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Saraiva, J.L., Gonçalves, D. and Oliveira, R.F. Environmental modulation of androgen levels and secondary sex characters in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo. Hormones and Behavior.

Gonçalves, D.M., Saraiva, J., Teles, M., Teodósio, R., Canário, A.V.M. and Oliveira, R.F. Brain aromatase mRNA expression in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo with divergent mating systems. Hormones and Behavior .

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2009 Antunes, R.A. & Oliveira, R.F. Hormonal anticipation of territorial challenges in cichlid fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 106: 15985-15989.
Oliveira, R.F.. Social behavior in context: hormonal modulation of behavioural plasticity and social competence. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49: 423-440.
Galhardo, L., Almeida, O. & Oliveira, R.F. Preference for the presence of substrate in male cichlid fish: effects of social dominance and context. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 120: 224-230.
Ros, A.F.H., Fagundes, T. & Oliveira, R.F. Adjustment of brood size and androgen levels in a teleost species with exclusive male parental care. Animal Behaviour 78: 25-33.

Oliveira, T., Gouveia, M.J. & Oliveira, R.F. Testosterone responsiveness to winning and losing experiences in female soccer players. Psychoneuroendocrinology 34: 1056-1064.

Ros, A.F.H. & Oliveira, R.F. Androgens and immune function in male alternative reproductive morphotypes of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo. Ethology 115: 555–565.

Oliveira, R.F., Silva, A. & Canario, A.V.M. Why do winners keep winning? Androgen mediation of winner but not loser effects in cichlid fish. Proceedings Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276: 2249–2256.

Leong, H., Ros, A.F.H. & Oliveira, R.F. Effects of putative stressors in public aquaria on activity, metabolic rate and cortisol levels of a cichlid fish. Journal of Fish Biology 74, 1549–1561.

Oliveira, R.F., Gonçalves, D.M. & Ros, A.F.H. Evolution and development of alternative reproductive tactics in blennies: a tale of two species. In: Patzner, R., Hastings, P., Gonçalves, E.J. & Kapoor, B.G. (eds.). The Biology of Blennies. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, N.H.  

Galhardo, L. & R.F. Oliveira. Psychological stress and welfare in fish. Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences 11: 1-20.  

Saraiva, J.L., Oliveira, R.F. Barata, E.N. & Canario, A.V.M. The effect of nest aggregation on the reproductive behaviour of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 754–762.

Ros, A.F.H., Correia, M., Wingfield, J.C. and Oliveira, R.F. Mounting an immune response correlates with decreased androgen levels in male peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Journal of Ethology 27: 209-214. 

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2008

Taborsky, M., Brockmann, H.J. & Oliveira, R.F. The evolution of alternative mating tactics: concepts and questions. In: Oliveira, R.F., Taborsky, M. & Brockmann, H.J. (eds.). Alternative Reproductive Tactics: an integrative approach. pp. 1-21. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Cummings, M.E., Jordão, J.M., Cronin, T.W. and Oliveira, R.F. Visual ecology of the fiddler crab Uca tangeri: effects of sex, viewer and background on conspicuousness. Animal Behaviour 75: 175-188.

Oliveira, R.F. and Gonçalves, D.M.. Hormones and social behaviour of teleost fish. In: C. Magnhagen, V.A. Braithwaite, E. Forsgren & B.G. Kapoor (eds.), Fish Behaviour, pp. 61-150. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, N.H. 

Bender, N., Heg-Bachar, Z., Oliveira, R.F., Canário, A.V.M. and Taborsky, M. Hormonal control of brood care and social status in a cichlid with brood care helpers. Physiology and Behavior 94: 349-358.

Brockmann, H.J., Taborsky, M. and Oliveira, R.F. Integrating mechanisms and function: prospects for future research. In: R.F. Oliveira, M. Taborsky & H.J. Brockmann (eds.). Alternative Reproductive Tactics: an integrative approach. pp. 471-489 Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 

Gonçalves, D.M., Oliveira, R.F. and McGregor, P.K. Communication and the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics. In: R.F. Oliveira, M. Taborsky & H.J. Brockmann (eds.). Alternative Reproductive Tactics: an integrative approach. pp. 132-173. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 

Oliveira, R.F. and Canário, A.V.M. Hormones and alternative reproductive tactics in vertebrates. In: R.F. Oliveira, M. Taborsky & H.J. Brockmann (eds.), Alternative Reproductive Tactics: an integrative approach, pp. 132-173. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 

Gonçalves, D.M., Teles, M., Alpedrinha, J. and Oliveira, R.F. Brain and gonadal aromatase activity and steroid hormone levels in female and polymorphic males of peacock blenny Salaria Pavo. Hormones and  Behaviour 54: 717-725.  

