Associate Professor

David Gonçalves

ResearcherID: L-3514-2016
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6851-7215
Research Gate: David Gonçalves

Research interests

I am a Biologist with interests in Animal Behaviour. In particular, I have been interested on the endocrine, physiological, genomic and brain mechanisms of behaviour. I have been using fish as study-models as, within vertebrates, fish are the champions of behavioural diversity and, adapting Krogh’s principle, an adequate fish species to investigate almost any question can be found. I am also interested on how human-induced environmental changes may interfere with normal animal physiological mechanisms and behaviour

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • 2020 | 2023 – SEACHEM – Comparative study on the functions and mechanisms of action of pheromones in marine echinoderms and fishes in a changing ocean/ 全球变化背景下信息素在棘皮动物和鱼类中作用过程和机制的比较研究. Co-PI
  • 2021 | 2023 – SenSing – Acoustic communication in changing sensory environments: testing adaptive responses with the vocal fish model Danionella translucida, FDCT 00068/2020/A2. Team member.
  • 2019 | 2022 – FISHMUC -Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Macao and Portugal/ 澳門及葡萄牙沿海魚類外部黏液的生物活性特徵. Co-P
  • 2020 | 2023 – FISHSTRESS – Causes and consequences of the stress response in fish: environmental factors and transgenerational adaptation / 魚類壓力-反映於魚類壓力的成因與後果:環境因素和跨代適應.   Coordinator
  • 2020 | 2023 – PlastiFish – Methods, effects and risk analysis of microplastics in fish production”, FCT-FDCT 0004/2019/APJ. MOP 912.000,00 Team member. 
  • 2017 | 2020 – FIGHT – Hormonal, pheromonal and genomic regulation of aggression in a fish model. FDCT 093/2017/A2. Coordinator.
  • 2014 | 2017 – DISRUPT – Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: Current Situation in Macao, Neurobehavioral Effects and Bioremediation Strategies. FDCT 011/2014/A1. Coordinator.
  • 2012 | 2015 – Behavioral plasticity meets neuroplasticity: brain neurogenesis in the polymorphic fish Salaria pavo, FDCT 012/2012/A1. Coordinator.
  • 2008 | 2012 – Neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproductive polyphenisms in the blenny Salaria pavo, FCT – PTDC/MAR/71351/2006. Coordinator.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Ramos A & Gonçalves D (2022). Selection for winners impacts the endocrine system in the Siamese fighting fish. General and Comparative Endocrinology 113988. https://doi:10.1016/J.YGCEN.2022.113988.
  • Alex D, Cardoso SD, Ramos A, Gonçalves D. 2022. Hormone levels increase in response to video playback in the Siamese fighting fish. BioRxiv2022.02.20.481239. https://doi:10.1101/2022.02.20.481239.
  • Ramos A., Alex D, Cardoso S, Gonçalves D. 2021. Androgens and corticosteroids increase in response to mirror images and interacting conspecifics in males of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens. Hormones and Behavior. 132, 104991: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104991
  • Silva M, Canário A V M, Hubbard P C, Gonçalves D. 2021. Physiology, endocrinology and chemical communicationin aggressive behaviour of fishes. Journal of Fish Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14667
  • Moreira IS, Lebel A, Xianzhi P, Castro PML, Gonçalves D. 2021. Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS. Biodegradation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-021-09948-9.
  • Bashir SM, Kimiko S, Mak CW, Fang JK, Gonçalves D. 2021. Personal care and cosmetic products as a potential source of environmental contamination by microplastics in a densely populated Asian city. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.683482.
  • Lei MT, Monjardino J, Mendes L, Goncalves D, Ferreira F. 2020. Statistical Forecast of Pollution Episodes in Macao during National Holiday and COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(14), 5124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145124
  • Ramos A, Goncalves D. 2019. Artificial selection for male winners in the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens correlates with high female aggression. Frontiers in Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0333-x PDF
  • Lei MT, Monjardino J, Mendes L, Goncalves D, Ferreira F. 2019. Macao air quality forecast using statistical methods. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 12, pages1049–1057: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-019-00721-9
