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Journal Article (44)

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Curto, M.; Batista, S.; Santos, C. D.; Ribeiro, F.; Nogueira, S.; Ribeiro, D.; Prindle, B.; Licari, D.; Riccioni, G.; Dias, D. et al.; Pina-Martins, F.; Jentoft, S.; Veríssimo, A.; Alves, M. J.; Gante, H. F.: Freshwater fish community assessment using eDNA metabarcoding vs. capture-based methods: Differences in efficiency and resolution coupled to habitat and ecology. Environmental Research 274, 121238 (2025)

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Fluhr, J.; Duriez, O.; Blary, C.; Chambert, T.; Almasi, B.; Byholm, P.; Buitendijk, N.; Champagnon, J.; Dagys, M.; Fiedler, W. et al.; Francesiaz, C.; Jiguet, F.; Lee, S.; Millon, A.; Monti, F.; Morcelet, L.; Nathan, R.; Nolet, B.; Nuijten, R.; Pilard, P.; Ponchon, C.; Roulin, A.; Santos, C. D.; Spiegel, O.; Schalcher, K.; De Seynes, A.; Spanoghe, G.; Wikelski, M.; Žydelis, R.; Besnard, A.: Eoldist, a web application for estimating cautionary detection distance of birds by automatic detection systems to reduce collisions with wind turbines. Wind Energy 28 (2), e2971 (2025)

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Santos, C. D.; Paludo, D.; Silvestro, P.; Monteiro, J. O.; Pachelle, P. P. G.; Oliveira, V.; Mobley, J. A.: Sea-level rise causes feeding habitat loss for migratory shorebirds in remote coastal wetlands of Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research Letters 20 (3), 034038 (2025)

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Veríssimo, J.; Curto, M.; Alves, M. J.; de Almeida, P. R.; Aparicio, E.; Clavero, M.; Chaves, C.; Fernandez-Delgado, C.; Hernández, J.; Jentoft, S. et al.; Kalous, L.; Magalhães, M. F.; Martins, F. M. S.; Mateus, C. S.; Nogueira, J. G.; Oliveira, I.; Perdices, A.; Rocaspana, R.; Ribeiro, F.; Risueño, P.; Pou i Rovira, Q.; Queirós, J.; Santos, C. D.; Teixeira, A.; Veríssimo, A.; Volta, P.; Beja, P.; Gante, H. F.; Lopes-Lima, M.: The mitochondrial genomes of Iberian freshwater and diadromous fishes. Scientific Data 12 (1), 349 (2025)

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Santos, C. D.; Sapir, N.; Becciu, P.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Wikelski, M.: Risk-sensitive response of soaring birds to crosswind over dangerous sea highlights age-specific differences in migratory performance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2023), 20240454 (2024)

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Merchant, D.; Lathrop, R. G.; Santos, C. D.; Paludo, D.; Niles, L.; Smith, J. A. M.; Feigin, S.; Dey, A.: Distribution modeling and gap analysis of shorebird conservation in northern Brazil. Remote Sensing 15 (2), 452 (2023)

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Nourani, E.; Safi, K.; de Grissac, S.; Anderson, D. J.; Cole, N. C.; Fell, A.; Gremillet, D.; Lempidakis, E.; Lerma, M.; McKee, J. L. et al.; Pichegru, L.; Provost, P.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Ryan, P. G.; Santos, C. D.; Schoombie, S.; Tatayah, V.; Weimerskirch, H.; Wikelski, M.; Shepard, E. L. C.: Seabird morphology determines operational wind speeds, tolerable maxima, and responses to extremes. Current Biology 33 (6), pp. 1179 - 1184 (2023)

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Santos, C. D.; Catry, T.; Dias, M. P.; Granadeiro, J. P.: Global changes in coastal wetlands of importance for non-breeding shorebirds. Science of the Total Environment 858, 159707 (2023)

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Santos, L. H.; Santos, C. D.; Da Silva, M. L.: The limits of olfactory perception in black vultures: a field experiment. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution 35 (3), pp. 340 - 347 (2023)

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Catry, T.; Ventura, F.; Dias, M. P.; Santos, C. D.; Martins, R. C.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Granadeiro, J. P.: Estimating the conservation cost of the projected new international Lisbon airport for migratory shorebirds of the Tagus estuary, Portugal. Bird Conservation International 32 (2), pp. 232 - 245 (2022)