Garamszegui, L.Z., Hirschenhauser, K., BÓKONY, V., Eens, M., Hurtrez-Boussès, S., Moller, A.P., Oliveira, R.F. and Wingfield, J.C. Latitudinal distribution, migration and testosterone levels in birds. American Naturalist 172: 533-546.

Hirschenhauser, K., Canario, A.V.M., Ros, A.F.H., Taborsky, M. and Oliveira R.F. Social context may affect urinary excretion of 11-ketotestosterone in African cichlids. Behaviour 145: 1367-1388. 

Scott, A.P., Hirschenhauser, K., Bender, N., Oliveira, R.F., Earley, R.L., Sebire, M., Ellis, T., Pavlidis, M., Hubbard, P., Huertas, M. and Canario A.V.M. Non-invasive measurement of esteroids in fish-holding water: important considerations when applying the procedure to behaviour studies. Behaviour 145: 1307-1328.

Galhardo, L., Correia, J. and Oliveira, R.F. The effect of substrate availability on behavioural and physiological indicators of welfare in the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Animal Welfare 17: 239-254.

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2007

Bshary, R., Oliveira, R.F., Oliveira, T.S.F. and Canário, A.V.M. 2007. Do cleaning organisms reduce the stress response of client reef fish? Frontiers in Zoology 4: 21.

