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Chemical communication in the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. Peter Hubbard, Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar). €82,500.
The role of ecological barriers in the genetic structure of viperid snakes: a multi-scale approach. José Carlos Alcobia Rogado de Brito, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €85,000.
Genotype characterisation of populations of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis DC used as a milk clotting plant for Portuguese PDO cheese. Helena Cotrim, Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (ICAT/FC/ULisboa). €32,686.
The role of the social interaction in bacteria in bacterial diversity and evolution. Francisco André de Campos Pereira Dionísio, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €39,410.
Convergent evolution during local adaptation: comparisons of phenotypic and molecular changes of independently founded populations. Margarida Matos, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €76,066.
Why is the morphology of Iberian Podarcis so variable? Distinguishing between the effects of phylogeny, short-term evolution and phenotypic plasticity. Miguel Angel Carretero, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €70,504.
Microbial ecology and diversity of the hypersaline Deeps of the Red Sea. Milton Simões da Costa, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €90,000.
Vascular Flora of the North of Portugal. António Luis Crespí, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). €35,500.
Biogeographical models of European and nor-Mediterranean freshwater fishes: Nuclear and mitochondrial evidences. Ana Isabel Fernandez Perdices, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €68,308.
Ecological and evolutionary aspects of the interactions between an exotic predator - the American red crayfish, Procambarus clarkii - and native amphibians in southwest Iberian Peninsula: field and mesocosm experiments. Rui Miguel Borges Sampaio e Rebelo, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €48,442.
Influence of fire and clearing on the ecology of Tuberaria major. Maria João Caboz Baptista Correia, Universidade do Algarve (UAlg). €39,780.
The role of dry-season refugia in structuring Mediterranean stream fish assemblages. Maria Filomena Magalhães, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €64,764.
Bio-cultural adaptation: human evolutionary responses to major changes in subsistence economy. Jorge Rocha, Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP). €51,682.
Do visuals cues contribute to reproductive isolation between Podarcis species? Miguel Angel Carretero, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €45,000.
Rhizosphere Organisms as determinants of Biological Invasion by exotic plant species (ROBIN). Susana Rodríguez Echeverría, IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR). €95,000.
Adaptive energy metabolism in fossorial pine voles (Microtus duodecimcostatus and M.lusitanicus). A comparative study. Maria Luz Costa Pereira Mathias, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €70,430.
Polyploidization as an evolutive driving force: genomic restructuring and nuclear topology remodelling. Maria Manuela Antunes Gomes Silva, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa). €19,786.
Systematics and evolution of Culex pipiens from Portugal and Macaronesian islands. João Pedro Soares da Silva Pinto, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL). €74,387.
A case study of introgressive hybridisation in Iberian freshwater fishes - a new paradigm to evolutionary biology? Maria João Ivens Collares Pereira, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €42,677.
Land cover changes and successional pathways in the forests of Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau. Luís Catarino, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE). €53,325.
The stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) fishery and management at the Natural Reserve of Berlengas: patterns and impacts. Teresa Paula Goncalves Cruz, Universidade de Évora (UE). €55,530.
Litter breakdown in tropical systems: structure and function. Manuel Augusto Simões Graça, IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR). €80,200.
Function and evolution of multiple signals by sexual selection. Song structure and coloration in the Serin. Paulo Jorge Gama Mota, Instituto do Ambiente, Tecnologia e Vida (IATV/UC). €71,250.
Interspecific mtDNA transfer, selection and adaptation to cold in hares. Paulo Célio ALVES, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €52,658.
MEdP - Searching for evidence of microevolution due to pollution in estuarine copepod populations. Lucia Maria das Candeias Guilhermino, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR). €89,354.
Comparative ecological implications of ammonium and nitrate availabilities in Mediterranean ecosystems. Cristina Cruz, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €38,821.
nutritional condition of fish larvae in major protected marine areas of the South Portugal (Ria Formosa and Estuário do Guadiana). Maria Alexandra Anica Teodósio, Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar). €42,620.
Process of speciation: accessing the genic view. Octavio Salgueiro Paulo, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €50,000.
Determining the rate of adaptive evolution in Drosophila: the X/4 fusion of D. americana. Jorge Manuel de Sousa Basto Vieira, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €72,000.
Norway lobster stocks in Portugal: Basis for assessment using information on larval production and ecology (LobAssess). Antonina Maria de Melo dos Santos, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB). €80,952.
Gametophytic self-incompatibility: a model system to study molecular co-evolution. Cristina Alexandra Gonçalves Paula Vieira, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP). €59,500.
Contribution of cryptogams to carbon and water fluxes. Cristina Maria Filipe Máguas da Silva Hanson, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €82,439.
Factors influencing the wolf population recovering in Central Portugal: implications for conservation planning. Francisco Petrucci-Fonseca, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €73,328.
New insights for understanding the causes of rarity in plant species. MARIA AMÉLIA BOTELHO DE PAULO MARTINS CAMPOS LOUÇÃO, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €72,748.
A few drops of water: the microbial diversity of stalactite and stalagmite water. António Verissimo, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €84,000.
Spatial variation in Amazonian mammal assemblages under contrasting flooding regimes: implications for nature reserve management. Jorge Manuel Palmeirim, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €42,840.
Effects of fragmentation on stand structure of Quercus faginea forests: key factors influencing water balance. Cristina Maria Filipe Máguas da Silva Hanson, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €72,235.
Nuclear gene genealogies, landscape genetics and GIS: developing an integrated approach to test hypotheses on the biogeography of Iberian herpetofauna. Maria Raquel Barata Godinho, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €89,500.
Multidisciplinary investigation on higher altitudinal grasses; emphasis on taxonomic status and conservation. Maria de Fatima Matias Sales Machado, Instituto do Ambiente, Tecnologia e Vida (IATV/UC). €77,100.
Vertical transmission of Wolbachia bacteria in Drosophila. José Élio da Silva Sucena, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €62,426.
GOLFINICHO - Ecological niche partitioning between two species of dolphins around the Azores and Madeira. Sophie Cybèle Quérouil, IMAR - Instituto do Mar (IMAR). €90,000.
The added value of non-matrix habitat fragments to the biodiversity of cork oak landscapes: conservation and management implications. Maria Margarida Mello Santos Reis G Fonseca, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €72,456.
The experimental evolution of outcrossing in populations of Caenorhabditis elegans. Henrique Nuno Patricio Carreira Pereira Teotonio, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €40,914.
Comparative phylogeography and evolution of sympatric carnivores in the Mediterranean region. Maria Margarida Mello Santos Reis G Fonseca, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €73,656.
Deciphering the mechanisms of rabbit genetic resistance to myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic viral disease. Pedro José de Castro Esteves, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €57,315.
Risks associated with the the invasive cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in Portuguese freshwaters: Effects upon the aquatic biota and identification of new toxic compounds. Vitor Manuel de Oliveira e Vasconcelos, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR). €54,880.
Phylogeographic analysis of geckos from the Mediterranean Basin and Macaronesian Islands. Ana Perera Leg, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA). €35,500.
Sea bream spatio-temporal dynamics and habitat use in the Ria Formosa lagoon. Karim Erzini, Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar). €86,500.
BenthicLink - Trophic links regulated by tidal and daily rhythms: benthic microflora and fauna in estuaries. Henrique José de Barros Brito Queiroga, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €89,000.