A5041251701- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
University of Aveiro
2015-2024
Universidade Lusófona
2023
Universidade Federal do Tocantins
2016
University of New Brunswick
2009-2013
Freshwater sediments are a repository of microplastics (MPs) resulting from inland anthropogenic activities. Benthic invertebrates, particularly endobenthic sediment–ingesting species such as the annelid Lumbriculus variegatus (blackworm), commonly found in contaminated where they likely find and ingest MPs. In present study, L. was exposed to concentrations between 0.51 20 g kg−1 dry sediment four size-classes irregularly-shaped polyethylene MPs (PE-MPs; size-class A: 32–63, B: 63–125, C:...
Azo dyes are the largest class of extensively used by industries despite their mutagenic potential for humans. As such, natural have been reemerging as an important alternative to human safety. However, limited studies focused on effect environment, thus ecotoxicological investigation is imperative. Here, we aimed evaluate toxic effects induced synthetic azo dye Basic Red 51 (BR51) in comparison with erythrostominone (Ery) microcrustacean Daphnia magna, a standard organism assess risk...
Freshwater riverbeds are a major repository of microplastics (MPs) from inland activities. Benthic macroinvertebrates that live in close contact with sediments seem to ingest considerable amount such plastic particles. The effects MPs on life-history traits relatively well-known, but the suborganismal mechanisms underlying remain unclear. This study addressed potential low-density polyethylene (LDPE) Chironomus riparius larvae at cellular and molecular levels. Fourth instar C. were exposed...
The concentration of nanoplastics (NPs) is expected to increase in aquatic environments thus potentially threatening freshwater organisms through interactions with plastic particles that variously float, circulate the water column or sink into benthos. Studies mechanisms any NP effects are still scarce, particularly respect regenerative ability biota for which there no recognised model organism. present study therefore aimed investigate behavioural and regeneration responses planarian...
The evolutionary speed hypothesis (ESH) proposes a causal mechanism for the latitudinal diversity gradient. central idea of ESH is that warmer temperatures lead to shorter generation times and increased mutation rates. On an absolute time scale, both should acceleration selection drift. Based on ESH, we developed predictions regarding distribution intraspecific genetic diversity: populations ectothermic species with more generations per year owing ambient be differentiated from each other,...