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2021

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Cartagena-Matos B., Klervi L., Fonseca P.J., Marques T.A., Prieto R., Alves  F (2021) "Trends in cetacean research in the Eastern North Atlantic". Mammal Review, (in Press)

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2020

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Oliveira F.G., Tapisso J.T., von Merten S., Rychlik L., Fonseca P.J., Mathias M.L. (2021). Behavioral responses of rural and urban greater white-toothed shrews (Crocidura russula) to sound disturbance. Urban Ecosystems.     https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-01079-y

 

Bolgan M., Pereira B.P., Crucianelli A., Mylonas C.C., Pousão-Ferreira P., Parmentier E., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2020). Vocal repertoire and consistency of cal features in the meagre Argyrosomous regius (Asso, 1801). PLoS ONE 15(11): e0241792.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241792

 

de Jong K., Forland T.N., Amorim, M.C.P., Rieucau G., Slabbekoorn H., Sivle L.D.  (2020). Predicting the effects of anthropogenic noise on fish reproduction. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 30, 245–268.    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-020-09598-9

 

Carriço R., Silva M.A., Menezes G., Vieira M., Bolgan M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2020). Temporal dynamics in diversity patterns of fish sound production in the Condor seamount (Azores, NE Atlantic). Deep Sea Research – Part 1, Vol.164, article 103357.

doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103357

 

Carriço R., Silva M.A., Vieira M., Afonso P., Menezes G., Fonseca P.J., Amorim, M.C.P. (2020). The Use of Soundscapes to Monitor Fish Communities: Meaningful Graphical Representations Differ with Acoustic Environment. Acoustics  2, 382–398.
doi:10.3390/acoustics2020022

 

Breitzler L., Lau I.H., Fonseca P.J., Vasconcelos R.O. (2020). Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Zebrafish: investigating structural and functional inner ear damage and recovery. Hearing Research. Volume 391, article 107952.    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2020.107952

 

Pereira B.P., Vieira M., Fonseca P.J., Pousão-Ferreira P., Mendes, Barata A.M., Amorim M.C.P. (2020). Sound production in the Meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Asso 1801): Intraspecific variability associated with size, gender and context. PeerJ  8:e8559.
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8559

 

Hanache P., Spataro T., Firmat C., Boyer N., Fonseca P., Médoc V. (2020). Noise-induced reduction in the attack rate of a planktivorous freshwater fish revealed by functional response analysis. Freshwater Biology, 65:75–85.    doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13271

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2019

 

Vieira M., Fonseca P.J., Zuazu A., Lopes A.F., Amorim M.C.P. (2019). The effect of boat noise on calling activity in the Lusitanian Toadfish. Proc. Mtgs. Acoust. 37, 070007.    https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0001213

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Vieira M., Amorim M.C.P., Sundelöf A., Prista N., Fonseca P.J. (2019). Underwater noise recognition of marine vessels: two case studies using Hidden Markov Models. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsz194.     doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz194  

 

Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Mathevon N., Beauchaud M. (2019). Assessment of fighting ability in the vocal cichlid Metriaclima zebra in face of incongruent audiovisual information. Biology Open 8: bio043356.    doi.org/10.1242/bio.043356

 

Blom EL., Kvarnemo C., Dekhla I. , Schöld S., Andersson M.H., Svensson O., Amorim M.C.P. (2019). Continuous but not intermittent noise has a negative impact on mating success in a marine fish with paternal care. Sci Rep 9, 5494 (2019).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41786-x

 

Carriço R., Silva M.A., Menezes G., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2019). Characterization of the acoustic community of vocal fishes in the Azores. PeerJ 7:e7772.    doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7772

 

Vieira M., Pereira B.P., Pousão-Ferreira P., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2019). Seasonal variation of captive meagre acoustic signalling: a manual and automatic recognition approach. Fishes, 4(2), 28.    doi.org/10.3390/fishes4020028

 

​2018

 

de Jong K., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Heubel K.U. (2018). Noise affects multimodal communication during courtship in a marine fish. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:113.    doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00113

