. and Patzner, R. A.
2009. Blennies in Temperate Seas. In The Biology of Blennies.
Patzner, R.A., Gonçalves, E. J., Hastings, P., and
Kapoor, B.G. (Eds.). Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.
Almada, V. C., Robalo, J.I., Levy, A., Freyhof,
J., Bernardi, G, Doadrio, I. 2009. Phylogenetic analysis of
Peri-Mediterranean blennies of the genus Salaria:
Molecular insights on the colonization of freshwaters. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 424–431. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.029.
Almada V. C., Pérez-Portela R., Robalo
J. I. & Brito, A. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of
Gymnothorax bacalladoi Böhlke and Brito 1987
a poorly known moray of the Macaronesian islands. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52: 252–256. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.01.007.
Amorim, MCP; Simões, JM; Fonseca, JP; Almada,
VC 2009. Patterns of shelter usage and social aggregation
by the vocal Lusitanian toadfish. Marine Biology. DOI 10.1007/s00227-009-1335-6
Faria, C. & Almada, V.C. 2009. Tidal
shifts in microhabitat use by Gobius cobitis: an
adaptation to its feeding strategy? Journal of the Marine
Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89: 641-643.
Francisco, S.M., Castilho, R., Soares, M., Congiu, L., Brito,
A., Vieira, M.N., Almada, V.C. 2009. Phylogeography
and demographic history of Atherina presbyter (Pisces: Atherinidae)
in the North-eastern Atlantic based on mitochondrial DNA.
2009. Marine Biology 156: 1421-1432. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1182-5.
Granadeiro, J.P., Alonso, H., Almada, V.,
Menezes, D., Phillips, R.A. & Catry, P. 2009. Mysterious
attendance cycles in Cory’s shearwater, Calonectris
diomedea: an exploration of patterns and hypotheses.
Animal Behaviour 78: 1455-1462. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.029.
Levy, A., I. Doadrio, Almada, V.C. 2009.
Historical biogeography of European leuciscins (Cyprinidae):
evaluating the Lago Mare dispersal hypothesis. Journal of
Biogeography 36(1): 55-65. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01969.x.
Robalo JI, Sousa-Santos C, Almada VC. 2009.
Threatened fishes of the world: Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum
Collares-Pereira, 1980 (Cyprinidae). Environmental Biology
of Fishes 86:295-296. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9510-7.
Robalo JI, Sousa-Santos C, Cabral H, Castilho R &
Almada VC. 2009. Genetic evidence fails to discriminate
between Macroramphosus gracilis Lowe 1839 and M.
scolopax Linnaeus 1758 in Portuguese waters. Marine Biology
156(8):1733-1737. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1197-y.
Silva, K., Almada, V.C., Vieira, M.N., Monteiro,
N.M. 2009. Female reproductive tactics in a sex-role reversed
pipefish: scanning for male quality and number. Behavioral
Ecology 20(4): 768-772. doi:10.1093/beheco/arp058
Sousa-Santos C, Robalo JI & Almada V.
2009. Threatened fishes of the world: Squalius aradensis
Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998 (Cyprinidae).
Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86(4):457-458. DOI 10.1007/s10641-009-9550-z
:: 2008
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Almada, F., Henriques, M., Levy, A., Pereira,
A., Robalo, J. & Almada, V.C. 2008. Reclassification
of Lepadogaster candollei based on molecular and
meristic evidence with a redefinition of the genus Lepadogaster.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 1151-1156. 
Almada, V.C., Pereira, A.M., Robalo, J.I.,
Fonseca, J.I., Levy, A., Maia, C., and Valente, A., 2008.
Mitochondrial DNA fails to reveal genetic structure in sea-lampreys
along European shores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
46: 391-396.
Almada, V.C., Robalo, J.I. 2008. Phylogenetic
analysis of alternative reproductive tatics. Problems and
possibilities. In: Oliveira, R., Taborsky, M., Brockman,
H.J. (Eds) Alternative Reproductive Tatics. Cambridge University
Press
Domingues, V. S., Stefanni, S., Brito, A., Santos, R. S.
