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Rita Castilho
PeerJ Editor & Author
2,410 Points

Contributions by role

Author 740
Preprint Author 70
Editor 1,600

Contributions by subject area

Biogeography
Genetics
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Evolutionary Studies
Marine Biology
Population Biology
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Zoology
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity
Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Taxonomy
Entomology
Natural Resource Management

Rita Castilho

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Assistant Professor of Evolution and Marine Biogeography at the University of Algarve and researcher at the Center for Marine Sciences.

My research is mainly question-driven, instead of model driven and I am interested primarily in understanding evolutionary principles. Therefore I am not confined to a particular type of organism, habitat or region.

Biogeography Biological Oceanography Evolutionary Studies Genetics Marine Biology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade do Algarve

Work details

Assistant Professor

University of Algarve, Center for Marine Sciences
Department of Biology
Evolutionary biology is my research domain of choice. However, I tend not focus on specific organisms, instead I take a generalist approach exploring a comprehensive range of issues as can be seen by the papers I have published (http://rcastilho.pt/Research/R.Castilho.html).

Websites

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  • Rita's Lab

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 6
  • Preprints 2
  • Edited 12
September 26, 2022
Comparative mitogenomic analyses and gene rearrangements reject the alleged polyphyly of a bivalve genus
Regina L. Cunha, Katy R. Nicastro, Gerardo I. Zardi, Celine Madeira, Christopher D. McQuaid, Cymon J. Cox, Rita Castilho
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13953 PubMed 36187748
July 12, 2021
Genetic hypervariability of a Northeastern Atlantic venomous rockfish
Sara M. Francisco, Rita Castilho, Cristina S. Lima, Frederico Almada, Francisca Rodrigues, Radek Šanda, Jasna Vukić, Anna Maria Pappalardo, Venera Ferrito, Joana I. Robalo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11730 PubMed 34306828
February 8, 2019
Invasion genetics of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus): recent anthropogenic introduction in Iberia
Teófilo Morim, Grant R. Bigg, Pedro M. Madeira, Jorge Palma, David D. Duvernell, Enric Gisbert, Regina L. Cunha, Rita Castilho
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6155 PubMed 30775165
September 28, 2018
Meta-analysis of northeast Atlantic marine taxa shows contrasting phylogeographic patterns following post-LGM expansions
Tom L. Jenkins, Rita Castilho, Jamie R. Stevens
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5684 PubMed 30280047
April 27, 2017
Asymmetrical dispersal and putative isolation-by-distance of an intertidal blenniid across the Atlantic–Mediterranean divide
Rita Castilho, Regina L. Cunha, Cláudia Faria, Eva M. Velasco, Joana I. Robalo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3195 PubMed 28462020
March 16, 2017
High unexpected genetic diversity of a narrow endemic terrestrial mollusc
Pedro M. Madeira, Rosa M. Chefaoui, Regina L. Cunha, Francisco Moreira, Susana Dias, Gonçalo Calado, Rita Castilho
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3069 PubMed 28321363
September 6, 2018 - Version: 1
Invasive genetics of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus): recent anthropogenic introduction in Iberia
Teófilo Morim, Grant R Bigg, Pedro M Madeira, Jorge Palma, David D Duvernell, Enric Gisbert, Regina L Cunha, Rita Castilho
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27174v1
September 1, 2016 - Version: 1
High unexpected genetic diversity of a narrow endemic terrestrial mollusc
Pedro M Madeira, Rosa M. Chefaoui, Regina L Cunha, Francisco Moreira, Susana Dias, Gonçalo Calado, Rita Castilho
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2405v1

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July 28, 2020
Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758) population structure revealed by microsatellite DNA: genetic diversity masked by population mixing in shared areas
Tommaso Righi, Andrea Splendiani, Tatiana Fioravanti, Andrea Petetta, Michela Candelma, Giorgia Gioacchini, Kyle Gillespie, Alex Hanke, Oliana Carnevali, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9518 PubMed 33194325
August 15, 2019
Molecular taxonomy of endemic coastal Ligia isopods from the Hawaiian Islands: re-description of L. hawaiensis and description of seven novel cryptic species
Carlos A. Santamaria
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7531 PubMed 31435494
April 30, 2018
Population connectivity and larval dispersal of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus along the Brazilian coast
Fábio B. Britto, Anders J. Schmidt, Adriana M.F. Carvalho, Carolina C.M.P. Vasconcelos, Antonia M. Farias, Paul Bentzen, Fábio M. Diniz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4702 PubMed 29736340
April 9, 2018
Genetic divergence and fine scale population structure of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu) found in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Rosa de los Ángeles Bayas-Rea, Fernando Félix, Rommel Montufar
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4589 PubMed 29707430
December 6, 2017
Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA: panmixia or complex stock structure?
Agostino Leone, Ilenia Urso, Dimitrios Damalas, Jann Martinsohn, Antonella Zanzi, Stefano Mariani, Emilio Sperone, Primo Micarelli, Fulvio Garibaldi, Persefoni Megalofonou, Luca Bargelloni, Rafaella Franch, David Macias, Paulo Prodöhl, Séan Fitzpatrick, Marco Stagioni, Fausto Tinti, Alessia Cariani
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4112 PubMed 29230359
October 13, 2016
Highly divergent mussel lineages in isolated Indonesian marine lakes
Leontine E. Becking, Christiaan A. de Leeuw, Bram Knegt, Diede L. Maas, Nicole J. de Voogd, Abdunnur, Iwan Suyatna, Katja T.C.A. Peijnenburg
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2496 PubMed 27761314
September 28, 2016
Extremely low genetic variability within and among locations of the greenfish holothurian Stichopus chloronotus Brandt, 1835 in Okinawa, Japan
Taha Soliman, Okuto Takama, Iria Fernandez-Silva, James D. Reimer
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2410 PubMed 27703841
July 19, 2016
Pleistocene phylogeography and cryptic diversity of a tiger beetle, Calomera littoralis, in North-Eastern Mediterranean and Pontic regions inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences
Radomir Jaskuła, Tomasz Rewicz, Mateusz Płóciennik, Michał Grabowski
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2128 PubMed 27547517
March 21, 2016
Comparative analysis of different survey methods for monitoring fish assemblages in coastal habitats
Duncan G.L. Baker, Tyler D. Eddy, Reba McIver, Allison L. Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Thériault, Monica Boudreau, Simon C. Courtenay, Heike K. Lotze
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1832 PubMed 27018396
March 3, 2016
Genetic structure of the threatened West-Pannonian population of Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Jose L. Horreo, Rainer Raab, Péter Spakovszky, Juan Carlos Alonso
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1759 PubMed 26966677
October 27, 2015
Combining environmental suitability and population abundances to evaluate the invasive potential of the tunicate Ciona intestinalis along the temperate South American coast
Stella M. Januario, Sergio A. Estay, Fabio A. Labra, Mauricio Lima
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1357 PubMed 26528417
August 11, 2015
Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the haploid–diploid red seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla
Nicole M. Kollars, Stacy A. Krueger-Hadfield, James E. Byers, Thomas W. Greig, Allan E. Strand, Florian Weinberger, Erik E. Sotka
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1159 PubMed 26339541