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Bolgan M., Amorim M.C.P, Fonseca P.J., Di Iorio L., Parmentier E. (2018). Acoustic Complexity of vocal fish communities: a field and controlled validation. Scientific Reports, 8, 10559.    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28771-6

 

Amorim M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O., Bolgan M., Pedroso S.S., Fonseca P.J. (2018). Acoustic communication in marine shallow waters: testing the acoustic adaptive hypothesis in sand gobies. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221, jeb183681.
doi.org/10.1242/jeb.183681

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Jesus J., Teixeira A., Cortes R.M.V., Natário S., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Carrola J., Costa D., Varandas S., Torres Pereira L. (2018). Acoustic barriers as an acoustic deterrent for native potamodromous migratory fish species. Journal of Fish Biology, 95:247–255.

doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13769

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de Jong K., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Fox C.J., Heubel K.U. (2018). Noise can affect acoustic communication and subsequent spawning success in fish. Environmental Pollution, 237, 814-823.    doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.003

 

2017

 

Parmentier E., Petrinisec M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2017). Sound production mechanism in Pomatoschistus pictus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 4374-4376.    doi.org/10.1242/jeb.164863

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Chabrolles L., Ben Ammar I., Fernandez M.S.A., Boyer N., Attia J., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Beauchaud M. (2017). Appraisal of unimodal cues during agonistic interactions in Maylandia zebra. PeerJ 5:e3643.    doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3643

 

Wackermannova M.A., Horky P., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2017). Computer manipulated stimuli as a research tool in Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Acta ethologica 20(2) 85–94.   doi.org/10.1007/s10211-017-0252-9

Alves D., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2017). Boat noise reduces acoustic active space in the lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus. Proc. Meet. Acoust., Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 27, 010033.  doi.org/10.1121/2.0000325

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2016

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de Jong K., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Klein A., Heubel K.U. (2016). Noise affects acoustic courtship behaviour similarly in two species of gobies. Proc. Meet. Acoust., Acoustical Society of America, Vol 27, 010018.   doi.org/10.1121/2.0000272

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Felix P.M., Gonçalves A., Vicente J., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Costa J.L., Martins G.G. (2016). Optical uTomography and OPenT allow the study of large toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus embryos and larvae. Mechanisms of Development 140:19-24. pdf

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Alves D., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2016). Assessing acoustic communication active space in the Lusitanian toadfish. J. Exp. Biol. 219: 1122-1129. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Conti C., Sousa-Santos C., Novais B., Gouveia M.D., Vicente J.R., Modesto T., Gonçalves A., Fonseca P.J. (2016). Reproductive success in the Lusitanian toadfish: influence of calling activity, male quality and experimental design. Physiology and Behaviour.155:17-24. pdf

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Félix P.M., Pereira T.J., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Costa J.L. (2016). Feeding ecology and life-history strategy of nesting males in a fish with long parental care, Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Journal of Marine Biological Association of the UK. 96(3):657-665.

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2015

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Amorim M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O., Fonseca P.J. (2015). Fish sounds and mate choice. In: Sound communication in fishes. Animal Signals and Communication, Vol. 4. Ladich, F. (ed.). Springer-Verlag, Wien, pp 1-33. pdf

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Vieira M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Teixeira C.J.C. (2015). Call recognition and individual identification of fish vocalizations based on automatic speech recognition methods. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 138(6):3941-3950. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Alderks P.W., Ramos A., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Sisneros J.A. (2015). Vocal differentiation parallels development of auditory saccular sensitivity in a highly soniferous fish. J. Exp. Biol. 218: 2864-2872. pdf

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Vicente J.R., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2015). Effects of temperature on sound production in the painted goby Pomatoschistus pictus. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol. 473:1-6. 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.08.003 pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Conti C., Modesto T., Gonçalves A., Fonseca P.J. (2015). Agonistic sounds signal male quality in the Lusitanian toadfish. Physiology and Behaviour 149: 192–198. pdf

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Conti C., Fonseca P.J., Picciulin M., Amorim M.C.P. (2015). How effective are acoustic signals in territorial defence in the Lusitanian toadfish? J. Exp. Biol. 218: 893-898. pdf

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Sousa-Santos C., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2015). Development and characterization of novel microsatellite loci for Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus. PeerJ3:e731. pdf