& ALMADA, V. C. 2008. Phylogeography
and demography of the bleniid Parablennius parvicornis
and his sister species P. sanguinolentus from
the northeastern Atlantic ocean and the western Mediterranean
sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 397-402. 
Domingues, V. S., Alexandrou, M., Almada, V.C.,
Robertson, D.R., Brito, A.,
Santos, R.S., Bernard, G. 2008. Tropical Wshes in a temperate
sea: evolution of the wrasse Thalassoma pavo and
the parrotfish Sparisoma cretense in the Mediterranean
and the adjacent Macaronesian and Cape Verde Archipelagos.
Marine Biology: 154:465–474.
Faria, C. & Almada, V.C. 2008. Temporal
asymmetries in the feeding patterns along the tidal cycle
in two sympatric littoral blennies. Estuarine, Coastal and
Shelf Science, 79(3), 566-568.
Faria, C. & Almada, V.C. 2008. Tidal
activity rhythms and depth distribution of rocky shore fish
in an altered intertidal environment. Acta ethologica, 11(2),
123-126.
Francisco, S.M., Congiu, L., Stefanni, S., Castilho, R.,
Brito, R., Ivanova, P.P., Levy, A., Cabral, H., Kilias, G.,
Doadrio, I. & Almada, V.C. 2008. Phylogenetic
relationships of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
forms of Atherina (Pisces, Atherinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution 48: 782-788. 
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. 
Robalo, J.I., Doadrio, I., Valente, A. and Almada,
V.C. 2008. Insights on speciation patterns in the
genus Iberochondrostoma (Cyprinidae): evidence from
mitochondrial and nuclear data. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution, 46:155-166. 
Robalo, J. I., Sousa-Santos, C., Doadrio, I. & Almada,
V. C. 2008. Threatened fishes of the world: Achondrostoma
occidentale Robalo, Almada, Sousa-Santos, Moreira and
Doadrio, 2005. 2008. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 83(3):347.
DOI 10.1007/s10641-008-9348-4
Silva,K. , M. N. Vieira, V. C. Almada and
N. M. Monteiro. 2008. Can the limited marsupium space be a
limiting factor for Syngnathus abaster females? Insights
from a population with size-assortative mating. Jornal of
Animal Ecology 77: 390–394.
:: 2007
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ALMADA, V.C., DOMINGUES, V.S., MONTEIRO,
N.M., ALMADA, F. & SANTOS, R.S. 2007. Molecular data confirm
the validity of the Portuguese blenny (Parablennius ruber,
Valenciennes, 1836) and its presence in Western Europe. Journal
of Fish Biology, 70B: 248-254.
DOMINGUES, V. C., FARIA, C., STEFANNI, S., SANTOS, R. S.,
BRITO, A. & ALMADA, V. C. 2007. Genetic
divergence in the Atlantic-Mediterranean Montagu’s blenny
Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) revealed
by molecular and morphological characters. Molecular Ecology,
16(17): 3592-3605.
DOMINGUES, V., SANTOS, R.S., BRITO, A., ALEXANDROU, M. &
ALMADA, V.C. 2007. Mitochondrial and nuclear
markers reveal isolation by distance and the effects of Pleistocene
glaciations in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
populations of the white seabream (Diplodus sargus,
L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 307A(4):
220-225.
DOMINGUES, V.S., ALMADA, V.C., SANTOS,
R.S., BRITO, A. & BERNARDI, G. 2007. Phylogeography and
evolution of the triplefin Tripterygion delaisi (Pisces,
Blennioidei). Marine Biology, 150 (3): 509-519.
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 Series, 340:259-270.
SILVA, K., VIEIRA, M.N., ALMADA, V.C. &
MONTEIRO, N. M. 2007. The effect of temperature on mate preferences
and female-female interactions in Syngnathus abaster.
Animal Behaviour, 74: 1525-1533.
