Mariana Oliveira e Castro (331D-E252-9C68)

Curriculum Vitae

Mariana Oliveira e Castro

Mariana Oliveira e Castro obtained her Doctorate in Bioscience, with specialization in Ecology by the University of Coimbra in October 2018. She attained a Master's and a Degree in Biology in September 2011 and August 2009, respectively, at the same institute. Since 2009, she has been an integral member of the FLOWer Lab - Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Pollination Services, and Agroecology at the Centre for Functional Ecology from University of Coimbra, where she is the Flow Cytometry laboratory manager since 2019. As Flow Cytometry laboratory manager, Mariana has an extensive expertise in flow cytometric analyses using different plant species (from algae to flowering plants, e.g., Jasione spp., Gladiolus spp., Veronica spp., Rhododendron spp., Cactaceae spp., Asteraceae spp, Scrophulariaceae s.l. spp., Pentagramma spp., Porphyra spp.) and different plant tissues (including fresh and dry leaves, seeds, and petals). She published 38 ISI papers, with 35 focusing on polyploid resources, being co-author of a methodological paper endorsed by international experts, which delineates best practices for plant nuclei isolation for DNA content estimation. In the present, Mariana is responsible for the Flow Cytometry analyses of the "Finding Bermuda buttercup" initiative within the ConservePlants COST Action. She successful development a methodology to synthesize neotetraploids for wild plants. She has contributed three sections in books and the organization of three events. She participated in 18 events, supervised of one MSc dissertation, co-supervised one more, and guidance provided to students completing Degree in Biology. Mariana receipted two grants and three awards. Her interdisciplinary research spans Natural Sciences, with an emphasis on Evolutionary Biology, Reproductive Biology, Ecology, and Biodiversity Conservation, as well as Agrarian Sciences with a focus on Agriculture, collaborating with 208 researchers.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Mariana Oliveira e Castro

Citation names

Castro, Mariana
Castro, M.
Mariana Castro
Castro M.
M Castro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 331D-E252-9C68
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7603-6876
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&user=0urJaW8AAAAJ

Email addresses

mcastro@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Centre for Funcional Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution. Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

http://cfe.uc.pt/profile/members/1652 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/02/27 - 2023/03/03 Concluded	MODULE II - Flower Biology and Pollination Ecology: from concept to practice (Pós-Graduação) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2021/09 Concluded	Competências transversais em investigação científica alimentação, inovação, sustentabilidade (Outros) Major in Módulo "Delineamento experimental e tratamento de dados Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2018/10/04 Concluded	Biociências (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Ecologia evolutiva dos poliplóides: compreender a coexistência de espécies em zonas de contacto" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado com distinção e louvor
2016/07 Concluded	Second CICGE School on Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling (Pós-Graduação) Center for Reasearch in GEO-Space Sciences , Portugal
2016/04 Concluded	XII Taller GBIF.ES de Modelización de Nichos Ecológicos (Postgraduate Certificate) Real Jardim Botânico de Madrid , Spain
2014/11 Concluded	R without fear: an R course in evolutionary ecology (Outros) Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2013/02/28 Concluded	Biologia Reprodutiva e Citometria de Fluxo (Outros) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal	19
2013/02 Concluded	Detecção Remota e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/12/03 - 2012/12/21 Concluded	Cytogenetic (chromosome counting) (Outros) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	19
2009/09 - 2011/09 Concluded	Biologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Incidence of polyploidy and genome evolution in Scrophulariaceae s.l" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2005/09 - 2009/08 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	14

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/05 - 2023/06	Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019/01/15 - 2021/01/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/11 - 2022/11	Tutor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

2021/11 - 2021/11	Tutor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019 - Current	Flow Cytometry lab manager	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

2009 - Current	Group member - FLOWer Lab - Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Pollination Services and Agroecology	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

2022/01 - 2022/04	Postdoctoral Researcher	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

2021/09 - 2021/12	Research fellow	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

2018/09 - 2019/01	Research fellow	Instituto do Ambiente, Tecnologia e Vida, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/05 - 2018/06	Research fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2017	PhD student (fellowship SFRH/BD/89617/2012) with the project "Evolutionary ecology of Polyploids: understanding species coexistence ate the contact zones"	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2014 - 2016	Terrestrial Ecology Lab manager	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

2014 - 2016	Non-doctoral members representative at the Executive Council of CFE-UC	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