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2014

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Pereira R., Rismondo S., Caiano M., Pedroso S.S., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2014). The role of agonistic sounds in male nest defence in the painted goby Pomatoschistus pictus. Ethology. 119:1-11. pdf

 

Carriço R., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2014). Reproductive success in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus: Influence of male and nest sizes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 456:65–69. pdf

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2013

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Fonseca P.J. (2013). Cicada Acoustic Communication. In: B. Hedwig (ed.), Insect Hearing and Acoustic Communication, Animal Signals and Communication 1, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp.101-121. pdf

 

Amorim M.C.P., Nunes da Ponte A., Caiano M., Pedroso S.S., Pereira R., Fonseca P.J. (2013). Mate preference in the painted goby: the influence of visual and acoustic courtship signals. Journal of Experimental Biology 216, 3996-4004. pdf

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Pedroso S.S., Barber I., Svensson O., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2013). Courtship Sounds Advertise Species Identity and Male Quality in Sympatric Pomatoschistus spp. Gobies. Plos One, 8(6): 10p, e64620. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Pedroso S., Bolgan M., Jordão J., Caiano M., Fonseca P. (2013). Painted gobies sing their quality out loud: acoustic rather than visual signals advertise male quality and contribute to mating success. Functional Ecology 27: 289-298. pdf

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Robalo J.I., Crespo A.M., Castilho R., Francisco S. M., Amorim, M.C.P., Almada V.C. (2013). Are local extinctions and recolonizations continuing at the colder limits of marine fish distributions? Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) a possible candidate. Marine Biology 160: 2461-2467.

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2012

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Pedroso S.S., Bolgan M., Jordão J.M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Acoustic Communication in Pomatoschistus spp.: a comparison between closely related species. In A.N. Popper and A.D. Hawkins (eds), The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Adv Exp Med Biol 730: 113-115. Springer Science+Business Media. pdf

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Bolgan M., Pedroso S.S., Vasconcelos R.O., Jordão J.M., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2012). Hearing sensitivity of the painted goby, Pomatoschistus pictus. In A.N. Popper and A.D. Hawkins (eds), The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Adv Exp Med Biol 730: 109-111. Springer Science+Business Media. pdf

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Ramos A., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2012). Propagation of Lusitanian Toadfish Sounds in Estuarine Shallow Waters. In A.N. Popper and A.D. Hawkins (eds), The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Adv Exp Med Biol 730: 173-175. Springer Science+Business Media. pdf

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Bolgan M., Pedroso S., Picciulin M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Differential investment in acoustic communication during social interactions in two closely related sand goby species. Behaviour 150 (2), 133-152. pdf

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Ramos A., Fonseca P.J., Modesto T., Almada V.C., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Alloparental behaviour in the highly vocal Lusitanian toadfish. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 434-435: 58–62. pdf

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Jordão J.M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Chorusing Behaviour in the Lusitanian Toadfish: Should I Match My Neighbours’ Calling Rate? Ethology, 118(9):885-895. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Carriço R. Ramos A. Modesto T., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Vocal behavior predicts reproductive success in teleost fish. Behavioral Ecology 23 (2): 375-383. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Maia Alves J. (2012). A new concept in underwater high fidelity low frequency sound generation. Review of Scientific Instruments 83(055007):1-4. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Sellar P. (2012). Introduction: Advances in Bioacoustics IV. Bioacoustics 21(1):3.

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Mendonça N., Bandarra N., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J. (2012). Lusitanian toadfish song reflects male quality. Bioacoustics 1:65-66. pdf

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Alves D., Fonseca P.J. (2012). Time resolution in the auditory pathway of the cicada Tettigetta josei. Bioacoustics 21(1):65. pdf

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Jordão J., Simões J.M., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Sonic muscle activity during territorial defense and distress calls in the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus). Bioacoustics 1:71. pdf

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Jordão J., Simões J.M., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Vocal interactions between Lusitanian toadfish males. Bioacoustics 1:71. pdf

