Paulo Jorge Quintais Cancela da Fonseca

The main interests of the team have been centered on animal acoustic communication through Behavioural Physiology and Behavioural Ecology approaches. Empirical studies have been carried out with insects (cicadas) and fish (Lusitanian toadfish, gobies and African cichlids) as models. Work has been focused on understanding the mechanisms involved in sound production and in hearing, and in clarifying the role(s) of sounds in mate finding, in reproductive success, and as a key factor mediating social interactions (e.g. agonistic), including aspects of male-male assessment, sexual selection and evolution. Recently, multimodal communication and impacts of signal disturbance from anthropogenic origin on communication have become important issues.

Collaborations with national and international laboratories along the years have resulted in about 50 international peer reviewed publications (research papers and book chapters). Among actual collaborators we can salient Maria Clara Amorim (ISPA, Portugal), Maria Teresa Modesto (Algarve Univ., Portugal), Raquel Vasconcelos (St. Joseph Univ., Macau, China), Axel Michelsen (Southern Denmark Univ., Denmark), Joe Sisneros (Washington Univ., USA), Marilyn Beauchaud (Jean Monet Univ., France). A comprehensive insight can be assessed through the publications record.

Fish Bioacoustics Lab - https://www.fishbioacoustics.pt/