2012/03 - 2013/02	Research fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/03 - 2023/05	Modelling current and future suitable areas of European threatened plant species E-COST-GRANT-CA18201-ec519a28 Principal investigator	European Cooperation in Science and Technology Concluded
2013/03 - 2017/02	Evolutionary ecology of Polyploids: understanding species coexistence ate the contact zones SFRH/BD/89617/2012 PhD Student Fellow	Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022 - 2023	RESICLIM - Avaliação da resiliência dos insetos e do funcionamento dos ecossistemas às alterações climáticas FCT-20191360996P Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Concluded
2019 - 2023	CULTIVAR - Network for sustainable development and innovation in the Agrofood sector // CULTIVAR - Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor Agroalimentar CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000020) Researcher	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2019 - 2022	EUCLIPO - Effect of EUtrophication and CLimate on POllinators and ecosystem service provision PTDC/BIA-ECO/28360/2017 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/09 - 2021/12	ReNature - Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region // ReNature - Valorização dos Recursos Endógenos Naturais Endógenos da Região Centro CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007 Master Student Fellow	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2019/01 - 2021/01	ReNature - Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region // ReNature - Valorização dos Recursos Endógenos Naturais Endógenos da Região Centro CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007 Post-doc Fellow	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2018 - 2021	i9K - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product // i9Kiwi - Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado PDR2020-101-031204 Researcher	Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural 2014-2020 (PDR2020) Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Ecologia Funcional UID/BIA/04004/2019 Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/09 - 2019/01	ApisRAM - Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation OC/EFSA/SCER/2017/02 Research Fellow	European Food Safety Authority Concluded
2018/06 - 2019/01	POLL-OLE-GI SUDOE - POLLinator protection and ecosystem services in SUDOE OLEaginous agroecosystems Green Infrastructure SOE1/P5/E0129 Researcher	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2017/05 - 2018/06	What are the ecological and evolutionary consequences of genome duplications? Using neopolyploids as key innovation to understand the widespread occurrence of polyploid lineages IF/01267/2013 Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - UI 239 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/AGR/UI0239/2011 PEst-OE/BIA/UI4004/2011 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012/03 - 2013/02	Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae PTDC/BIA-BIC/110824/2009 Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	Finding Bermuda buttercup E-COST-GRANT-CA18201-ec519a28 European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium	Ongoing
2022/09 - Current	IPOL-ERA - Advancing the Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals to Better Protect Insect Pollinators OC/EFSA/ED/2021/01 Researcher European Food Safety Authority, Italy	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Perkins, Sally; Perkins, John; Cerca, José; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Untersuchung des Ploidiegrades elepidoter Rhododendron-Hybriden (Understanding the ploidy levels of hybrid elepidote rhododendrons)". In Rhododendron und Immergrüne, 21-42. Bremen, Germany: Deutsche Rhododendron-Gesellschaft e.V., 2013. Published Perkins, Sally; Perkins, John; Cerca, José; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João. "Weighing in: Discovering the ploidy of hybrid elepidote rhododendrons.". In Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias, 34-48. London, England: Royal Horticultural Society, 2012. Published
Conference poster	Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Loureiro, João; Meirmans, P.G.; Castro, M.; Laizé, Vincent; Serrao, Ester. "Varela-Álvarez, Loureiro, Meirmans, Castro, Laizé, Serrão (2022) Polyploidy, chromosomal mosaics and different genome types in the chimeric thalli of the cosmopolitan red algae Porphyra". Paper presented in 55th European Marine Biology Symposium, September 19-23, Gdansk, Poland, 2022. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Loureiro, João; Meirmans, Patrick G.; Castro, Mariana; Laizé, Vicent; Serrao, Ester A. "Polyploidy, chromosomal mosaics and different genome types in the chimeric thalli of the cosmopolitan red algae Porphyra". Paper presented in 55th European Marine Biology Symposium, 2022. Carvalho, Rafael; Loureiro, João; Gigante Carvalheiro, Luísa; Siopa, Catarina; Castro, Mariana; Mota, Lucie; Tavares, Daniela; et al. "Do wild pollinators influence the productivity and quality of 'Rocha' pear?". Paper presented in 2nd meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), 2022. Matos, Rafael; Costa, Joana; Castro, Mariana; Navarro, Luis; Moreira, Margarida; Ferrero, Victoria; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Reassessing changes in reproductive strategies and population structure of Oxalis pes-caprae in the invaded range". Paper presented in 2nd meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), 2022. Santos, António; Afonso, Ana; Castro, Mariana; Gaspar, Hugo; Marques, Cristina; Siopa, Catarina; Carvalho, Rafael; et al. "Effect of eutrophication on plant-pollinator interactions of crop species". Paper presented in XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2021. Carvalho, Rafael; Loureiro, João; Gigante Carvalheiro, Luísa; Siopa, Catarina; Castro, Mariana; Mota, Lucie; Tavares, Daniela; et al. "Importância dos polinizadores silvestres no agro-ecossistema de Pomoideae/ Importance of wild pollinators in Pomoideae agroecosystem". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional de Ecologia 2020 (XIX ENE), 2020. Siopa, Catarina; Loureiro, João; Dias, Maria Celeste; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia. "The role of selfing in the establishment of neotetraploid lineages of Jasione maritima". Paper presented in 15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress, 2019. Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Husband, Brian; Castro, Sílvia. "Do reproductive barriers facilitate cytotype coexistence in Gladiolus communis contact zones?". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, 2019. Martínez-Gómez, MN; Ferrón, C; García-Muñoz, A; Olivieri, E; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; et al. "Phenotypic and reproductive strategy variation associated to ploidy level in Erysimum incanum". Paper presented in EcoFlor2019 – XVI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Group for Floral Ecology, 2019. Afonso, A; Olmedo-Vicente, E; Arroyo, J; Loureiro, J; Castro, S; Figueiredo, A; Lopes, S.; et al. "Ecological niche differentiation of the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum L.". Paper presented in 15th EEF Congress & 18th SPECO Meeting ¿ Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 2019. Castro, Helena; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Mariana; Costa, Joana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Quantifying pollination deficits in kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) in Portugal". 2018. Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João. "Cryptic cytogenetic diversity: where does it stands in plant conservation strategies?". Paper presented in Eighth European Botanic Gardens Congress, 2018. López-González, Noemí; Sierro, Miguel; Padilla-García, Nélida; Rojas-Andrés, B.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Martínez-Ortega, M. Montserrat. "Living in bioclimatic transitional zones: Does polyploidy drive ecological range shifts in Veronica tenuifolia ssp. Javalambensis?". Paper presented in Senckenberg Genomic Basis of Climate Adapation Symposium, 2018. Rojas-Andrés, Blanca; Rodríguez, P.M.; López-González, Noemí; Delgado-Sánchez, L.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Albach, Dirk C.; Martínez-Ortega, M. Montserrat. "Cytotype distribution patterns in the diploid-polyploid complex Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae: evidences of ecological differentiation?". Paper presented in Young History Natural Scientists Meeting., 2016. Rojas-Andrés, Blanca; Rodríguez, P.B.; López-González, Noemí; Delgado-Sánchez, L.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Albach, Dirk C.; Martínez-Ortega, M. Montserrat. "Environmental correlates of ploidy level distribution in Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae.". Paper presented in 23rd Symposium on ‘Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, 2016. Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Husband, Brian; Castro, Sílvia. "Does genome duplication results in reproductive isolation in tetraploidoctoploid complexes? The case study of Gladiolus communis". Paper presented in ESEB, Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2015. Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Serrano, M.; Husband, Brian. "Understanding the ecological consequences of genome duplication". Paper presented in EMBO workshop: Mechanisms of plant speciation, 2015. Tavares, Daniela; Loureiro, João; Martins, Ana; Castro, Mariana; Costa, Joana; Melo, T.P.; Roiloa, Sérgio; Piñeiro, M.; Castro, Sílvia. "Evolution of invasiveness: the case study of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae in the Mediterranean basin". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2014. Loureiro, João; Torices, Rubén; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Afonso, Ana; Cerca, José; Álvarez, Ines. "Hybridization in Anacyclus clavatus and A. valentinus contact zone: insights from genome size". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of the Spanish Society for Evolutinary Biology, 2013. Castro, Mariana; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Roiloa, Sérgio; Loureiro, João; Navarro, Luis; Castro, Sílvia. "Do native and invasive populations of Oxalis pes-caprae differ in reproductive traits?". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013. Castro, Sílvia; Romeiras, Maria M.; Castro, Mariana; Duarte, Maria Cristina; Loureiro, João. "New ploidy levels and genome size estimates in wild Beta taxa using flow cytometry". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013. Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Castro, Mariana; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Roiloa, Sérgio; Crisóstomo, João; et al. "Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during invasion of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae.". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity., 2013. Neves, M.S.C.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Moura, C.C.M.; Oliveira, L.G.; Azul, A.M.. "Flow cytometry of micobiota isolated from nests, eggs, and stillbirths of the sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricate (Linnaeus, 1766).". Paper presented in 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 2013. Rodrigues, A.S.; Silva, S.E.; Marabuto, E.; Pina-Martins, F.; Fino, J.; Silva, J.; Gharbi, K.; et al. "Genetic basis of colour polymorphism in Philaenus species (hemiptera aphrophoridae)". Paper presented in Insect Genomics Meeting, 2013. Nora, Sofia; Gonçalves, Ana Carla; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Oliveira, Helena; Castro, Mariana; Santos, Conceição; Silveira, Paulo. "Insights into the evolution of Iberian Calendula species depicted from genome size and chromosome numbers". Paper presented in VIII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, 2012. Rodrigues, Ana S. B.; Silva, Sara E.; Marabuto, E.; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Fino, J.; Silva, J.; Gharbi, Karim; et al. "Genetic Bases of Colour Polymorphism in Philaenus Species". Paper presented in Insect Genomics, 2012. Castro, Mariana; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Navarro, Luis; Loureiro, João; Roiloa, Sérgio; Castro, Sílvia. "Sexual and asexual reproduction traits among cytotypes and floral morphs of Oxalis pes-caprae invasive populations.". Paper presented in NEOBIOTA 2012, 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions, 2012. Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Castro, Mariana; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Roiloa, Sérgio; Crisóstomo, João; et al. "Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae.". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity, 2012. Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Pessoa, J.; Borges, L.; Castro, Sílvia. "Polyploidy and evolution of genome size in Portuguese orchid flora". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011. Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Incidence of polyploidy and evolution of genome size in Iberian Scrophulariaceae s.l.". Paper presented in 12th European Ecological Congress, 2011. Cerca, José; Castro, Mariana; Nascimento, Francisco; Castro, Sílvia; Perkins, Sally; Perkins, John; Loureiro, João. "Ploidy level estimations in deciduous and elepidote hybrids of Rhododendron". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2011. Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Polyploid incidence and genome size evolution in Scrophulariaceae s.l.". Paper presented in International Meeting on the genetics of Polyploids, 2010.
Journal article	Wefferling, Keir M.; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Holmlund, Helen; Loureiro, João; Rothfels, Carl J.; Schuettpelz, Eric. "Polyploid goldback and silverback ferns (Pentagramma) occupy a wider, colder, and wetter bioclimatic niche than diploid counterparts". American Journal of Botany (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16305. 10.1002/ajb2.16305 Mariana Castro; Maria Celeste Dias; Joao Loureiro; Brian C. Husband; Silvia Castro. Corresponding author: Mariana Castro. "Competitive ability, neopolyploid establishment and current distribution of a diploid-tetraploid plant complex". Oikos (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09949. 10.1111/oik.09949 Afonso, Ana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Arroyo, Juan; Figueiredo, Albano; Lopes, Sara; Castro, Mariana. Corresponding author: Afonso, Ana. "Ecological niches in the polyploid complex Linum suffruticosum s.l.". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1148828. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1148828 Castro, Helena; Dias, Maria Celeste; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Impact of genome duplications in drought tolerance and distribution of the diploid-tetraploid Jasione maritima". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1144678. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1144678 Gaspar, Hugo; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Siopa, Catarina; Castro, Mariana; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Sílvia. Corresponding author: Gaspar, Hugo. "Impact of local practices and landscape on the diversity and abundance of pollinators in an insect-dependent crop". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 326 (2022): 107804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107804. Published • 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107804 Castro, Helena; Siopa, Catarina; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Gaspar, Hugo; Castro, Sílvia. "Pollination as a key management tool in crop production: Kiwifruit orchards as a study case". Scientia Horticulturae 290 (2021): 110533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110533. 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110533 Castro, Helena; Siopa, Catarina; Casais, Vinícius; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Gaspar, Hugo; Dias, Maria Celeste; Castro, Sílvia. "Spatiotemporal variation in pollination deficits in an insect-pollinated dioecious crop". Plants 10 7 (2021): 1273. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10071273. 10.3390/plants10071273 Lopes, Sara; Mota, Lucie; Castro, Mariana; Nobre, Gabrielle; Novoa, Ana; Richardson, David M.; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits". Biological Invasions 23 10 (2021): 3047-3062. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02557-w. Varela-Álvarez, Elena; Loureiro, João; Meirmans, Patrick G.; Castro, Mariana; Serrão, Ester A.. Corresponding author: Varela-Álvarez, Elena. "Genomes Vary in Size and Spatial Patterns Within Chimeric Blades of Porphyra spp.". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.628183. 10.3389/fmars.2021.628183 Loureiro, João; Kron, Paul; Temsch, Eva M.; Koutecký, Petr; Lopes, Sara; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia. "Isolation of plant nuclei for estimation of nuclear DNA content: Overview and best practices". Cytometry Part A 99 4 (2021): 318-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24331. 10.1002/cyto.a.24331 Galbraith, David; Loureiro, João; Antoniadi, Ioanna; Bainard, Jillian; Bureš, Petr; Cápal, Petr; Castro, Mariana; et al. "Best practices in plant cytometry". Cytometry Part A (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24295. 10.1002/cyto.a.24295 Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Figueiredo, Albano; Serrano, Miguel; Husband, Brian C.; Castro, Sílvia. "Different Patterns of Ecological Divergence Between Two Tetraploids and Their Diploid Counterpart in a Parapatric Linear Coastal Distribution Polyploid Complex". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00315. Open access • 10.3389/fpls.2020.00315 Catarina Siopa; Maria C. Dias; Mariana Castro; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro. "Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self-incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids". American Journal of Botany 107 3 (2020): 526-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1441. 10.1002/ajb2.1441 Roddy, Adam B.; Théroux-Rancourt, Guillaume; Abbo, Tito; Benedetti, Joseph W.; Brodersen, Craig R.; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Silvia; et al. "The Scaling of Genome Size and Cell Size Limits Maximum Rates of Photosynthesis with Implications for Ecological Strategies". International Journal of Plant Sciences 181 1 (2020): 75-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/706186. 10.1086/706186 Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Husband, Brian C; Castro, Sílvia. "The role of multiple reproductive barriers: Strong post-pollination interactions govern cytotype isolation in a tetraploid-octoploid contact zone". Annals Of Botany (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa084. 10.1093/aob/mcaa084 Rodrigues, A.S.B.; Silva, S.E.; Pina-Martins, F.; Loureiro, J.; Castro, M.; Gharbi, K.; Johnson, K.P.; et al. "Erratum: Assessing genotype-phenotype associations in three dorsal colour morphs in the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) using genomic and transcriptomic resources. (BMC Genet (2016) 17 (144) DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0455-5)". BMC Genetics 21 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082380928&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1186/s12863-020-00842-6 Rojas-Andrés, Blanca M; Padilla-García, Nélida; Pedro, Manuel de; López-González, Noemí; Delgado, Luis; Albach, Dirk C; Castro, Mariana; et al. "Environmental differences are correlated with the distribution pattern of cytotypes in Veronica subsection Pentasepalae at a broad scale". Annals of Botany (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcz182. 10.1093/aob/mcz182 Agudo, Alicia B.; Torices, Rubén; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Álvarez, Inés. "Genome Size Variation in a Hybridizing Diploid Species Complex in Anacyclus (Asteraceae: Anthemideae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences 180 5 (2019): 374-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/703127. 10.1086/703127 Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Serrano, Miguel; Tavares, Daniela; Husband, Brian C; Siopa, Catarina; Castro, Silvia. "Mosaic distribution of cytotypes in a mixed-ploidy plant species, Jasione montana: nested environmental niches but low geographical overlap". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 190 1 (2019): 51-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz007. 10.1093/botlinnean/boz007 Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Production of synthetic tetraploids as a tool for polyploid research". Web Ecology 18 2 (2018): 129-141. https://doi.org/10.5194/we-18-129-2018. 10.5194/we-18-129-2018 Tavares, Daniela; Loureiro, João; Martins, Ana; Castro, Mariana; Roiloa, Sergio; Castro, Sílvia. "Genetically based phenotypic differentiation between native and introduced tetraploids of Oxalis pes-caprae". Biological Invasions 21 1 (2018): 229-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1820-2. 10.1007/s10530-018-1820-2 Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Figueiredo, Albano; Husband, Brian; Loureiro, João. "Complex cytogeographical patterns reveal a dynamic tetraploid-octoploid contact zone". AoB PLANTS 10 2 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/ply012. 10.1093/aobpla/ply012 Padilla-García, Nélida; Rojas-Andrés, Blanca M.; López-González, Noemí; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Albach, Dirk C.; Machon, Nathalie; Martínez-Ortega, M. Montserrat. "The challenge of species delimitation in the diploid-polyploid complex Veronica subsection Pentasepalae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119 (2018): 196-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.007. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.007 Marques, Isabel; Loureiro, João; Draper, David; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Arroyo, Juan. "How much do we know about the frequency of hybridisation and polyploidy in the Mediterranean region?". Plant Biology 20 (2017): 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fplb.12639. 10.1111/plb.12639 Muñoz-Pajares, A. J.; Perfectti, F.; Loureiro, João; Abdelaziz, M.; Biella, P.; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Gómez, J. M.; Thompson, J.D.. "Niche differences may explain the geographic distribution of cytotypes in Erysimum mediohispanicum". Plant Biology 20 (2017): 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fplb.12605. 10.1111/plb.12605 Wefferling, Keir M.; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Tavares, Daniela; Hoot, Sara B.. "Cytogeography of the subalpine marsh marigold polyploid complex (Caltha leptosepala s.l., Ranunculaceae)". American Journal of Botany 104 2 (2017): 271-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1600365. 