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Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J., Almada V.C., Amorim M.C.P. (2012). Patterns of shelter usage and social aggregation by the vocal Lusitanian toadfish. Bioacoustics 1:71. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Sisneros J.A., Ladich F., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2012). Sensitivity and representation of conspecific calls in the auditory system of the Lusitanian toadfish. Bioacoustics 1:58-59. pdf

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2011

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Vasconcelos R.O., Sisneros J.A., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2011). Auditory saccular sensitivity of the Lusitanian toadfish: low frequency tuning enhances acoustic communication throughout the year. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 197(9):903-913. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P., Ladich F. (2011). Representation of complex vocalizations in the Lusitanian toadfish auditory system: evidence of fine temporal, frequency and amplitude discrimination. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278, 826-834. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Almada V., Fonseca P.J. (2011). Stereotypy and variation of the mating call in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65:707–716. pdf

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van der Sluijs I., Gray S.M., Amorim M.C.P., Barber I., Candolin U., Hendry A.P., Krahe R., Maan M.E., Utne-Palm A.C., Wagner H.-J., Wong B.B.M. (2011). Communication in troubled waters: Responses of fish communication systems to changing environments. Evolutionary Ecology 25: 623-640. pdf

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2010

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J., Almada V.C. (2010). Patterns of shelter usage and social aggregation by the vocal Lusitanian toadfish. Marine Biology, 157:495–503. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Simões J.M., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2010). Vocal behavior during territorial intrusions in the lusitanian toadfish: boatwhistles also function as territorial ‘keep-out’ signals. Ethology 116: 155-165. pdf

 

Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Mendonça N., Bandarra N.M., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J. (2010). Lusitanian toadfish song reflects male quality. The Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 2997-3004. pdf

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Pereira C. M., Rosado J., Seabra S.G., Pina-Martins F., Paulo O.S., Fonseca P.J. (2010). Conus pennaceus: a phylogenetic analysis of the Mozambican molluscan complex. African Journal of Marine Science 32 (3), 591-599. pdf

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Trindade H., Evans G., Fonseca P.J., Soares Augusto J., (2010). Improving Animal Tracking Algorithms with Adaptive Search Windows and Kalman Filters. DCIS2010, 17-19. pdf

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2009

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Amorim M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O., Parreira B. (2009). Variability in the sonic muscles of the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus): acoustic signals may reflect individual quality. Can. J. Zool. 87: 718-725. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Almada V.C., Fonseca P.J. (2009). Stereotypy and variability in the mating call of the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 125 (4): 2486. pdf

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Jordão J.M., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J. (2009). Recordings of sonic muscle activity of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus during sound production. . J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 125 (4): 2486. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J., Amorim M.C.P. (2009). Toadfish boatwhistles also function as territorial keep-out signals. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 125 (4): 2486. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Michelsen A. (2009). Recent insights on the mechanism of frequency discrimination in cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 125(4):2710. pdf

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2008

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Amorim M.C.P., Neves A.S.M. (2008). Male painted gobies (Pomatoschistus pictus) vocalise to defend territories. Behaviour. 145: 1065-1083. pdf

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Amorim, M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O. (2008). Variability in the mating calls of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus: potential cues for individual recognition. J. Fish Biol. 73: 1267-1283. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Serrão E.A., Pina-Martins F., Silva P., Mira S., Quartau J.A., Paulo O.S., Cancela L. (2008). The evolution of cicada songs contrasted with the relationships inferred from mitochondrial DNA (Insecta, Hemiptera). Bioacoustics, 18:17-34. pdf

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Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J., Turner G.F., Amorim M.C.P. (2008). African cichlid Pseudotropheus spp. males moan to females during foreplay. Journal of Fish Biology, 72:2689-2694. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J., Turner G.F. (2008). Species differences in courtship acoustic signals among five Lake Malawi cichlid species (Pseudotropheus spp.). Journal of Fish Biology, 72:1355-1368. pdf

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Simões J.M., Duarte I., Fonseca P.J., Turner G.F., Amorim M.C.P. (2008). Courtship and agonistic sounds by the cichlid fish Pseudotropheus zebra. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124(2):1332-1338. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Simões J.M., Fonseca P.J. (2008). Acoustic communication in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus: evidence for an unusual large vocal repertoire. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 88(5):1069-1073. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Amorim M.C.P., Ladich F. (2008). Ship noise affects acoustic communication in the Lusitanian Toadfish. Bioacoustics 17: 226-228. pdf