Oliveira, R.F. and Galhardo, L. 2007. On the applicability of the concept of welfare to teleost fish and its implications for fish farming. Brazilian Journal of Animal Science 36: 77-86.
Gonçalves, D., Alpedrinha, J., Teles, M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2007. Endocrine control of sexual behavior in sneaker males of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo: effects of castration, aromatase inhibition, testosterone, and estradiol. Hormones and Behavior 51: 534-541.
Fagundes, T., Gonçalves, D.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2007. Female mate choice and mate search tactics in a sex role reversed population of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810). Journal of Fish Biology 71: 77-89.
Jordão, J.M., Cronin, T.W. and Oliveira, R.F. 2007. Spectral sensitivity of four species of fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax, Uca pugilator, Uca vomeris and Uca tangeri) measured by in situ microspectrophotometry. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 447-453.
Jordão, J.M., Curto, A.F. and Oliveira, R.F. 2007. Stereotypy and variation in the claw waving display of the fiddler crab Uca tangeri. Acta Ethologica 10: 55-62.
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2006 Costa, P.F., Oliveira, R.F. and Fonseca, L.C. 2006. Feeding Ecology of Nereis diversicolor (O.F. Müller) (Annelida, Polychaeta) on Estuarine and Lagoon Environments in the Southwest Coast of Portugal. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 1(2): 104-113.
Galhardo, L. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Bem-estar animal: um conceito legítimo para peixes? [Animal Welfare: a legitimate concept for fish?] Revista de Etologia (São Paulo, Brazil) 8: 51-61.
Ros, A.F.H., Ferreira, C., Santos, R.S. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Regulation of immunocompetence by different androgen metabolites in a blenny with alternative reproductive tactics. Journal of Experimental Zoology A: Comparative Experimental Biology 305A: 986-994.
Ros, A.F.H., Becker, K. and Oliveira, R.F. Aggressive behaviour and energy metabolism in a cichlid fish, Oreochromis mossambicus. Physiology and Behavior.
Oliveira, R.F. 2006. The neuroendocrinology of fish sexual behaviour: mechanisms and implications for endocrine disruption studies. In: U. Magnusson and B. Brunström (Eds.), Reproductive Behaviour and Environmental Pollutants, p. 15. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm.
Bender, N., Heg, D., Hamilton, I.M., Bachar, Z., Taborsky, M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. The relationship between social status, behaviour, growth and steroids in
male helpers and breeders of a cooperatively breeding cichlid. Hormones and Behavior 50: 173-182.
Castro, N., Ros, A.F.H., Becker, K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Metabolic costs of the aggressive behaviour in the Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens. Aggressive Behaviour 32: 474-480.
Hirschenhauser, K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Social modulation of androgen levels in Vertebrates: a meta-analysis of the challenge hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 71: 265-277.
Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Neuroendocrine mechanisms of alternative reproductive tactics in fish. In: K.A. Sloman, R.W. Wilson and S. Balshine (Guest Editors; W.S. Hoar, D.J. Randall and A.P. Farrell, Series editors), Fish Physiology, vol. 24: Behaviour: Interactions with Physiology. Elsevier, New York.
Ros, A.F.H., Bouton, N., Santos, R.S. and Oliveira, R.F. 2006. Alternative male reproductive tactics and the immunocompetence handicap in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius parvicornis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 901-909.
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2005 Galhardo, L. and Oliveira, R.F. 2005. Dos Peixes e dos Homens: o estudo do bem-estar animal aplicado à piscicultura. ZOOTEC2005 – Anais do VII Congresso Internacional de Zootecnia, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.
Gonçalves, D.M., Matos, R., Fagundes, T. and Oliveira R.F. 2005. Do bourgeois males of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, discriminate females from female-mimicking sneaker males? Ethology 111: 559-772.
Groothuis, T.G.G. and Ros, A.F.H. 2005. The hormonal control of begging and early aggressive behavior: experiments in black-headed gull chicks. Hormones and Behavior 48: 207-215.
Jordão, J.M. and Oliveira, R.F. Wandering in male fiddler crabs (Uca tangeri): alternative reproductive tactic or functional constraint? Behaviour 142: 929-939.
Oliveira, R.F. 2005. Hormones, social context and animal communication. In: P.K. McGregor (Ed), Animal Communication Networks, pp. 481-520. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A. and Canário, A.V.M. 2005. No hormonal response in tied fights. Nature 437: 207-208.
Oliveira, R.F., Ros, A.F.H. and Gonçalves, D.M. 2005. Intra-sexual variation in male reproduction in teleost fish: a comparative approach. Hormones and Behavior 48: 430-439.
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2004 Hirschenhauser, K., Taborsky, M., Oliveira, T., Canário, A.V.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2004. A test of the 'challenge hypothesis' in cichlid fish: simulated partner and territory intruder experiments. Animal Behaviour 68: 741-750.
Oliveira R.F. 2004. Social modulation of androgens in vertebrates: mechanisms and function. In: P.J.B. Slater, J.S. Rosenblatt, C.T. Snowdon and T.J. Roper (Eds), Advances in the Study of Behavior - Vol. 34, pp165-239. Academic Press, New York.