2007 – ROBALO, J.I., DOADRIO, I., VALENTE, A., ALMADA,
V.C. 2007. Identification of ESUs in the Critically
Endangered Portuguese minnow Chondrostoma lusitanicum
Collares-Pereira 1980, based on a phylogeographical analysis.
Conservation Genetics, 8(5): 1225-1229. 
ROBALO J. I., ALMADA, V. C., LEVY, A. &
DOADRIO, I. 2007. Re-examination and phylogeny of the genus
Chondrostoma based on mitochondrial and nuclear data
and the definition of 5 new genera. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 42: 362-372. 
SOUSA-SANTOS, C., COLLARES-PEREIRA, M. J. & ALMADA,
V. C. 2007. Reading the history of a hybrid fish
complex from its molecular record. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 45: 981-996. 
SOUSA-SANTOS, C., COLLARES-PEREIRA, M.J. & ALMADA,
V.C. 2007. Fertile triploid males – an uncommon
case among hybrid vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Zoology
Part A: Physiology and Evolutionary Genetics, 307(4): 220-225.
VINYOLES, D., ROBALO, J. I., DE SOSTOA, A., ALMODÓVAR,
A., ELVIRA, B., NICOLA, G. G., FERNÁNDEZ-DELGADO, C.,
SANTOS, C. S., DOADRIO, I., SARDÁ-PALOMERA, F. &
ALMADA, V. C. 2007. Spread of the alien bleak
Alburnus alburnus (L., 1758) in the Iberian Peninsula:
the role of reservoirs. Graellsia, 63(1): 101-110.
:: 2006
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DOMINGUES, V. S., SANTOS, R. S., BRITO, A. & ALMADA,
V. C. 2006. 2006. Historical population dynamics
and demography of the eastern Atlantic pomacentrid Chromis
limbata (Valenciennes, 1833). Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 40(1): 139-147. 
FARIA, C., GIL, F. & ALMADA, V.C.
2006. Ontogenetic development of Parablennius pilicornis
(Pisces: Blenniidae) in controlled conditions. Scientia Marina,
70(4): 667-671.
FARIA C. & ALMADA, V.C. 2006.
Patterns of spatial distribution and behaviour of fish on
a rocky intertidal platform at high-tide. Marine Ecology Progress
Series, 316: 155-164. 
FRANCISCO, S.M., CABRAL, H., VIEIRA, MN. & ALMADA,
V.C. 2006. Contrasts in genetic structure and historical
demography of marine and riverine populations of Atherina
at similar geographical scales. Estuarine Coastal and
Shelf Science, 69 (3-4): 655-661. 
FRANCISCO, S.M., VIEIRA, M.N., ALMADA, V.C.
2006. Genetic structure and historical demography
of the shanny Lipophrys pholis in the Portuguese
coast based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution 39(1): 288-292. 
MONTEIRO, N.M., BERGLUND, A., VIEIRA, M. N. &
ALMADA V. C. 2006. Reproductive migrations
of the sex role reversed pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis
(Pisces; Syngnathidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 69(1): 66-74.
ROBALO, J., SANTOS, C., ALMADA, V. &
DOADRIO, I. 2006. Phylogeography of two Iberian endemic cyprinid
fishes (Chondrostoma arcasii-Chondrostoma macrolepidotus)
inferred from mitochondrial sequence data. Journal of Heredity
97(2): 143-149.
ROBALO, J., SOUSA-SANTOS, C., LEVY, A. & ALMADA,
V. C. 2006. Molecular insights on the taxonomic position
of the paternal ancestor of the Squalius alburnoides
hybridogenetic complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
39:276-281. 
SILVA, K., MONTEIRO, N. M., VIEIRA, M.N. & ALMADA,
V.C. 2006. Reproductive behaviour of the black-striped
pipefish Syngnathus abaster (Pisces; Syngnathidae).
Journal of Fish Biology, 69: 1860-1869.
SILVA, K., MONTEIRO, N.M., ALMADA, V.C. &
VIEIRA, M.N. 2006. Development and early life history behaviour
of aquarium reared Syngnathus acus (Pisces: Syngnathidae).
