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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Regina Lopes da Cunha

Citation names

  • Cunha, Regina L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
671B-610D-764C

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2008
Concluded
 Biologia Evolutiva y Biodiversidad (Doutoramento)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
"Tempo and mode of evolution of the genus Conus (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) in the Cape Verde Islands" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente cum laude
2001
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Pescas (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Molecular Phylogeny of Pleuronectiformes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
1991
Concluded
 Engenharia Tecnica de Produção Animal (Bacharelato)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Parasitologia em ovinos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/24 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2018/10/24 - 2024/11/24 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/02/01 - 2018/10/23 Postdoctoral Fellow FCT SFRH/BPD/109685/2015 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2016/01/31 Postdoctoral Fellow FCT SFRH / BPD / 65830 / 2009 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/02/01 - 2010/01/31 Postdoctoral Fellow of the European project ESF - EUROCORES 1390 -"DEECON - Unravelling population connectivity for sustainable fisheries in the Deep Sea" Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/12/01 - 2019/12/01 MACAGEN - Comparative and adaptive genomics for the study of Macaronesian island radiations: Cape Verde Conus marine snails and their conotoxins as a model system
CGL2016-75255-C2-1-P
Researcher
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain
 Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2016/12/01 Understanding the molecular basis of island radiations of the Macaronesia through comparative transcriptomics
CGL2013-45211-C2-2-P
Researcher
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain
 Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - 2024 GenClim, Biodiversity on the run: evolutionary and socioeconomic consequences of shifting distribution ranges in commercially exploited marine fishes
GenClim
Post-doc
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark

Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Ongoing
2021 - 2024 “microCOOL: microbial endosymbiotic thermal buffer against heatwaves
EXPL/BIA-BMA/0682/2021
Post-doc
Rhodes University, South Africa