Ros A.F.H., Bruintjes, F., Santos, R.S., Canário, A.V.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2004. The role of androgens in the trade-off between territorial and parental behavior in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius parvicornis. Hormones and Behavior 46: 491-497.
Ros A.F.H., Becker, K., Canário, A.V.M. and Oliveira R.F. 2004. Androgen levels and energy metabolism in the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish Biology 65: 895-905.
White, E., Gonçalves, D., Oliveira, R.F. and Partridge, J.C. 2004. Vision and visual variation in the peacock blenny (Salaria pavo). Journal of Fish Biology 65: 227-250.
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2003 Carneiro, L.A., Oliveira, R.F., Canário, A.V.M. and Grober, M.S. 2003. The effect of arginine vasotocin on courtship behaviour in a blenniid fish with alternative reproductive tactics. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28: 241-243.
Gonçalves, D., Fagundes, T. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Field reproductive behaviour of sneaker males of the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology 63: 528-532.
Gonçalves, D. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Time spent close to a sexual partner as a measure of female mate preference in the sex-role reversed blenny Salaria pavo (Risso). Acta Ethologica 6: 1-5.
Gonçalves, D., Oliveira, R.F., Körner, K. and Schlupp, I. 2003. Intersexual copying by sneaker males of the peacock blenny. Animal Behaviour 65: 355-361.
Hirschenhauser, K., Winkler, H. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Comparative analysis of male androgen responsiveness to social environment in birds: the effects of mating system and paternal incubation. Hormones and Behavior 43: 508-519.
Jordão, J.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Comparison of non-invasive methods for quantifying population density of the fiddler crab Uca tangeri. Journal of the Marine Biological Association U.K. 83:981-982.
Miranda, J.A., Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A., Dantos, R.S. and Grober, M.S. 2003. Neurochemical correlates of male polymorphism and alternative reproductive tactics in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius parvicornis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 132: 183-189.
Oliveira, R.F., Hirschenhauser, K., Canário, A.V.M. and Taborsky, M. 2003. Androgen levels of reproductive competitors in a cooperatively breeding cichlid. Journal of Fish Biology 63: 1615-1620.
Ros, A.F.H., Canario A.V.M., Couto, E., Zeilstra, I. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Endocrine correlates of intra-specific variation in the mating system of the St. Peter's fish (Sarotherodon galilaeus). Hormones and Behavior 44: 365-373.
Ros, A.F.H., Zeilstra, I. and Oliveira, R.F. 2003. Mate choice in the Galilee St. Peter's fish, Sarotherodon galilaeus. Behaviour 140: 1173-1188.
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2002 Gonçalves, D., Barata, E.N., Oliveira, R.F. and Canário, A.V.M. 2002. The role of male visual and chemical cues on the activation of female courtship behaviour in the sex role reversed blenny, Salaria pavo. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 96-105.
Gonçalves, D., Simões, P.C., Chumbinho, A.C., Correia, M.J., Fagundes, T. and Oliveira, R.F. 2002. Fluctuating asymmetries and reproductive success in the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology 60: 810-820.
Grober, M.S., George, A.A., Watkins, K.K., Carneiro, L.A. and Oliveira, R.F. 2002. Forebrain AVT and courtship in a fish with alternative reproductive tactics. Brain Research Bulletin 57: 23-25.
Henriques, M., Lourenço, R., Almada, F., Calado, G., Gonçalves, D., Guillemau, T., Cancela, M.L. and Almada, V. 2002. A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster: sympatric sub-species or a long misunderstood blend of species? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76: 327-338.
Oliveira, R.F., Carvalho, N., Miranda, J. Gonçalves, E.J., Grober, M. and Santos, R.S. 2002. The relationship between the presence of satellite males and nest-holders' mating success in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus parvicornis. Ethology 108: 223-235.
Oliveira, R.F., Hirschenhauser, K., Carneiro, L.A. and Canário, A.V.M. 2002. Social modulation of androgen levels in teleost fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 132: 203-215.
Ros A.F.H., Dieleman S.J. and Groothuis T.G.G. 2002. Social stimuli, testosterone, and aggression in gull chicks: support for the challenge hypothesis. Hormones and Behavior 41:334-342.
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2001 Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F. Gonçalves, E.J., Almeida, A.J., Santos, R.S. and Wirtz, P. 2001. Patterns of diversity of the north-eastern Atlantic blenniid fish fauna (Pisces: Blenniidae). Global Ecology & Biogeography 10: 411–422.
Burford, F.R.L., McGregor, P.K.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. Male-like mudballing behavior of some female fiddler crabs (Uca tangeri). Journal of Ethology 19: 97-103.
Burford, F.R.L., McGregor, P.K.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. Intersexual differences in the mudballs of Uca annulipes (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 81: 353-354.
Burford, F.R.L., McGregor, P.K.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. Mudballing revisited: further investigations into the construction behaviour of male Uca tangeri. Behaviour 138: 221-234.
Doutrelant, C., McGregor, P.K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. The effect of an audience on intrasexual communication in male Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens. Behavioral Ecology 12(3): 283-286.
