José Ricardo Paula

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Email: 
jrpaula@fc.ul.pt
Pole: 
MARE - ULisboa
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research group: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-7256
Researcher ID: 
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-3283-2014
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Ricardo_Paula
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pj8a2VsAAAAJ&hl=en

Activity summary

My primary focus is to study how behaviour evolves and adapts to different environments using integrative approaches (e.g. cognition, neurobiology, physiology, biogeography and neurogenomics). I'm passionate about cooperation and cognitive ecology.

Highlights

J.R. Paula et al (2022) Access to cleaning services alters fish physiology under parasite infection and ocean acidification. Frontiers in Physiology, 13, 859556 S. Ramírez-Calero, J. R. Paula et al (2022) Neuro-molecular characterization of fish cleaning interactions. Scientific Reports, 12, 8468 J. R. Paula et al (2021) The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 40, 535–542 J.R .Paula (2020) Lockdowns due to COVID-19 threaten PhD students’ and early-career researchers’ careers. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4, 999 J.R. Paula et al (2020) Ocean acidification does not affect fish ectoparasite survival. Oceans, 1 27-33. J.R. Paula et al (2019) The past, present and future of cleaner fish cognitive performance as a function of CO2 levels. Biology Letters, 15, 20190618. J.R .Paula et al (2019) Neurobiological and behavioural responses of cleaning mutualisms to ocean warming and acidification. Scientific Reports, 9, 12728. J. R. Paula, et al (2015) The role of serotonin in the modulation of cooperative behavior. Behavioral Ecology, 26,1005-1012.