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United
Kingdom, 86: 1469-1472. 
SILVA, K., MONTEIRO, N.M., ALMADA, V.C &
VIEIRA, M.N. 2006. Early life history of Syngnathus abaster
(Pisces; Syngnathidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 68:
80-86.
2006 – SOUSA-SANTOS, C., COLLARES-PEREIRA, M.J. &
ALMADA, V.C. 2006. May a hybridogenetic complex
regenerate the nuclear genome of both sexes of a missing ancestor?
- First evidence on the occurrence of a nuclear nonhybrid
Squalius alburnoides (Cyprinidae) female based on
DNA sequencing. Journal of Natural History, 40(23-24): 1443-1448.
SOUSA-SANTOS, C., COLLARES-PEREIRA, M.J. &
ALMADA V.C. 2006. Evidence of extensive mitochondrial
introgression with nearly complete substitution of the typical
Squalius pyrenaicus-like mtDNA of the Squalius
alburnoides complex (Cyprinidae) in an independent Iberian
drainage. Journal of Fish Biology, 68, 292:301. 
SOUSA-SANTOS, C., COLLARES-PEREIRA, MJ & ALMADA,
V.C. 2006. Reproductive success of nuclear nonhybrid
males of Squalius alburnoides hybridogenetic complex
(Teleostei, Cyprinidae): an example of interplay between female
choice and ecological pressures? Acta Ethologica, 9(1): 31-36.

STEFANNI, S., DOMINGUES, V., BOUTON, N., SANTOS, R.
S.; ALMADA, F. & ALMADA, V. C. 2006.
Phylogeny of the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, from the
NE Atlantic using mitochondrial DNA markers. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution, 39: 202-287.
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2005 ::
ALMADA F., ALMADA, V.C., DOMINGUES, V.,
BRITO, A. & SANTOS, R.S. 2005. Molecular validation of
the specific status of Parablennius sanguinolentus and
Parablennius parvicornis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Scientia
Marina, 69(4): 519-523.
ALMADA, F., ALMADA, V., GUILLEMAUD,
T. & WIRTZ, P. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of the
north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean blenniids. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society, 86: 283-295. 
AMORIM, M. C. P & ALMADA, V. C. 2005.
The outcome of male-male encounters affects subsequent sound
production during courtship in the Cichlid Fish Oreochromis
mossambicus. Animal Behaviour, 69: 595-601. 
DOMINGUES, V. S., BUCCIARELLI, G.; ALMADA, V. C.
& BERNARDI, G. 2005. Historical colonization
and demography of the Mediterranean damselfish, Chromis
chromis. Molecular Ecology, 14: 4051-4063. 
FARIA, C., GIL, F. & ALMADA, V.C. 2005.
Ontogenetic development of Lipophrys trigloides (Pisces:
Blenniidae), with some notes on the spawning behaviour. Journal
of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom,
85: 185-188. 
MONTEIRO, N.M., ALMADA, V.C. & VIEIRA,
M.N. 2005. Temporal patterns of breeding and recruitment in
Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces; Syngnathidae) related
to seawater temperatures; Journal of Fish Biology; 67(5):1475-1480.

MONTEIRO, C., ALMADA, V. C. & VIEIRA,
M. N. 2005. Implications of different brood pouch structures
in syngnathid reproduction. Journal of the Marine Biological
Association of the United Kingdom, 85: 1235-1241.
MONTEIRO, N.M., ALMADA, V.C., &
VIEIRA, M.N. 2005. Homing behaviour and individual identification
of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces;
Syngnathidae): a true intertidal resident? Estuarine, Coastal
and Shelf Science; 63; 93-99. 
MONTEIRO, N.M., VIEIRA, M.N. & ALMADA,
V. 2005. Diet preference reflects the ontogenetic
shift in microhabitat use in Lipophrys pholis (Pisces;
Blenniidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 67(1): 102-113. 