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2007

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Fonseca P.F., Correia T. (2007). Effects of temperature on tuning of the auditory pathway in the cicada Tettigetta josei (Hemiptera, Tibicinidae. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210:1834-1845. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Neves A.S.M. (2007). Acoustic signalling during courtship in the painted goby, Pomatoschistus pictus. Journal of Marine Biological Association of the UK 87: 1017-1023. pdf

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Vasconcelos R.O., Amorim M.C.P., Ladich F. (2007). Effects of ship noise on the detectability of communication signals in the Lusitanian toadfish. J. Exp. Biol. 210: 2104-2112. pdf

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2006

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Amorim, M.C.P. (2006). Diversity of sound production in fish. In: Communication in fishes. Vol. 1 F. Ladich, S.P. Collin, P. Moller & B.G. Kapoor (eds.). Science Publishers, Enfield. pp. 71-104. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O., Marques J. F., Almada F. (2006). Seasonal variation of sound production in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus. J. Fish Biol. 69: 1892-1899. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Vasconcelos R.O. (2006). Individuality in the mating call of the male Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus. Razprave IV. razreda SAZU 47(3): 237–244. pdf

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Simões J.M., Duarte I.G., Fonseca P.J., Turner G.F., Amorim M.C.P. (2006). Acoustic behaviour in Malawian cichlids (Pseudotropheus, Cichlidae): Potential cues for species recognition and intraspecific communication. Razprave IV. razreda SAZU 47(3): 229–236. pdf

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2005

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Amorim M.C.P. (2005). Diel and seasonal variations of sound production in captive grey gurnards, Eutrigla gurnardus. Acta Zool. Sin. 51: 1013-1022. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Hawkins A.D. (2005). Ontogeny of acoustic and feeding behaviour in the grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus. Ethology 111: 255-269. pdf

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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. Anim. Behav. 69: 595-601. pdf

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2004

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Amorim M.C.P., Knight M.E., Stratoudakis Y., Turner G.F. (2004). Differences in sounds made by courting males of three closely related Lake Malawi cichlid species. J. Fish Biol. 65:1358-1371. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Stratoudakis Y., Hawkins A.D. (2004). Sound Production during competitive feeding in the grey gurnard, Eutrigla gurnardus (Triglidae). J. Fish Biol. 65: 182-194. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Hennig R.M. (2004). Directional characteristics of the auditory system of cicadas: is the sound producing tymbal an integral part of directional hearing ? Physiological Entomology 29:400-408. pdf

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2003

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Serrano A.R., Diogo A.C., Viçoso E., Fonseca P.J. (2003). New sridulatory structures in a Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae): Morphology and sound characterization. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(2):161-166. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Almada V. (2003). Sound production during courtship and spawning of Oreochromis mossambicus: male-female and male-male interactions. Journal of Fish Biology 62:658-672. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Almada V.C. (2003). Acoustic communication by dominant Mozambique tilapia males. Revista de Etologia 5: 74. 

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2002

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Amorim M.C.P., McCracken M.L., Fine M.L. (2002). Metabolic costs of sound production in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. Can. J. Zool. 80: 830-838. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Allen Revez M. (2002). Temperature dependence of cicada songs (Homoptera, Cicadoidea). Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187:971-976. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Allen Revez M. (2002). Song discrimination by male cicadas Cicada barbara lusitanica (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Journal of experimental Biology 205:1285-1292. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Almada V.C. (2002). Sound production and associated behaviour in the cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus. Bioacoustics 13: 92-93. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., McCracken M.L., Fine M.L. (2002). Bioenergetics of calling in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau.  Bioacoustics 12: 223-225. pdf

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2001

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Fonseca P.J., Santos T. (2001). Sensitivity of substrate vibrations in the cicada Tettigetta josei (Homoptera, Cicadoidea). In Proc. 28th Gottingen Neurobiology Conference, N. Elsner and GW Kreutzberg (eds.), Vol II, G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p.374. pdf