Jordão, J.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. Sex differences in predator evasion in the fiddler crab Uca tangeri (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 948-953.
Jordão, J.M. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. Major claws make fiddler crabs more conspicuous to visual predators: a test using human observers. Hydrobiologia 449: 241-247.
Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C., Gonçalves, E.J., Forsgren, E. and 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., Canário, A.V.M., Grober, M.S. and Santos, R.S. 2001. Endocrine correlates of alternative reproductive tactics and male polymorphism in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus parvicornis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 121: 278-288.
Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A., Canário, A.V.M., and Grober, M.S. 2001. Effects of androgens on social behaviour and morphology of alternative reproductive males of the Azorean rock-pool blenny. Hormones and Behavior 39: 157-166.
Oliveira, R.F., Canário, A.V.M. and Grober, M. 2001. Male sexual polymorphism, alternative reproductive tactics, and androgens in combtooth blennies (Pisces: Blenniidae). Hormones and Behavior 40: 266-275.
Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A., Gonçalves, D., Canário, A.V.M. and Grober, M. 2001. 11-ketotestosterone inhibits the alternative mating tactic in sneaker males of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 58, 28-37.
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: 459-462.
Oliveira, R.F., Lopes, M., Carneiro, L.A. and Canário, A.V.M. 2001. Watching fights raises fish hormone levels. Nature 409: 475.
Oliveira, R.F., Ros, A.F.H., Hirschenhauser, K. and Canario A.V.M. 2001. Androgens and mating systems in fish: intra- and inter-specific analyses. In: H.J.Th. Goos, R.K. Rastogi, H. Vaudry and R. Pierantoni (eds). Perspectives in Comparative Endocrinology: Unity and Diversity. Medimond Inc. pp 985-993.
Ros, A.F.H., Hirschenhauser, K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2001. The interaction between organizational and activational effects of testosterone in the control of early aggression in birds: a comment to Sasvári, Hegyi & Péczeli. Ethology 107:851-853.
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2000 Burford, F., McGregor, P.K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2000. Response of fiddler crabs (Uca tangeri) to video playback in the field. Acta Ethologica 3: 55-59.
Carlisle, S.L., Marxer-Miller, S.K., Canário, A.V.M., Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A. and Grober, M.S. 2000. Effects of 11-ketotestosterone on genital papilla morphology in the sex changing fish, Lythrypnus dalli (Teleost, Gobiidae). Journal of Fish Biology 57: 445-456.
Burford, F., McGregor, P.K. and Oliveira, R.F. 2000. The sequence of mudball placement by male fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri. Etología 8: 53-55.
Gonçalves, D., Oliveira, R.F., Körner, K., Poschadel, J.R., and Schlupp, I. 2000. Using video playbacks to study visual communication in a marine fish, Salaria pavo. Animal Behaviour 60: 351-357.
Oliveira, R.F. and Canário, A.V.M. 2000. Hormones and social behaviour in cichlid fishes: a case study in the Mozambique tilapia. In: R.M. Coleman & W. Leibel (Eds.), Cichlid Research: State of the Art. Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences 9: 109-129.
Oliveira, R.F., Machado, J.L., Jordão, J.M., Burford, F., Latruffe, C. and McGregor, P.K. 2000. Human exploitation of male fiddler crab claws: behavioural consequences and implications for conservation. Animal Conservation 3: 1-5.
Oliveira, R.F., McGregor, P.K., Schlupp, I. and Rosenthal, G.G. 2000. Video-playback techniques in behavioural research (editorial). Acta Ethologica 3: 1-2.
Oliveira, R.F., Miranda, J.A., Carvalho, N., Gonçalves, E.J., Grober, M.S. and 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.
Oliveira, R.F., Rosenthal, G.G., Schlupp, I., McGregor, P., Cuthill, I., Endler, J., Fleishman, L., Zeil, J., Barata, E., Burford, F., Gonçalves, D., Healey, M., Jakobson, S., Jennions, M., Körner, K., Lindstrom, L., Peake, T., Pilastro, A., Pope, D., Roberts, S., Rowe, C., Smith, J., and Waas, J. 2000. Considerations on the use of video playbacks as visual stimuli: the Lisbon workshop consensus. Acta Ethologica 3: 61-65.
dos Santos, M.E., Modesto, T., Matos, R., Grober, M.S., Oliveira, R.F. and Canário, A.V.M. 2000. Sound production by the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus. Bioacoustics 10: 309-321.
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1999 Oliveira, R.F., Canário, A.V.M. and Bshary, R. 1999. Hormones, behaviour and conservation of littoral fishes: current status and prospects for future research. In: V.C. Almada, R.F. oliveira and E.J. Gonçalves (Eds), Behaviour and Conservation of Littoral Fishes ISPA: Lisboa.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1999. Male displaying characters, gonadal maturation and androgens in the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Acta Ethologica 2: 67-70.
Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C., Forsgren, E. and Gonçalves, E.J. 1999. Temporal variation in male traits, nesting aggregations and mating success in the peacck blenny, Salaria pavo. Journal of Fish Biology 54: 499-512.
Latruffe, C., McGregor, P.K. and Oliveira, R.F. 1999. Visual signalling and sexual selection in male fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri. Marine Ecology Progress Series 189: 233-240.
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1998 Borges, R.A., Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C. and Canário, A.V.M. 1998. Short-term social modulation of 11-Ketotestosterone urinary levels in males of the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus during male-female interaction. Acta Ethologica 1: 43-48.