ROBALO, J., ALMADA, V., SANTOS, C., MOREIRA,
M.I. & DOADRIO, I. 2005. Chondrostoma occidentale,
a new species of the genus Chondrostoma Agassiz,
1832 (Actynopterigii, Cyprinidae) from western Portugal. Graellsia,
61(1): 19-29.
ROBALO J. I., DOADRIO, I., ALMADA, V. C.
& KOTELLAT, M. 2005. Chondrostoma oligolepis,
new replacement name for Leuciscus macrolepidotus Steindachner,
1866 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyology and Exploration
of Freshwaters, 16(1): 47-48.
SOUSA-SANTOS, C., ROBALO, J. I., COLLARES-PEREIRA,
M.J. & ALMADA, V. C. 2005. Heterozygous
indels as useful tools in the reconstruction of DNA sequences
and in the assessment of ploidy level and genomic constitution
of hybrid organisms. DNA Sequence, 16(6): 462-467.
:: 2004
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ALMADA, V. C. & FARIA, C. 2004. Point
of view: temporal variation of rocky intertidal resident fish
assemblages – patterns and possible mechanisms with
a note on sampling protocols. Reviews in Fish Biology and
Fisheries, 14: 239-250. 
CATRY, P., CAMPOS, A., ALMADA, V. &
CRESSWELL, W. 2004. Winter segregation of migrant European
robins Erithacus rubecula in relation to sex, age
and size. Journal of Avian Biology, 35 (3): 204-209. 
:: 2003
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AMORIM, M. C. P., FONSECA, P. J. & ALMADA,
V. C. 2003. Sound production during courtship and
spawning of Oreochromis mossambicus: male-female
and male-male interactions. Journal of Fish Biology, 62 (3):
658. 
BORGES, R., FARIA, C., GIL, F., GONÇALVES, E. &
ALMADA, V.C. 2003. Embryonic and larval development
of Gobius paganellus (Pisces: Gobiidae). Journal
of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom,
83 (5): 1131-1136. 
CARVALHO, V., ROBALO, J.I. & ALMADA, V.C. 2003.
A description of the reproductive behaviour of the endangered
Iberian cyprinid Chondrostoma lusitanicum Collares-Pereira
1980 in captivity. Etología, 10: 23-25. 
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. 
MONTEIRO, N., ALMADA, V.C. &
VIEIRA, M.N. 2003. Early life history of the pipefish Nerophis
lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Journal of the
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83(5):
1179-1182. 
MONTEIRO, N.; ALMADA, V.C. &
VIEIRA, M.N. 2003. Striking similarities between adult seahorses
and newborn marsupium-lacking pipefishes. MBA Newsletter -
September 
ROBALO, J.I., ALMADA, V.C. & FARIA,
C. 2003. First description of agonistic behaviour in Chondrostoma
polylepis (Pisces: Cyprinidae) with notes on the behaviour
of other Chondrostoma species. Etología, 11: 9-13.

:: 2002
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ALMADA, V.C., ALMADA, F., HENRIQUES,
M., SANTOS, R.S., BRITOS, A. 2002. On the Phylogenetic Affinities
of Centrolabrus trutta and Centrolabrus caeruleus (Perciformes:
labridae) to the genus Symphodus: Molecular, meristic and
behavioural evidences. Arquipélago. Life and Marine
Sciences 19A: 85-92. 
ESTABROOK, G.F., ALMADA, V.C., ALMADA, F.J.
& ROBALO, J.I. 2002. Analysis of Conditional Contingency
Using ACTUS2 With Examples from Studies of Animal Behavior.
Acta Ethologica, 4: 73-80. 
FARIA, C., BORGES, R., GIL, F., ALMADA, V.C.
& GONÇALVES, E.J. 2002. Embryonic and Larval Development
of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blennidae). Scientia
Marina, 66(1): 21-26.
HENRIQUES, M., LOURENÇO, R., ALMADA, F., CALADO,
G., GONÇALVES, D., GUILLEMAUD, T., CANCELA, M.L. &
ALMADA, V.C. 2002. A revision of the status
of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Pisces: Gobiesocidae).