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Lathrop, R. G.; Merchant, D.; Niles, L.; Paludo, D.; Santos, C. D.; Larrain, C. E.; Feigin, S.; Smith, J.; Dey, A.: Multi-sensor remote sensing of intertidal flat habitats for migratory shorebird conservation. Remote Sensing 14 (19), 5016 (2022)

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Santos, C. D.; Ramesh, H.; Ferraz, R.; Franco, A. M. A.; Wikelski, M.: Factors influencing wind turbine avoidance behaviour of a migrating soaring bird. Scientific Reports 12 (1), 6441 (2022)

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Visschers, L. L. B.; Santos, C. D.; Franco, A. M. A.: Accelerated migration of mangroves indicate large-scale saltwater intrusion in Amazon coastal wetlands. Science of the Total Environment 836, 155679 (2022)

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Santos, C. D.; Ferraz, R.; Munoz, A. R.; Onrubia, A.; Wikelski, M.: Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration. Royal Society Open Science 8 (1), 201933 (2021)

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Serra, R. T.; Santos, C. D.; Rousseau, G. X.; Triana, S. P.; Gutierrez, J. A. M.; Guerrero, J. E. B.: Fast recovery of soil macrofauna in regenerating forests of the Amazon. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (9), pp. 2094 - 2108 (2021)

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Costa, T. D.; Santos, C. D.; Rainho, A.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Fahr, J.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Assessing roost disturbance of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) through tri-axial acceleration. PLoS One 15 (11), e0242662 (2020)

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Marques, A. T.; Santos, C. D.; Hanssen, F.; Muñoz, A.; Onrubia, A.; Wikelski, M.; Moreira, F.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Silva, J. P.: Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (1), pp. 93 - 103 (2020)

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Santos, C. D.; Marques, A. T.; May, R.: Recovery of raptors from displacement by wind farms - a response. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18 (3), pp. 121 - 122 (2020)

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Santos, C. D.; Silva, J. P.; Muñoz, A.-R.; Onrubia, A.; Wikelski, M.: The gateway to Africa: What determines sea crossing performance of a migratory soaring bird at the Strait of Gibraltar? Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (6), pp. 1317 - 1328 (2020)

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Gudka, M.; Santos, C. D.; Dolman, P. M.; Abad-Gómez, J. M.; Silva, J. P.: Feeling the heat: Elevated temperature affects male display activity of a lekking grassland bird. PLoS One 14 (9), e0221999 (2019)

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Santos, C. D.; Campos, L. F. A. S.; Efe, M. A.: Foraging habitat choice of White-tailed Tropicbirds revealed by fine-scale GPS tracking and remote sensing. PeerJ 7, e6261 (2019)

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Santos, C. D.; Rocha, T. M. S.; Nascimento, A. W. B.; Oliveira, V.; Martínez, C.: Prey choice by declining Atlantic flyway Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) at a major wintering area in Brazil. Waterbirds 42 (2), pp. 198 - 204 (2019)

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Santos, C. D.; Hanssen, F.; Muñoz, A.-R.; Onrubia, A.; Wikelski, M.; Silva, R. M. J. P.: Match between soaring modes of black kites and the fine-scale distribution of updrafts. Scientific Reports 7, 6421 (2017)

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Santos, C. D.; Przybyzin, S.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Collective decision-making in homing pigeons: Larger flocks take longer to decide but do not make better decisions. PLoS One 11 (2), e0147497 (2016)

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Santos, C. D.; Cramer, J. F.; Parau, L. G.; Miranda, A. C.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Personality and morphological traits affect pigeon survival from raptor attacks. Scientific Reports 5, 15490 (2015)

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Gagliardo, A.; Pollonara, E.; Coppola, V. J.; Santos, C. D.; Wikelski, M.; Bingman, V. P.: Evidence for perceptual neglect of environmental features in hippocampal-lesioned pigeons during homing. European Journal of Neuroscience: European Neuroscience Association 40 (7), pp. 3102 - 3110 (2014)

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Santos, C. D.; Neupert, S.; Lipp, H.-P.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Temporal and contextual consistency of leadership in homing pigeon flocks. PLoS One 9 (7), e102771 (2014)

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Marques, J. T.; Ramos Pereira, M. J.; Marques, T. A.; Santos, C. D.; Santana, J.; Beja, P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Optimizing sampling design to deal with mist-net avoidance in amazonian birds and bats. PLoS One 8 (9), e74505 (2013)