10.3732/ajb.1600365 Costa, Joana; Ferrero, Victoria; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Navarro, Luis; Castro, Sílvia. "Variation in the incompatibility reactions in tristylous Oxalis pes-caprae : large-scale screening in South African native and Mediterranean basin invasive populations". Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 24 (2017): 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ppees.2016.12.002. 10.1016/j.ppees.2016.12.002 Rodrigues, Ana S. B.; Silva, Sara E.; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Gharbi, Karim; Johnson, Kevin P.; et al. "Assessing genotype-phenotype associations in three dorsal colour morphs in the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) using genomic and transcriptomic resources". BMC Genetics 17 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-016-0455-5. 10.1186/s12863-016-0455-5 Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Tavares, Daniela; Navarro, Luis; Loureiro, João; et al. "Invasion Fosters Change: Independent Evolutionary Shifts in Reproductive Traits after Oxalis pes-caprae L. Introduction". Frontiers in Plant Science 7 (2016): 42-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00874. 10.3389/fpls.2016.00874 Pires, A. S.; Azinheira, H. G.; Cabral, A.; Tavares, S.; Tavares, Daniela; Castro, Mariana; Várzea, V.; et al. "Cytogenomic characterization of Colletotrichum kahawae, the causal agent of coffee berry disease, reveals diversity in minichromosome profiles and genome size expansion". Plant Pathology 65 6 (2015): 968-977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12479. 10.1111/ppa.12479 Escudero, Marcial; Maguilla, Enrique; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Luceño, Modesto. "Genome size stability despite high chromosome number variation in Carex gr. laevigata". American Journal of Botany 102 2 (2015): 233-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1400433. 10.3732/ajb.1400433 Costa, Joana; Ferrero, Victoria; Castro, Mariana; Jorge, Andreia; Afonso, Ana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia. "Pollen flow between flowers of the same morph in invasive populations of Oxalis pes-capraeL. in the western Mediterranean region". Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 150 5 (2014): 923-931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2014.991363. 10.1080/11263504.2014.991363 Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Cerca de Oliveira, José; Mota, Lucie; Torices, Rubén. "Genome size variation and polyploidy incidence in the alpine flora from Spain". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 70 1 (2013): 39-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2350. 10.3989/ajbm.2350 Castro, Sílvia; Romeiras, Maria M.; Castro, Mariana; Duarte, Maria Cristina; Loureiro, João. "Hidden diversity in wild Beta taxa from Portugal: Insights from genome size and ploidy level estimations using flow cytometry". Plant Science 207 (2013): 72-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.02.012. 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.02.012 Costa, Joana; Ferrero, Victoria; Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Navarro, Luis; Castro, Sílvia. "Sexual reproduction of the pentaploid, short-styled Oxalis pes-capraeallows the production of viable offspring". Plant Biology 16 1 (2013): 208-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/plb.12010. 10.1111/plb.12010 Nora, Sofia; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Gonçalves, Ana Carla; Oliveira, Helena; Castro, Mariana; Santos, Conceição; Silveira, Paulo. "Flow cytometric and karyological analyses of Calendula species from Iberian Peninsula". Plant Systematics and Evolution 299 5 (2013): 853-864. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-013-0767-0. 10.1007/s00606-013-0767-0 Castro, Sílvia; Ferrero, Victoria; Costa, Joana; Sousa, Ana João; Castro, Mariana; Navarro, Luis; Loureiro, João. "Reproductive strategy of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae: distribution patterns of floral morphs, ploidy levels and sexual reproduction". Biological Invasions 15 8 (2013): 1863-1875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0414-2. 10.1007/s10530-013-0414-2 Castro, Mariana; Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João. "Genome size variation and incidence of polyploidy in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato from the Iberian Peninsula". AoB PLANTS 2012 (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/pls037. 10.1093/aobpla/pls037
Magazine article	Gaspar, Hugo; João Loureiro; Castro, Helena; Catarina Siopa; Castro, Mariana; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Sílvia. "A cultura do kiwi e a comunidade de polinizadores I: o impacto das práticas agrícolas dentro do pomar", AGROTEC - Revista Técnico-Científica Agrícola, 2023 Gaspar, Hugo; João Loureiro; Castro, Helena; Catarina Siopa; Castro, Mariana; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Sílvia. "A cultura do kiwi e a comunidade de polinizadores II: a importância da diversidade de habitats envolventes ao pomar", AGROTEC - Revista Técnico-Científica Agrícola, 2023 Castro, Helena; Catarina Siopa; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Mariana; João Loureiro; Gaspar, Hugo; Castro, Sílvia. "Quantificação dos défices de polinização na cultura do kiwi em Portugal", AGROTEC - Revista Técnico-Científica Agrícola, 2022 Castro, Helena; Catarina Siopa; Casais, Vinicius; Castro, Mariana; João Loureiro; Gaspar, Hugo; Sílvia Castro; et al. "Polinização artifical no kiwi", AGROTEC - Revista Técnico-Científica Agrícola, 2022 Castro, Helena; Siopa, Catarina; Casais, Vinícius; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Gaspar, Hugo; Castro, Sílvia. "Impacto dos défices de polinização na produção de kiwi em Portugal", AGROTEC, 2022, 2022
Manual	Poll-Ole-GI Team. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Policy Guide. 2019. Project Poll-Ole-GI. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Technical Guide. 2019.
Newsletter article	Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Castro, Mariana. "Grupo operacional i9Kiwi - Avaliação do défice de polinização e diversidade de polinizadores em kiwi.", Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores, 2018 Castro, Sílvia; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Castro, Mariana. "Da flor ao fruto: a importância e complexidade do processo de polinização no kiwi.", Boletim da Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores, 2018 Loureiro, João; Castro, Mariana; Cerca, José; Antunes, Pedro; Jorge, Canhoto; Castro, Sílvia. "Aplicações da citometria de fluxo em horticultura", Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura, 2012
Online resource	“Grupo Operacional i9Kiwi - Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da cr. Congresso Frutos i9kiwi. 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7u6nO0tsE. Oxalis' Team. Causas e consequências das invasões biológicas: O caso de estudo da Azeda (Oxalis pes-caprae). 2013. https://vimeo.com/78522467.
Preprint	García-Muñoz, Ana; Ferrón, Camilo; Vaca-Benito, Celia; Martínez-Gómez, María Nazaret; Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Muñoz-Pajares, A. Jesús; Abdelaziz, Mohamed. "Can changes in ploidy drive the evolution to allogamy in a selfing species complex?". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.27.568831. 10.1101/2023.11.27.568831
Thesis / Dissertation	Castro, Mariana. "Evolutionary ecology of polyploids: understanding species coexistence at the contact zones". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2018. Castro, Mariana. "Incidence of polyploidy and genome evolution in Scrophulariaceae s.l". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2011.