Sympatric sub-species or a long misunderstood blend of species?
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 327-338.
MONTEIRO, N., VIEIRA, M.N. & ALMADA, V.C.
2002. Activity rhythms and cyclical changes of microhabitat
preferences inthe intertidal pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis
(Pisces: Syngnathidae). Acta Ethologica, 5 (1): 39-43.

MONTEIRO, N., VIEIRA, M.N. & ALMADA, V.C.
2002. The Courtship behaviour of Nerophis lumbriciformis
I. Reflections of an adaptation to intertidal life. Acta Ethologica,
4: 109-111. 
ROBALO, J.I. & ALMADA, V.C. 2002. Some
Features of the Social Behaviour of the Marbled Newt Triturus
marmoratus (Latreille, 1800) in Captivity. Acta Ethologica,
4: 81-84. 
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2001 ::
ALMADA, V.C., OLIVEIRA, R.F., GONÇALVES,
E.J., ALMEIDA, A. & SANTOS, R.S. 2001. Patterns of Diversity
of the North-Eastern Atlantic Blenniid Fish Fauna. (Pisces:
Bleniidae). 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. Bol.
Mus. Mun. Funchal, Sup. N.º 6: 289-310. 
FARIA, C. & ALMADA, V. C. 2001. Microhabitat
Segregation in Three Rocky Intertidal Fish Species in Portugal:
does it reflect interspecific competition? Journal of Fish
Biology, 58: 145-159. 
FARIA, C. & ALMADA, V.C. 2001. Agonistic
Behaviour and Control of Access to Hiding Places in Two Intertidal
Blennies, Lipophrys pholis and Coryphoblennius
galerita Pisces: Blenniidae). Acta Ethologica, 4(1):
51-58. 
MONTEIRO, N., ALMADA, V.C., SANTOS, A.R.
& VIEIRA, M.N. 2001. The Breeding Ecology of Nerophis
lumbriciformis and its Relation to Latitude. Journal of the
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 3785:
1-3. 
OLIVEIRA, R.F., ALMADA, V.C., GONÇALVES,
E.J., FORSGREN, E. & CANÁRIO, A.V.M. 2001. Androgen
Levels in Males and Social Interactions in Breeding Males
of the Peacock Blenny. Journal of Fish Biology, 58: 897-908.
:: 2000
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ALMADA, V.C. & FARIA, C. 2000. Experimental
Study on Substractum Preferences on Early Juvenile Shanny,
Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Journal of
the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 80:
1143-1144. 
::
1999 ::
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.
FARIA, C. & ALMADA, V.C. - Variation
and Resilience of Rocky Intertidal Fish in Western Portugal.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 184: 197-203. 
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.- Temporal Variation in Male
Traits, Nest Aggregations and Mating Success in the Peacock
Blenny, Salaria pavo. Journal of Fish Biology, 54(3):
499-512. 
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C. - Male
Display Characters, Gonadal Maturation and Androgens in the
Cichlid Fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Acta Ethologica,
2: 67-70. 
:: 1998
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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. 
FARIA, C., ALMADA, V.C. & NUNES, C.
1998. Patterns of Agonistic Behaviour, Shelter Occupation
and Habitat Preference in Juveniles of Lipophrys pholis,
Coryphoblennius galerita and Gobius cobitis (Pisces:
Teleostei). Journal of Fish Biology, 53(6): 1263-1273. 
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. & ALMADA, V.C.
1998. A Comparative Study of Territoriality in Intertidal
and Subtidal Blennioids (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Environmental
Biology of Fishes, 51: 257-264. 
1998 – HENRIQUES, M. & ALMADA, V.C.
1998. Juveniles of Non-resident Fish Found in Sheltered Rocky
Subtidal Areas. Journal of Fish Biology, 52: 1301-1304. 
BORGES, R. A., OLIVEIRA, R. F., ALMADA, V. C.
& CANÁRIO, A. V. M. 1998. Short-term Social Modulation
of 11-Ketotestosterone Urinary Levels in Males of Cichlid
Fish Oreochromis mossambicus During Male-Female Interaction.