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2000

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Amorim, M.C.P., Hawkins A.D. (2000). Growling for food: acoustic emissions during competitive feeding of the streaked gurnard. J. Fish Biol. 57: 895-907. pdf

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Hawkins A.D., Amorim M.C.P. (2000). Spawning sounds of the male haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus. Environ. Biol. Fish. 59: 29-41. pdf

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Michelsen A., Fonseca P.J. (2000). Spherical sound radiation patterns of singing grass cicadas, Tympanistalna gastrica. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 186(2):163-168. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Münch D., Hennig R.M. (2000). Auditory perception -  How cicadas interpret acoustic signals. Nature 405:297-298. pdf

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1999

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Fonseca P.J., Hennig R.M., Münch D. (1999). Peripheral and central mechanisms of hearing in cicadas. In From Molecular Neurobiology to Clinical Neuroscience, Vol I, N. Elsner and U. Eisel (eds.), G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p. 60. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Münch D., Hennig R.M. (1999). Temporal processing by auditory interneurons of cicadas. In From Molecular Neurobiology to Clinical Neuroscience, Vol I, N. Elsner and U. Eisel (eds.), G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p. 79. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Allen Revez M. (1999). Temperature dependence of the calling songs of cicadas (Homoptera, Cicadoidea). In From Molecular Neurobiology to Clinical Neuroscience, Vol I, N. Elsner and U. Eisel (eds.), G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p. 80. pdf

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1998

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Fonseca P.J., Bennet-Clark H.-C. (1998). Asymmetry of tymbal action and structure in a cicada: A possible role in the production of complex songs. Journal of experimental Biology 201: 717-730. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Münch D., Hennig R.M. (1998). No mismatch between sender and receiver in the acoustic communication of cicadas. In Proc. 26th Gottingen Neurobiology Conference, N. Elsner and R. Wehner (eds.), Vol II, G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p.280. pdf

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1997

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Fonseca P.J., Popov A.V. (1997). Directionality of the tympanal vibrations in a cicada: a biophysical analysis. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 180:417-427. pdf

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Hennig R.M., Fonseca P.J. (1997). A comparative approach to song pattern generation in cicadas. Proc. 25th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, Vol II, G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p.261. pdf

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1996

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Amorim M.C.P. (1996). Sound production in the blue-green damselfish, Chromis viridis  (Cuvier, 1930) (Pomacentridae). Bioacoustics 6: 265-272. pdf

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Almada V.C., Amorim M.C.P., Pereira E., Almada F., Matos R., Godinho R. (1996). Agonistic behaviour and sound production in Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Gadidae). J. Fish. Biol. 49: 363-366. pdf

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Fonseca P.J. (1996). Sound production in cicadas: Timbal muscle activity during calling song and protest song. Bioacoustics 7:13-31. pdf

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Fonseca P.J., Hennig R.M. (1996). Phasic action of the tensor muscle modulates the calling song in cicadas. Journal of experimental Biology 199:1535-1544. pdf

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Hennig R.M., Fonseca P.J. (1996). Calling song production in cicadas: activity patterns of moto- and interneurons recorded intracellularly. Proc. 24th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, N. Elsner and H.-U. Schnitzler (eds.), Vol II, G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p.153. pdf

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1995

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Amorim M.C.P., Hawkins A.D. (1995). Acoustic communication in triglid fish. Bioacoustics 6: 220. pdf

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1994

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Fonseca P.J., Popov A.V. (1994). Sound radiation in a cicada: the role of different structures. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 175:349-361. pdf

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Amorim M.C.P., Hawkins A.D. (1994). Sounds produced by the grey gurnard Eutrigla gurnardus L. (Pisces, Triglidae) and related fish. Bioacoustics 6: 69-70. pdf

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Hennig R.M., Fonseca P.J., Weber T., Moore T.E., Huber F., Popov A.V., Kleindienst H.U. (1994). Comparative investigation of the role of the tensor muscle during cicada sound production. Verh. dtschen zool. Ges., 87.1:85. pdf

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1993

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Fonseca P.J. (1993). Directional hearing of a cicada: Biophysical aspects. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 172:767-774. pdf