Other

Other output

PROJECT PROPOSAL (Co-investigator (co-PI))- The role of polyploidy in shaping current patterns of plant diversity in nature: an ecological and evolutionary approach. Competitive National Call "Projetos de IC&DT em todos os Domínios Científicos 2021" (not financed). 2022. Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Afonso, Ana; Siopa, Catarina; Tavares, Daniela.
PROJECT PROPOSAL (member)- The role of polyploidy in shaping current patterns of plant diversity in nature: an ecological and evolutionary approach. Competitive National Call "Projetos de IC&DT em todos os Domínios Científicos 2021" (not financed). 2021. Castro, Sílvia; Castro, Mariana; Loureiro, João; Castro, Helena; Afonso, Ana; Siopa, Catarina; Tavares, Daniela.
PROJECT PROPOSAL (Principal investigator (PI) and main-author) - The role of polyploidy in shaping current patterns of plant diversity in nature: an ecological and evolutionary perspective. Competitive National Call "Projetos de IC&DT em todos os Domínios Científicos 2020" (not financed). 2020.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/02/02	Can changes in ploidy drive the evolution to allogamy in a selfing species complex?	XXI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Group for Floral Ecology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/07/07	Competitive ability does not favour neopolyploid establishment but explains the current distribution of a diploid-tetraploid plant complex	2nd meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) Portuguese Ecological Society – SPECO and Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12/16	Limitação de serviços de polinização em pomares de kiwi	Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado (Online)
2021/12/16	O efeito das práticas agrícolas e da paisagem nos polinizadores em pomares de kiwi	Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado (Online)
2021/12/16	Aplicar pólen ou não aplicar pólen? Avaliação do sucesso da aplicação de pólen em pomares de kiwi	Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado (Online)
2021/10/07	Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes at contact zones	XVIII Latin American Congress of Genetics (Online)
2021/09/23	Combining multiple sampling methods to study the pollinator community in an insect-dependent crop.	XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia (Online)
2021/04/06	Quantificação dos défices de polinização na cultura do kiwi em Portugal	Webinar Organizado pela Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores (Online)
2021/04/06	Polinizadores em pomares de kiwi: relação com práticas locais & paisagem circundante	Webinar Organizado pela Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores (Online)
2020/11/27	Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes at contact zones	Convolvulaceae Network Seminar Series. (Online)
2020/07/28	The role of multiple reproductive barriers: Strong post-pollination interactions govern cytotype isolation in the tetraploid-octoploid Gladiolus communis contact zone.	Botany 2020 Virtual Botany Conference (Online)
2020/07/13	Can we live together? The role of multiple reproductive barriers enabling cytotype coexistence in a tetraploid-octoploid contact zone.	Polyploidy Webinar, (Online)
2020/06/25	Biodiversidade em Ecossistemas Agrícolas	Workshop - Inovação para a promoção da biodiversidade dos sistemas agrícolas (Online)
2020/03/05	Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self-incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids	XVII EcoFlor meeting (Bildau, Spain)
2020/02/05	Consequences of genome duplications in floral polymorphism and incompatibility system in the diploid-polyploid Linum suffruticosum s.l.	SESBE - VII Congress of the Spanish Society for Evolutionary Biology (Seville, Spain)
2019/12/05	Ecological mechanisms shaping the distribution of polyploid complexes: case study of diploid-tetraploid complex Jasione maritima	Invited Seminar at Doctoral Program (Sevilha, Spain)
2019/07/31	Ecological divergence contributes to the allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex	15 th EEF Congress & 18 th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/07/30	The role of polyploidy driving ecological differentiation: cytotype ecological performance after reciprocal transplants explain allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex.	15 th EEF Congress and 18 th SPECO Meeting – Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/07/29	Cytogeography and systematics of the goldblack and silverback ferns (Pentagramma, Pteridaceae)	Botany 2019 (Sky Islands & Desert Seas, Tucson, United States)
2019/06/12	What are the ecological mechanisms involved with the allopatric distribution of a diploid-tetraploid complex?	International Conference on Polyploidy (Ghent, Belgium)
2018/12/15	Avaliação do défice de polinização em pomares de kiwi	2ª Jornadas Técnicas Associação de Produtores de Kiwi (APK) (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2018/05/15	Diversidade escondida: O que nos contam diferentes padrões de distribuição sobre a especiação em plantas poliploides?	6º Congresso de Biogeografia – Biogeografia a diferentes escalas: tempo e espaço na análise biogeográfica (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/12/16	Can we live together? The role of reproductive barriers mediating cytotype coexistence in Gladiolus communis contact zones	XII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva (Aveiro, Portugal)
2016/07/31	Disentangling the subalpine marshmarigold polyploid complex: Cytogeography of Caltha leptosepala s.l. (Ranunculaceae)	Botany 2016 (Savannah, United States)
2016/02/05	Invasion fosters the change: evolutionary shifts in sexual and asexual traits after Oxalis pes-caprae L. introduction	ECOFLOR 2016, (Vigo, Spain)
2016/02/05	Influencia de las variables ambientales en la distribucion de citotipos del complejo diploide-poliploide Veronica subsect. Pentasepalae Benth. (Plantaginaceae sensu APGIII)	ECOFLOR 2016 (Vigo, Portugal)