Acta Ethologica, 1(1-2): 43-48. 
1998 – OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C.
1998. Maternal Aggression during the Mouthbrooding Cycle in
the Cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Aggressive
Behaviour, 24(3): 187-196.
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C.
1998. Mating Tactics and Male-Male Courtship in the Lek-Breeding
Cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish
Biology, 52: 1115-1129. 
1998 – OLIVEIRA, R. F. & ALMADA, V. C.
1998. Androgenization of Dominant Males in a Cichlid fish:
Androgens Mediate the Social Modulation of the Expression
of Male Sexual Traits. Ethology, 104: 841-858. 
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V. C.
1998. Dynamics of Social Interactions During Group Formation
in Males of the Cichlid Fish Oreochromis mossambicus (Teleostei:
Cichlidae). Acta Ethologica, 1(1-2): 57-70. 
::
1997 ::
ALMADA, V.C. & OLIVEIRA, R.F.
1997. Sobre o uso de estatística de simulação
em estudos de comportamento. Análise Psicológica,
1 (XV): 97-109.
GIL, M.F., GONÇALVES, E.J., FARIA, C., ALMADA,
V.C., BAPTISTA, C. & 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. & ALMADA, V.C.
1997. Sex Differences in Resource Utilization by the Peacock
Blenny (Salaria pavo). Journal of Fish Biology, 51:
624-633.
HENRIQUES, M. & ALMADA, V.C.
1997. Relative Importance of Cleaning Behaviour in Centrolabrus
exoletus and other wrasse at Arrábida, Portugal.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United
Kingdom, 77: 891-898. 
QUEIROZ, A. I. & ALMADA, V. 1997.
Some Behaviour Patterns of the Russian Desman (Desmana moschata
L.), Observed in Captivity. Seminar on Desmans and Water-Shrews.
Environmental Encounters. 
:: 1996
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ALMADA, V.C., CARREIRO, H., FARIA,
C. & GONÇALVES, E.J. 1996. The Breeding Season
of Coryphoblennius galerita (Pisces: Blenniidae)
in Portuguese Waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 48: 295-297.

ALMADA, V.C., AMORIM, C., ALMADA,
F., MATOS, R., PEREIRA, E. & GODINHO, R. 1996. Agonistic
Behaviour and Sound Production in Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
(Gadidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 363-366. 
FARIA, C., ALMADA, V.C. & 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., REPAS, M. & 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. & 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 United Kingdom, 76: 529-538. 
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C.
1996. On the (In)stability of Dominance Hierarchies in the
Cichlid Fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Aggressive
Behavior, 22: 37-45.
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C.
1996. Dominance Hierarchies and Social Structure in Captive
Groups of the Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
(Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ethology, Ecology and Evolution,
8 (1): 39-55.
OLIVEIRA, R.F., CANÁRIO. A.V.M. & ALMADA,
V.C. 1996. Social Modulation of Sex Steroid Concentrations
in the Urine of Male Cichlid Fish Oreochromis mossambicus
(Teleostei: Cichlidae). Hormones and Behavior, 30: 2-12.
:: 1995
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ALMADA, V.C. & SANTOS, R.S. 1995.
Parental Care in the Rocky Intertidal: a Case Study of Adaptation
and Exaptation in Mediterranean and Atlantic Blennies. Reviews
in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 5: 23-37. 
ALMADA, V.C., GONÇALVES, E.J.,
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & 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. 
FARIA, C. & ALMADA, V.C. 1995.
Some aspects of the breeding ecology of Gobius cobitis
Pallas and Gobius paganellus L. in the West
Coast of Portugal. Arch. Museu Bocage II nº29 pp 463-471
OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C. 1995.
Sexual Dimorphism and Allometry of External Morphology in
the Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Teleostei,
Cichlidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 46(6): 1055-1064. 
:: 1994
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ALMADA, V.C., GONÇALVES, E.J.,
SANTOS, A.J. & 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. & AVELAR, T. 1994.
