selected publications
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academic article
- PacBio Hi-Fi genome assembly of the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793. Scientific Data. 10. 2023
- Setting the standards for new ecological indicator species: a holistic case study on the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793.. Ecological Indicators. 2020
- Ecological status of a margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) population at the southern edge of its distribution (River Paiva, Portugal). Environmental Management. 52:1230-1238. 2013
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chapter
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conference paper
- Can invasive alien fish species act as effective hosts of native freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in Iberia? 2018
- Conbiomics: the missing approach for the conservation of freshwater bivalves 2018
- FRESHCO project – preliminary results assessing the multiple implications of invasive species on freshwater mussel decline and coexistence processes 2018
- Freshwater mussels in Italy: from no-name species and no-right species to useless regulation 2018
- Multiple introductions and first record of Phoxinus phoxinus in the Douro Basin revealed by molecular data 2018
- FRESHCO: multiple implications of invasive species on freshwater mussel decline and coextinction processes 2017
- Threatened fish and mussel populations in Douro basin (Northern Portugal): in-situ and ex-situ conservation measures 2017
- Bioecologia dos mexilhões de água doce (Unionidae) nos rios Sabor, Tua e Tâmega (Bacia do Douro, Portugal): principais ameaças e medidas de conservação. 509-520. 2013
- CONBI: Biodiversidade e conservação de bivalves ¿ informação ecogeográfica, genética e fisiológica. 2012
- CONBI: Biodiversidade e conservação de bivalves – informação ecogeográfica, genética e fisiológica.. 92-99. 2012
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document
- FRESHCO project ¿ preliminary results assessing the multiple implications of invasive species on freshwater mussel decline and coexistence processes 2018
- CONBI: Biodiversity and Conservation of Bivalves ¿ Ecogeographic, Genetic and Physiological information. 2012
- Development of microsatellite markers and Multiplexed PCR for Potomida littoralis. 2012
- Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for Unio delphinus and cross-species amplification in other Unio species. 2012
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journal article
- The silent extinction of freshwater mussels in Portugal. Biological Conservation. 1-6. 2023
- The Crown Pearl V2: an improved genome assembly of the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). Gigabyte. 1-14. 2023
- Joint species distribution models unveil co-occurrences between freshwater mussels and their fish hosts. Journal of Biogeography. 2023
- Identifying freshwater priority areas for cross-taxa interactions. Science of The Total Environment. 161073. 2023
- The gill transcriptome of threatened European freshwater mussels. Scientific Data. 2022
- Diversity, biogeography, evolutionary relationships, and conservation of Eastern Mediterranean freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107261. 2021
- Mitogenomic phylogeny and fossil-calibrated mutation rates for all F- And M-type mtDNA genes of the largest freshwater mussel family, the Unionidae (Bivalvia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021
- The crown pearl: a draft genome assembly of the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) 2021
- Complete mitochondrial genomes of the freshwater mussels Amblema plicata (Say, 1817), Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834), and Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857) (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2020
- Origin and history of Phoxinus (Cyprinidae) introductions in the Douro Basin (Iberian Peninsula): an update inferred from genetic data. Biological Invasions. 2409-2419. 2020
- Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution. Heredity. 2020
- Setting the stage for new ecological indicator species: A holistic case study on the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793. Ecological Indicators. 2020
- Phylogeny of European Anodontini (Bivalvia: Unionidae) with a redescription of Anodonta exulcerata. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 745-761. 2019
- Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment. Biological Conservation. 77-87. 2019
- Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco. Biological Conservation. 2019
- The male and female complete mitochondrial genomes of the threatened freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) 2019
- Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 98-118. 2018
- Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 247-251. 2018
- Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges. Biological Reviews. 572-607. 2017
- Lifting the curtain on the freshwater mussel diversity of the Italian Peninsula and Croatian Adriatic coast. Biodiversity and Conservation. 3255-3274. 2017
- Phylogeny of the most species-rich freshwater bivalve family (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae): Defining modern subfamilies and tribes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 174-191. 2017
- The first Margaritiferidae male (M-Type) mitogenome: Mitochondrial gene order as a potential character for determining higher-order phylogeny within Unionida (Bivalvia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 249-252. 2017
- Who lives where? Molecular and morphometric analyses clarify which Unio species (Unionida, Mollusca) inhabit the southwestern Palearctic. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 597-611. 2016
- Newly developed microsatellite markers for the pan-European duck mussel, Anodonta anatina: Revisiting the main mitochondrial lineages. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 307-318. 2016
- Pearl mussels (Margaritifera marocana) in Morocco: Conservation status of the rarest bivalve in African fresh waters. Science of The Total Environment. 405-412. 2016
- Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: News from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 322-332. 2016
- The male and female complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the Endangered freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Mitochondrial DNA. 3571-3572. 2016
- The strange case of the tetragenous Anodonta anatina. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 52-56. 2016
- Conservation status of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Portugal. Limnologica. 4-10. 2015
- First record of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 in Greece suggests distinct European invasion events. Limnology. 171-177. 2015
- First results on the genetic diversity of the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in Europe using novel microsatellite loci. Journal of Applied Genetics. 375-380. 2015
- Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves: Past, present and future perspectives. Hydrobiologia. 1-13. 2014
- Genetic diversity of the pan-European freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionoida) based on CO1: New phylogenetic insights and implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 561-574. 2014
- Development and multiplexing of microsatellite loci for the near threatened freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) using 454 sequencing. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 619-623. 2013
- Ecological status of a Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) population at the southern edge of its distribution (River Paiva, Portugal). Environmental Management. 2013
- Reproductive Cycle and Strategy of Anodonta anatina (L., 1758): Notes on Hermaphroditism. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 378-390. 2013