2015/12/21	Changes to the mating system during invasion: an experimental test of Baker's Law.	XI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015/11/11	Genome size variation in a hybrid zone between homoploid species in Anacyclus L. (Anthemideae, Asteraceae)	IX Maratón Científico del Real Jardín Botánico - CSIC (Madrid, Spain)
2015/07/18	Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes in the initial stages after polyploid formation	4º Iberian Congress of Ecology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/07/17	Baker knew a lot: evidences of changes in the mating systems during the invasion process	4º Iberian Congress of Ecology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/06/11	Understanding the ecological consequences of genome duplication	EMBO workshop: Mechanisms of plant speciation (Akersberga, Sweden)
2015/03/13	Polyploidy as a mechanism of rapid sympatric speciation: understanding the ecological processes in the initial stages after polyploid formation	International Workshop: Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region. (Koper, Slovenia)
2015/03/12	Causes and consequences of biological invasions: the case study of Oxalis pes-caprae invasive in Mediterranean climatic regions of the world	International Workshop: Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Region (Koper, Slovenia)
2013/08/21	Evolutionary changes in the sexual system: the case study of the invasive tristylous Oxalis pes-caprae	XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/05/22	Diversifying your sexual partners will make you successful: Evolutionary changes to reproduction during the invasion of Oxalis pes-caprae	Workshop - The consequences of neo-allopatry: Local adaptation, reproductive isolation and beyond (Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/05/10	Applications of flow cytometry to plant breeding and horticulture	XIII Congresso da Sociedade Ibérica de Citometria (Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/03/25	Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae	Biological, Environmental Sciences 2012/2013 Research Seminar Series (Stirling,, United Kingdom)
2011/03/25	Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the invasion process of the polyploid Oxalis pes-caprae	1ª Reunião Ibérica sobre Plantas Invasoras (Vigo, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Contributions to the conservation of endangered plant species and their habitats in the Serra do Caramulo Co-supervisor of Tiago Ventura Laranjo	Ecology (Master) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2021/12	Eutrophication effect on reproductive biology and pollination on agricole species Supervisor of António Santos	Ecologia (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/07	Análise de polinização e avaliação do défice de polinização em pomares de Actinidia deliciosa Supervisor of Rui Albuquerque	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/07	Análise de polinização e avaliação do défice de polinização em pomares de Actinidia deliciosa Supervisor of Patrícia Moreira	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/08/01 - 2024/02/29	XXI Annual Meeting of the Spanish Groupfor Floral Ecology - EcoFlor (2024/02/01 - 2024/02/02) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2020/01 - 2021/10/31	XIX Iberian Entomology Congress (2021/09/21 - 2021/09/24) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2014/10/06 - 2014/10/08	Flow cytometry, a theoretical and practical course (2014/10/06 - 2014/10/08) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2022/07/03 - 2022/07/08	Participation in the congress with an oral presentation Meeting	2nd meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL)
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/17	Participation in the congress Congress	Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02	Chair on Shaping species biogeography session (T12.P3) of the congress Congress	15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02	Participation in the congress with an oral presentation Congress	15th European Ecological Federation (EEF) Congress
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/14	Participation in the poster session of the conference Conference	International Conference on Polyploidy
2019/03/15 - 2019/03/16	Participation in the meeting Meeting	VIII Encontro Nacional de Produtores de Mirtilo
2017/07/11 - 2017/07/11	Co-author of "Sexo das Plantas" workshop Workshop	IV Encontro Internacional da Casa das Ciências
2017/05/18 - 2017/05/18	Participation in the Fascination of Plants Day with the thopic "Plant-pollinator interaction" Other	Fascination of Plants Day
2016/12/16 - 2016/12/16	Participation in the meeting with an oral presentation Meeting	XII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
2016/09/30 - 2016/09/30	Participation in European researcher's night with the topic "Poliploidy and Evolution in Plants" Other	European Researcher's Night
2016/02/04 - 2016/02/06	Participation in the meeting Meeting	ECOFLOR 2016
2015/07/10 - 2015/07/14	Participation in the poster session of the congress Congress	XV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology
2015/06/16 - 2015/06/19	Participation in the congress with an oral presentation Congress	4th Iberian Congress of Ecology
2013/10/23 - 2013/10/25	Participation in the Symposium Symposium	1st International Symposium on “Ecological Networks: Delving into the architecture of biodiversity
2013/07/19 - 2013/07/24	Participation in the poster session of the congress Congress	XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology
2011/12/21 - 2011/12/21	Participation in the meeting Meeting	VII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva
2011/09/25 - 2011/09/29	Participation in the poster session of the congress Congress	12th European Ecological Congress
2010/11/11 - 2010/11/12	Participation in the poster session of the meeting Meeting	Inernational Meeting on the geneticsof Polyploids