Historicidade e Selecção Natural - as Possibilidades
do Método Comparativo. Prof. Germano Sacarrão,
Museu Bocage : 299-315. 
1994 – OLIVEIRA, R.F. & ALMADA, V.C.
1994. Análise Qualitativa do Comportamento na Tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus (Pisces, Cichlidae) - Etograma dos
Juvenis. In: Biologia e Comportamento - Actas do I Congresso
Nacional de Etologia (V.C. Almada & R.F. Oliveira, Eds.):
153-162. ISPA, Lisboa. 
ALMADA, V.C. 1994. A Contribuição
dos Estudos de Filogenia para o Esclarecimento de Problemas
em Ecologia Comportamental. In: Biologia e Comportamento -
Actas do I Congresso Nacional de Etologia (V.C. Almada &
R.F. Oliveira, Eds.): 3-14. ISPA, Lisboa. 
BAPTISTA, C. & ALMADA, V.C. 1994.
Etologia Comparada de Dois Ciprinídeos Brachidanio
rerio e Tanichthys albonubes. In: Biologia e
Comportamento - Actas do I Congresso Nacional de Etologia
(V.C. Almada & R.F. Oliveira, Eds.): 143-152. ISPA, Lisboa.

:: 1993
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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. Arch. Museu Bocage II nº23
pp 403-408. 
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 United Kingdom, 73(2): 465-467. 
OLIVEIRA, R.F., ALMADA, V.C. &
GIL, M.F. - The Reproductive Behavior of the Longspine Snipefish
Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Syngnathiformes, Macrorhamphosidae).
Environmental Biology of Fishes, 36(4): 337-343. Oliveira.
QUEIROZ, A. I. & ALMADA, V.C.
1993. Some Observations of Pyrenean Desman Specimens (Galemys
pyrenaicus, Geoffroy) in Short Time Captivity. In: Proceedings
of the Meeting on the Pyrenean Desman (Queiroz, A. I., Ed.):
33-39.
QUEIROZ, A. I.; ALVES, H. & ALMADA, V.C.
1993. The Small Hydroplants: Predicted Impacts on the Pyrenean
Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus, Geoffroy) Populations.
In: Proceedings of the Meeting on the Pyrenean Desman (Queiroz,
A. I., Ed.): 69-77. 
:: 1992
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ALMADA, V.C., GONÇALVES, E.J., OLIVEIRA,
R.F. & 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 United Kingdom, 72(1): 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. 
:: 1990
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ALMADA, V.C., BARATA, E.N., GONÇALVES,
E.J. & OLIVEIRA, R.F. 1990. On the Breeding Season of
Lipophrys pholis L. (Pisces: Blenniidae) at Arrábida,
Portugal. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of
the United Kingdom, 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
L. (Pisces: Blenniidae). Portugaliae Zoologica, 1(4):
27-36. 
:: 1989
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ALMADA, V.C. 1989. A Propósito do
Uso de Modelos Neo-Darwinistas em Etologia. 1989. Anál.
Psicol. 7 (1/2/3): 75-84.
:: 1987
::
ALMADA, V.C.; GARCIA, G. & SANTOS,
R.S. 1987. Padrões de Actividade e Estrutura dos Territórios
dos Machos Parentais de Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier)
(Pisces: Blenniidae) da Costa Portuguesa. Anál. Psicol.,
2: 261-280. 
ALMADA, V.C. 1987. A Propósito
do Medo nos Animais. ALTER/EGO, 4: 121-136. 
:: 1983
::
ALMADA, V.C.; DORES, J.; PINHEIRO,
A.; PINHEIRO, M. & SANTOS, R.S. 1983. Contribuição
para o Estudo do Comportamento de Coryphoblennius galerita
L. (Pisces: Blenniidae). Mem. Mus .Mar - Sér.Zool.,
2 (24): 1-166. 
ALMADA, V.C. 1983. A Agressão
como Conceito Biológico - o Instinto não existe
como Unidade Uniforme. Revista Plural, 2. |