  • Fan G, Chan J, Ma K, Yang B, Zhang H, Yang X, Shi C, Law H, Ren Z, Xu Q, Liu Q, Wang J, Chen W, Shao L, Gonçalves D, Ramos A, Cardoso SD, Guo M, Cai J, Xu X, Wang J, Yang H, Liu X, Wang Y. 2018. Chromosome-level reference genome of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens, a model species for the study of aggression, GigaScience. 7:11, giy087. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy087 PDF
  • Cardoso SD, Gonçalves D, Goesmann A, Canário AVM and Oliveira RF. 2017. Temporal variation in brain transcriptome is associated with the expression of female mimicry as a sequential male alternative reproductive tactic in fish. Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.14408. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Félix AS and Oliveira RF. 2017. Neuroendocrinology of social behavior in teleost fish. In: Hormones Brain and Behavior, 3rd edition (Pfaff D, Joëls M, eds). Elsevier. Vol. 2, pp. 3-18. PDF
  • Cardoso S, Faustino A, Costa SS, Valério F, Gonçalves, Dand Oliveira RF. 2016. Social network predicts loss of fertilizations in nesting males of a fish with alternative reproductive tactics. Acta Ethologica. DOI 10.1007/s10211-016-0249-9 PDF
  • Fagundes T, Simões M, Saraiva J, Ros A, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2015. Birth date predicts alternative life history pathways in a fish with sequential reproductive tactics. Functional Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.1246. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Costa SS, Magda T, Silva H, Inglês M and Oliveira RF. 2014. Oestradiol and prostaglandin F2α regulate sexual displays in females of a sex-role reversed fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 281: 20133070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3070. PDF
  • Cardoso S, Gonçalves D, Robalo J, Almada VC, Canário AVM and Oliveira RF. 2013. Efficient isolation of polymorphic microsatellites from high-throughput sequence data based on number of repeats. Marine Genomics S1874-7787. Doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2013.04.002. PDF
  • Saraiva J, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2013. Ecological modulation of reproductive behaviour in the peacock blenny: a mini-review. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 39: 85-89. DOI 10.1007/s10695-012-9658-5. PDF
  • Fagundes T, Simões MG, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2012. Social cues in the expression of sequential alternative reproductive tactics in young males of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo. Physiology and Behavior 107:283-291. PDF
  • Saraiva J, Gonçalves D, Simões M and Oliveira RF. 2011. Plasticity in reproductive behaviour in two populations of the peacock blenny. Behaviour 148: 1457-1472. PDF
  • Saraiva J, Pignolo G, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2011. Interpopulational variation of the mating system in the peacock blenny Salaria pavo. Acta Ethologica. DOI 10.1007/s10211-011-0104. PDF
  • Saraiva, J, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2010. Environmental modulation of androgen levels and secondary sex characters in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo. Hormones and Behavior 57, 192-197. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Saraiva, J, Teles M, Teodósio R, Canário AVM and Oliveira RF. 2010. Brain aromatase mRNA expression in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo with divergent mating systems. Hormones and Behavior 57, 155-161. PDF
  • Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2010. Hormones and sexual behavior of teleost fishes. In: Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates (D Norris, KH Lopez, eds). Academic Press. Vol. 1, pp. 119-147. PDF
  • Barata, EN, Serrano R and Gonçalves D.2009. Communication in blennies. In: The Biology of Blennies (RA Patzner, E Gonçalves, P Hastings and BG Kapoor, eds.). Science Publishers Inc. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Teles M, Alpedrinha J and Oliveira RF 2008. Brain and gonadal aromatase activity and steroid hormone levels in female and polymorphic males of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo. Hormones and Behavior 54, 717-725. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Oliveira RF and Mcgregor PK. 2008. Communication and the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics. In: RF Oliveira, M Taborsky e HJ Brockmann (Eds.), “Alternative Reproductive Tactics: an integrative approach”. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF
  • Oliveira RF and Gonçalves D. 2008. Hormones and social behaviour of teleost fish. In: C. Magnhagen, V.A. Braithwaite, E. Forsgren & B.G. Kapoor (Eds.), “Fish behaviour”. Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, N.H. PDF
  • Fagundes T, Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF 2007. Female mate choice and mate search tactics in a sex role reversed population of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810). Journal of Fish Biology 71, 77-89. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Alpedrinha J, Teles M and Oliveira RF. 2007. Endocrine control of sexual behavior in sneaker males of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo: effects of castration, aromatase inhibition, testosterone, and estradiol. Hormones and Behavior 51, 534-541. PDF
  • Oliveira RF, Ros AFH and Gonçalves D. 2005. Intra-sexual variation in male reproduction in teleost fish: a comparative approach. Hormones and Behavior 48, 430-439. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Matos M, Fagundes T and Oliveira RF. 2005. Bourgeois males of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, discriminate female mimics from females? Ethology 111, 559-572. PDF
  • White E, Gonçalves D, Oliveira RF and Partridge JC. 2004. Vision and visual variation in the peacock blenny (Salaria pavo). Journal of Fish Biology 65, 227-250. PDF
  • Gonçalves D and Oliveira RF. 2003. Time spent close to a sexual partner as a measure of female mate preference in the sex-role reversed blenny Salaria pavo (Risso). Acta Ethologica 6, 1-5. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Fagundes T and Oliveira RF. 2003. Reproductive behaviour of sneaker males of the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology 63, 528-532. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Oliveira RF, Körner K and Schlupp I. 2003. Intersexual copying by sneaker males of the peacock blenny. Animal Behaviour 65, 355-361. PDF
  • Henriques M, Lourenço R, Almada F, Calado G, Gonçalves D, Guillemaud T, Cancela Ml and Almada V. 2002. A review on the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster. Sympatric sub-species or a long misunderstood blend of species? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76, 327-338. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Barata EN, Oliveira RF and Canário AVM. 2002. The role of male visual and chemical cues on the activation of female courtship behaviour in the sex role reversed blenny, Salaria pavo. Journal of Fish Biology 61, 96-105. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Simões PC, Chumbinho AC, Correia MJ, Fagundes T and Oliveira RF. 2002. Fluctuating asymmetries and reproductive success in the peacock blenny. Journal of Fish Biology 60, 810-820. PDF
  • Oliveira RF, Carneiro LA, Gonçalves D, Canário AVM and Grober M. 2001. 11-ketotestosterone inhibits the alternative mating tactic in sneaker males of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 58, 28-37. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Oliveira RF, Körner K, Poschadel JR and Schlupp I. 2000. Using video playbacks to study visual communication in a marine fish, Salaria pavo. Animal Behaviour 60: 351-357. PDF
  • Oliveira RF, Rosenthal GG, Schlupp I, Mcgregor PK, Cuthill I, Endler J, Fleishman L, Zeil J, Barata E, Burford F, Gonçalves D, Healey M, Jakobson S, Jennions M, Körner K, Lindstrom L, Peake T, Pilastro A, Pope D, Roberts S, Rowe C, Smith J and Waas J. 2000. Considerations on the use of video playbacks as visual stimuli: the Lisbon workshop consensus. Acta Ethologica 3: 61-65. PDF
  • Gonçalves D, Gonçalves EJ, Almada VC and Almeida SP. 1998. Comparative behaviour of two species of Lepadogaster (Pisces: Gobiesocidae) living at different depths. Journal of Fish Biology 53, 447-450. PDF

Gonçalves EJ, Almada VC, Almeida SP, Gonçalves D, Repas M and Simões FN. 1996. Observations on the agonistic behaviour of Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Pisces: Gobiesocidae). Journal of Fish Biology 49, 367-369. PDF