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Hennig R.M., Fonseca P.J. (1993). Tensor muscle activity during sound production in cicadas can increase or decrease sound pulse amplitude. Proc. 21st Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, G Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, p.222. pdf

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1992

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Barata E.N., Fonseca P.J., Mateus E., Araujo J. (1992). Host-finding by Phoracantha semipunctata: host volatiles, electroantennogram recordings and baited field traps. In Proc. 8th Int. Symp. Insect-Plant Relationships, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad. Publ., S.B.J.Menken, J.H.Visser & P.Harrewijn (eds), pp.133-135. pdf

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1991

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Fonseca P.J. (1991). Characteristics of the acoustic signals in nine species of cicadas (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Bioacoustics, 3:173-182. pdf
 

1988

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Quartau J.A., Fonseca P.J. (1988). An annotated check-list of the species of cicadas known to occur in Portugal (Homoptera: Cicadoidea). In Proceedings of the 6th Auchenorrhyncha Meeting, 367-375. pdf

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Outreach

 

Science articles for the lay public

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2019 - Fonseca, P.J., Amorim, M.C.P. Impacto do ruído de barcos em peixes, Revista de Ciência Elementar, V7(02):019.
doi.org/10.24927/rce2019.019
 

2019 - de Jong K., Amorim M.C.P., Fonseca P.J., Heubel K.U. Singing and dancing fish: Females increase attention to dance moves in noisy conditions. Frontiers for Young Minds. 7:110.
doi:10.3389/frym.2019.00110
 

2010 - Toadfish dads are honest about being the best. Inside JEB  213 (17). (K. Knight)

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/213/17/iii

     

2009 - Amorim, M. C. P.,  J. M. Simões, V. C. Almada & P. J. Fonseca (2009) - Do breeding Lusitanian toadfish males sing away their identity, breeding motivation and quality? Acoustical Society of America 157th Meeting Lay Language Papers

http://acoustics.org/pressroom/httpdocs/157th/amorim.html

     

2009 - Vasconcelos, R.O. & M.C.P. Amorim . Toadfish acoustic communication. JMBA Global Marine Environment 9:11

 

2007 - Shipping noise is bad for toadfish. Inside JEB  210: iii. (K. Knight)

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/210/12/i.2.full.pdf

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2002 - Singing cicadas. Inside JEB 205: i904. (K. Phillips)

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/205/9/i904

 

Press articles

 

December 2015 – by Von ANDREAS VON BUBNOFF, published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin. ‘Sound Ecology: The symphonies of nature.’

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/natursymphonie-so-knistert-ein-korallenriff-13957242.html

 

21 October 2015 - by Joshua Rapp Learn. Hakai magazine. Home Coastal Science and Societies. ‘Messing with their rhythm. Ocean warming is quickening the pace of the painted goby’s drumming’.

http://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/messing-their-rhythm

 

4 May 2015 published in Jornal i under the theme ‘saberás tu – Ciência Viva’: ‘Existem peixes que conseguem comunicar através do som? http://www.cienciaviva.pt/saberastu/

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13 April 2015, by Louise Horvath, article published in Sciences et Avenir ‘Pourquoi le poisson crapaud grogne-t-il ?’ http://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/animaux/20150408.OBS6684/pourquoi-le-poisson-crapaud-grogne-t-il.html

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1 April 2015, by Mary Bates, article published in New Scientist: ‘Zoologger: Bagpiper fish keeps intruders away with song’. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27280-zoologger-bagpiper-fish-keeps-intruders-away-with-song.html#.VZGDo_lzSnc

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8 June 2014, Article in ´Diário de Noticias’ A voz dos peixes é o que importa na hora de acasalar.

www.pressreader.com/portugal/diario-de-noticias/20140608/282024735322961

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12 June 2014, by Lesley Evans Ogden article published in New Scientist 222(2973): 42-45. The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care? http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229730.400-the-father-enigma-why-do-natures-devoted-dads-care.html

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21 May 2014, by Lesley Evans Ogden, article published in Earth Touch News Network: ‘Here’s why fish are the unsung vocalists of the animal kingdom’

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/discoveries/heres-why-fish-are-the-unsung-vocalists-of-the-animal-kingdom

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