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2018/04/16 - Current CoGeDiv - Comparative Genomics of species Divergence for linking speciation to species life-history traits
AAPG ANR 2017
Researcher
Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution de Montpellier (ISEM) - Université de Montpellier, France
 Agence nationale de la recherche
Ongoing
2019/01/03 - 2021/01/03 Evolutionary history of Fissurella species (Mollusca, Vetigastropoda): an integrative approach to unravel their diversity, origin and diversification in South America
1090670
Researcher
Universidad de Chile Facultad de Ciencias, Chile
 Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Cunha, Regina L.; Faleh, Abderraouf Ben; Francisco, Sara; Šanda, Radek; Vukic, Jasna; Corona, Luana; Dia, Mamadou; et al. "Three mitochondrial lineages and no Atlantic-Mediterranean barrier for the bogue Boops boops across its widespread distribution". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26651-8.
    10.1038/s41598-022-26651-8
  2. Cunha, Regina L.; Nicastro, Katy R.; Zardi, Gerardo I.; Madeira, Celine; McQuaid, Christopher D.; Cox, Cymon J.; Castilho, Rita. "Comparative mitogenomic analyses and gene rearrangements reject the alleged polyphyly of a bivalve genus". PeerJ 10 (2022): e13953. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13953.
    10.7717/peerj.13953
  3. Cunha, Regina L.; Costa, Adjany; Godinho, Filipa; Santos, Carmen; Castilho, Rita. "Hidden diversity of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) from Angola, West Africa". Conservation Genetics 23 2 (2022): 429-433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01422-6.
    10.1007/s10592-021-01422-6
  4. Lopes da Cunha, Regina; Sala, Jordi; Machado, Margarida; Boix, Dani; Madeira, Celine; Madeira, Pedro; Cristo, Margarida; Cancela da Fonseca, Luís; Castilho, Rita. "Distinctive genetic signatures of two fairy shrimp species with overlapping ranges in Iberian temporary ponds". Freshwater Biology 66 9 (2021): 1680-1697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13782.
    10.1111/fwb.13782
  5. Egger, Christina; Neusser, Timea P.; Norenburg, Jon; Leasi, Francesca; Buge, Barbara; Vannozzi, Angelo; Cunha, Regina L.; Cox, Cymon J.; Jörger, Katharina M.. "Uncovering the shell game with barcodes: diversity of meiofaunal Caecidae snails (Truncatelloidea, Caenogastropoda) from Central America". ZooKeys 968 (2020): 1-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.968.52986.
    10.3897/zookeys.968.52986
  6. Cunha, Regina L.; Forsman, Zac H.; Belderok, Roy; Knapp, Ingrid S. S.; Castilho, Rita; Toonen, Robert J.. "Rare coral under the genomic microscope: timing and relationships among Hawaiian Montipora". BMC Evolutionary Biology 19 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1476-2.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12862-019-1476-2
  7. Morim, Teófilo; Bigg, Grant R.; Madeira, Pedro M.; Palma, Jorge; Duvernell, David D.; Gisbert, Enric; Cunha, Regina L.; Castilho, Rita. "Invasion genetics of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus): recent anthropogenic introduction in Iberia". PeerJ 7 (2019): e6155. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6155.
    Open access • 10.7717/peerj.6155
  8. Coscia, Ilaria; Castilho, Rita; Massa-Gallucci, Alexia; Sacchi, Carlotta; Cunha, Regina L.; Stefanni, Sergio; Helyar, Sarah J.; Knutsen, Halvor; Mariani, Stefano. "Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 132 (2018): 60-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.12.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.dsr.2017.12.001
  9. Cunha, Regina L.; Patrão, Cláudia; Castilho, Rita. "Different diversity-dependent declines in speciation rate unbalances species richness in terrestrial slugs". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16417-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-017-16417-y
  10. Silva, Gonçalo; Cunha, Regina L.; Ramos, Ana; Castilho, Rita. "Wandering behaviour prevents inter and intra oceanic speciation in a coastal pelagic fish". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02945-0.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-017-02945-0
  11. Castilho, Rita; Cunha, Regina L.; Faria, Cláudia; Velasco, Eva M.; Robalo, Joana I.. "Asymmetrical dispersal and putative isolation-by-distance of an intertidal blenniid across the Atlantic–Mediterranean divide". PeerJ 5 (2017): e3195. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3195.
    Open access • 10.7717/peerj.3195
  12. Madeira, Pedro M.; Chefaoui, Rosa M.; Cunha, Regina L.; Moreira, Francisco; Dias, Susana; Calado, Gonçalo; Castilho, Rita. "High unexpected genetic diversity of a narrow endemic terrestrial mollusc". PeerJ 5 (2017): e3069. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3069.
    Open access • Published • 10.7717/peerj.3069
  13. Cunha, Regina L.; Assis, Jorge M.; Madeira, Celine; Seabra, Rui; Lima, Fernando P.; Lopes, Evandro P.; Williams, Suzanne T.; Castilho, Rita. "Drivers of Cape Verde archipelagic endemism in keyhole limpets". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41817.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/srep41817
  14. Sharif Ranjbar, Mohammad; Zolgharnien, Hossein; Yavari, Vahid; Archangi, Bita; Ali Salari, Mohammad; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie; Cunha, Regina L.. "Rising the Persian Gulf Black-Lip Pearl Oyster to the Species Level: Fragmented Habitat and Chaotic Genetic Patchiness in Pinctada persica". Evolutionary Biology 43 1 (2016): 131-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11692-015-9356-1.
    10.1007/s11692-015-9356-1