Burford, F., McGregor, P.K. and Oliveira, R.F. 1998. Chorusing by male European fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri: a study of visual communication networks. Acta Ethologica 1: 33-41.
Gonçalves, D., Gonçalves, E.J., Almada, V.C. and Almeida, S.P. 1998. Comparative behaviour of two species of Lepadogaster (Pisces: Gobiesocidae) living at different depths. Journal of Fish Biology 53: 447-450.
Oliveira, R.F. 1998. Of fish and men: a comparative approach to androgens and social dominance. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21(3): 383-384.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1998. Androgenization of dominant males in a cichlid fish: androgens mediate the social modulation of sexually dimorphic traits. Ethology 104: 841-858.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1998. Mating tactics and male-male courtship in the lek-breeding cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish Biology 52: 1115-1129.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1998. Dynamics of social interactions during group formation in males of the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Acta Ethologica 1: 57-70.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1998. Maternal aggression during the mouthbrooding cycle in the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Aggressive Behavior 24 (3): 187-196.
Oliveira, R.F., Carneiro, L.A., Borges, R.A. and Canário, A.V.M. 1998. Androgens and social behaviour in a cichlid fish, Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish Biology 53, suppl. A: 440.
Oliveira, R.F. and Custódio, M.R. 1998. Claw size, waving display and female choice in the european fiddler crab Uca tangeri. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 10(3): 241-251.
Oliveira, R.F., McGregor, P.K., Burford, F., Custódio, M.R., and Latruffe, C. 1998. Functions of mudballing behaviour in the European fiddler crab Uca tangeri. Animal Behaviour 55: 1299-1309.
Oliveira, R.F., McGregor, P.K. and Latruffe, C. 1998 Know thine enemy: gathering information on fighting ability of potential rivals in Siamese fighting fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 265:1045-1049.
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1997 Almada, V.C. and Oliveira, R.F. 1997. Sobre o uso de estatística de simulação em estudos de comportamento. Análise Psicológica 15: 97-109.
Oliveira, R.F. 1997. Sexo, mentiras e handicaps: reflexões sobre os mecanismos de selecção sexual. Análise Psicológica 15: 149-160.
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1996 Gonçalves, E.J., Almada, V.C., Almeida, S.P., Gonçalves, D., Repas, M. and Simões, F.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. and Oliveira, R.F. and Santos, A.J. 1996. Female-mimicry as a mating tactic in males of the blennid fish Salaria pavo (Teleostei: Blenniidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 76: 529-538.
Oliveira, R.F. and 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., and Almada, V.C. 1996. On the (in)stability of dominance hierarchies in a cichlid fish. Aggressive Behavior 22(1): 37-45.
Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C. and Canário, A.V.M. 1996. Social modulation of sex steroid concentrations in the urine of male cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Hormones and Behavior 30(1): 2-12.
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1995 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(4): 1125-1127.
Oliveira, R.F. and Almada, V.C. 1995. Sexual dimorphism and allometry of external morphology in Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish Biology 46(6): 1055-1064.
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1994 Oliveira, R.F. 1994. Hormonas e Comportamento - aspectos actuais da endocrinologia comportamental. In Biologia e Comportamento - Actas do I Congresso Nacional de Etologia, (V.C. Almada & R.F. Oliveira, eds.), pp. 73-82. ISPA: Lisboa.
Oliveira, R.F. and 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.), pp.153-162. ISPA: Lisboa.
Pereira, P. and Oliveira, R.F. 1994 . A simple method using a single video camera to determine the three-dimensional position of a fish. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers 26 (4): 443-446.
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1993 Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F., Gonçalves, E.J., Almeida, A.J. and 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(23): 403-408.
Gonçalves, E.J., Almada, V.C., Almeida, A.J. and 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(2): 465-467.
Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C. and Gil, M.F. 1993. The reproductive behavior of the longspine snipefish Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Syngnathiformes, Macrorhamphosidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 36(4): 337-343.
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1992 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(1): 187-197.
Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C., Almeida, A.J., Santos, R.S. and Gonçalves, E.J. 1992. A checklist of the Blennioid fishes (Teleostei, Blennioidei) occurring in Portuguese waters. Arquipélago, Life & Earth Sciences 10: 23-37.
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1990 Almada, V.C., Barata, E.N., Gonçalves, E.J. and 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(4): 913-916.
Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F., Barata, E.N., Gonçalves, E.J. and Rito, A.P. 1990. Field observations on the behaviour of the breeding males of Lipophrys pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Portugaliae Zoologica 1(4): 27-36.
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