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Martins, R. C.; Catry, T.; Santos, C. D.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Granadeiro, J. P.: Seasonal variations in the diet and foraging behaviour of dunlins Calidris alpina in a South European estuary: Improved feeding conditions for northward migrants. PLoS One 8 (12), e81174 (2013)

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Catry, T.; Alves, J. A.; Andrade, J.; Costa, H.; Dias, M. P.; Fernandes, P.; Leal, A.; Lourenço, P. M.; Martins, R. C.; Moniz, F. et al.; Pardal, S.; Rocha, A.; Santos, C. D.; Encarnação, V.; Granadeiro, J. P.: Long-term declines of wader populations at the Tagus estuary, Portugal: A response to global or local factors? Bird Conservation International 21, pp. 438 - 453 (2011)

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Beja, P.; Santos, C. D.; Santana, J.; Pereira, M. J.; Marques, J. T.; Queiroz, H. L.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Seasonal patterns of spatial variation in understory bird assemblages across a mosaic of flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 19, pp. 129 - 152 (2010)

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Gante, H. F.; Santos, C. D.; Alves, M. J.: Phylogenetic relationships of the newly described species Chondrostoma olisiponensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Journal of Fish Biology 76, pp. 965 - 974 (2010)

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Santos, C. D.; Miranda, A. C.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Lourenço, P. M.; Saraiva, S.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Effects of artificial illumination on the nocturnal foraging of waders. Acta oecologica: international journal of ecology 36 (2), pp. 166 - 172 (2010)

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Santos, C. D.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Granadeiro, J. P.: Choosing the best foraging microhabitats: Individual skills constrain the choices of dunlins Calidris alpina. Journal of Avian Biology 41 (1), pp. 18 - 24 (2010)

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Pereira, M. J. R.; Marques, J. T.; Santana, J.; Santos, C. D.; Valsecchi, J.; de Queiroz, H. L.; Beja, P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Structuring of Amazonian bat assemblages: The roles of flooding patterns and floodwater nutrient load. Journal of Animal Ecology 78 (6), pp. 1163 - 1171 (2009)

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Santos, C. D.; Saraiva, S.; Palmeirim, J. M.; Granadeiro, J. P.: How do waders perceive buried prey with patchy distributions? The role of prey density and size of patch. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 372 (1-2), pp. 43 - 48 (2009)

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Lourenço, P. M.; Silva, A.; Santos, C. D.; Miranda, A. C.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: The energetic importance of night foraging for waders wintering in a temperate estuary. Acta oecologica: international journal of ecology 34 (1), pp. 122 - 129 (2008)

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Santos, C. D.; Lourenço, P. M.; Miranda, A. C.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Birds after dark: An efficient and inexpensive system for making long-range observations at night. Journal of Field Ornithology 79, pp. 329 - 335 (2008)

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Gante, H. F.; Santos, C. D.; Alves, M. J.: A new species of Chondrostoma Agassiz, 1832 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) with sexual dimorphism from the lower Rio Tejo Basin, Portugal. Zootaxa; Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand 1616 (1), pp. 23 - 35 (2007)

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Granadeiro, J. P.; Santos, C. D.; Dias, M. P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Environmental factors drive habitat partitioning in birds feeding in Intertidal flats: implications for conservation. Hydrobiologia 587 (1), pp. 291 - 302 (2007)

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Dias, M. P.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Lecoq, M.; Santos, C. D.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Distance to high-tide roosts constrains the use of foraging areas by dunlins: Implications for the management of estuarine wetlands. Biological Conservation 131 (3), pp. 446 - 452 (2006)

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Granadeiro, J. P.; Dias, M. P.; Rebelo, R.; Santos, C. D.; Catry, P.: Numbers and population trends of Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea at Selvagem Grande, Northeast Atlantic. Waterbirds 29 (1), pp. 56 - 60 (2006)

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Santos, C. D.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Palmeirim, J. M.: Feeding ecology of Dunlin Calidris alpina in a southern European estuary. Ardeola 52, pp. 235 - 252 (2005)

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Gante, H. F.; Santos, C. D.: First records of the North American catfish Ameiurus melas in Portugal. Journal of Fish Biology 61 (6), pp. 1643 - 1646 (2002)

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