  15. Cunha, Regina L.; Lima, Fernando P.; Tenorio, Manuel J.; Ramos, Ana A.; Castilho, Rita; Williams, Suzanne T.. "Evolution at a Different Pace: Distinctive Phylogenetic Patterns of Cone Snails from Two Ancient Oceanic Archipelagos". Systematic Biology 63 6 (2014): 971-987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syu059.
    Published • 10.1093/sysbio/syu059
  16. Cunha, Regina L.; Nicastro, Katy R.; Costa, Joana; McQuaid, Christopher D.; Serrão, Ester A.; Zardi, Gerardo I.. "Wider sampling reveals a non-sister relationship for geographically contiguous lineages of a marine mussel". Ecology and Evolution 4 11 (2014): 2017-2081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1033.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/ece3.1033
  17. Teixeira, Sara; Olu, Karine; Decker, Carole; Cunha, Regina L.; Fuchs, Sandra; Hourdez, Stéphane; Serrão, Ester A.; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie. "High connectivity across the fragmented chemosynthetic ecosystems of the deep Atlantic Equatorial Belt: efficient dispersal mechanisms or questionable endemism?". Molecular Ecology 22 18 (2013): 4663-4680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12419.
    10.1111/mec.12419
  18. Cunha, Regina L.; Coscia, Ilaria; Madeira, Celine; Mariani, Stefano; Stefanni, Sergio; Castilho, Rita. "Ancient Divergence in the Trans-Oceanic Deep-Sea Shark Centroscymnus crepidater". PLoS ONE 7 11 (2012): e49196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049196.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0049196
  19. Correia, Alberto T.; Ramos, Ana A.; Barros, Filipe; Silva, Gonçalo; Hamer, Paul; Morais, Pedro; Cunha, Regina L.; Castilho, Rita. "Population structure and connectivity of the European conger eel (Conger conger) across the north-eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean: integrating molecular and otolith elemental approaches". Marine Biology 159 7 (2012): 1509-1525. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1936-3.
    10.1007/s00227-012-1936-3
  20. Decker, Carole; Olu, Karine; Cunha, Regina L.; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie. "Phylogeny and Diversification Patterns among Vesicomyid Bivalves". PLoS ONE 7 4 (2012): e33359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033359.
    Open access • 10.1371/journal.pone.0033359
  21. Gonzalez, Elena G.; Cunha, Regina L.; Sevilla, Rafael G.; Ghanavi, Hamid R.; Krey, Grigorios; Bautista, José M.. "Evolutionary history of the genus Trisopterus". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 3 (2012): 1013-1018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.032.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.032
  22. Reis, Davide M.; Cunha, Regina L.; Patrão, Cláudia; Rebelo, Rui; Castilho, Rita. "Salamandra salamandra (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae) in Portugal: not all black and yellow". Genetica 139 9 (2011): 1095-1105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10709-011-9609-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s10709-011-9609-6
  23. Cunha, Regina L.; Verdú, José R.; Lobo, Jorge M.; Zardoya, Rafael. "Ancient origin of endemic Iberian earth-boring dung beetles (Geotrupidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 3 (2011): 578-586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.028.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.028
  24. Cunha, Regina L.; Lopes, Evandro P.; Reis, Davide M.; Castilho, Rita. "Genetic structure of Brachidontes puniceus populations in Cape Verde archipelago shows signature of expansion during the last glacial maximum". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 2 (2011): 175-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyr001.
    Published • 10.1093/mollus/eyr001
  25. Aires, T; Marbà, N; Cunha, RL; Kendrick, GA; Walker, DI; Serrão, EA; Duarte, CM; Arnaud-Haond, S. "Evolutionary history of the seagrass genus Posidonia". Marine Ecology Progress Series 421 (2011): 117-130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08879.
    Published • 10.3354/meps08879
  26. Cunha, Regina L.; Blanc, Françoise; Bonhomme, François; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie. "Evolutionary Patterns in Pearl Oysters of the Genus Pinctada (Bivalvia: Pteriidae)". Marine Biotechnology 13 2 (2010): 181-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-010-9278-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10126-010-9278-y
  27. Cunha, Regina L; Grande, Cristina; Zardoya, Rafael. "Neogastropod phylogenetic relationships based on entire mitochondrial genomes". BMC Evolutionary Biology 9 1 (2009): 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-210.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/1471-2148-9-210
  28. CUNHA, REGINA L.; TENORIO, MANUEL J.; AFONSO, CARLOS; CASTILHO, RITA; ZARDOYA, RAFAEL. "Replaying the tape: recurring biogeographical patterns in Cape Verde Conus after 12 million years". Molecular Ecology 17 3 (2007): 885-901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03618.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03618.x
  29. Cunha, Regina L.; Castilho, Rita; Rüber, Lukas; Zardoya, Rafael. "Patterns of Cladogenesis in the Venomous Marine Gastropod Genus Conus from the Cape Verde Islands". Systematic Biology 54 4 (2005): 634-650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/106351591007471.
    Published • 10.1080/106351591007471
Activities

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/02 European Ecological Federation (EEF) - Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Developmental Goals SPECO-Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia-Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa
Distinctions

Award

2008 The Malacological Society of London's Annual Award
The Malacological Society of London - Natural History Museum, UK, United Kingdom