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	SPEN - Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia
2013/07 - Current	European Society for Evolutionary Biology
2011/03 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2012/10/12 - 2012/10/12	República do Saber	Oxalis pes-caprae

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022 - Current	Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X)
2021 - Current	Annals of Botany (0305-7364)
2020 - Current	International Journal of Fruit Science (15538362)
2019 - Current	Web Ecology (21933081, 13991183)
2019 - Current	Revista de Ciências Agrárias (2177-8760)

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023/03 - 2023/06	Genome quantification and ploidy estimations of Oxalis pes-caprae plants in the Mediterranean Basin	Mariana Pedrosa
2021/09 - 2023/06	Reassessing changes in reproductive strategies and population structure of Oxalis pes-caprae in the invaded range	Rafael Matos
2023/02 - 2023/05	Genome quantification and ploidy estimations of Oxalis pes-caprae plants in the Mediterranean Basin	Hava Verbessem
2019/03 - 2019/04	Genomes size variation and spatial patterns within chimeric blades of Porphyra spp.	Elena Varela-Álvarez
2016/09 - 2017/10	The role of selfing in the establishment of Jasione maritima neotetraploids	Catarina Siopa
2016/01 - 2016/04	Genome size variation in a hybridizing diploid species complex in Anacyclus (Asteraceae)	Alicia B Agudo
2016/01 - 2016/03	Genome quantification in the diploid-polyploid complex Veronica subsection Pentasepalae	Noa López-González
2012/10 - 2014/08	Genetically based phenotypic differentiation between native and introduced tetraploids of Oxalis pes-caprae	Daniela Susana Tavares

Distinctions

Award

2021	Prize for the third best poster of the XIX Iberian Entomology Congress (co-author)
2019	European Ecology Prize for best oral presentation by European Ecological Federation (Co-author)
2011	Deland Award for Student Research The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, United States