(1/3)📢New paper out in Molecular Ecology!
📎 Available at: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
By combining a broad sampling of the different Iberian Squalius species across the Iberian Peninsula with whole genome sequencing, we uncovered multiple cases of hybridization between species.

📅🛍️ July 3rd | International Plastic Bag Free Day
In Portugal, plastic bags are threatening biodiversity and water quality in our rivers.
Reduce plastic use for cleaner and healthier rivers!
📍Eco-Parque Montinho da Ribeira, Grândola.
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(1/2) Yesterday, FCUL welcomed high school students and teachers to the Open Day 2025!
Our team joined with a hands-on activity that walked visitors through the journey from the field to data simulation! 🐟📊
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
#OpenDay #FCUL

(1/2) We congratulate our team member Estêvão Faustino for the defence of his MSc dissertation entitled: “Unravelling Hybridization Dynamics of Iberian Chubs Through Demographic Modelling”.🐟

(1/2) Happy World Water Day! 💧🌎
Today, March 22, we celebrate the World Water Day!
This day aims to raise awareness about the importance of the preservation and sustainable management of freshwater resources.
📍Ardila River, Barrancos

(1/3) We congratulate our team member Catarina Santos for the defence of her MSc dissertation, entitled "Using cell culture of endemic freshwater fish to study the effects of temperature on plasticity"!🐟

Uma nova espécie de peixe de água doce em 90 Segundos.
Sofia Mendes, doutoranda de CIÊNCIAS, fala ao @90segundosciencia.bsky.social sobre a sua participação na caracterização e descoberta de uma nova espécie de peixe na bacia do Sado: o escalo-do-sado.
Oiça o episódio completo: t.ly/xFTKj

🎙️Our team member @sofialmendes.bsky.social was recently featured in @90segundosciencia.bsky.social, where she spoke about her work on the description of an endemic fish species in the Sado River basin: Squalius caetobrigus🐟
▶️Tune in to hear more (only in 🇵🇹):
90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep-...

📢Just out!
A new preprint from our team members Alex Blanckaert and Vitor Sousa.
💡"Evolution of mate choice or accumulation of DMIs: exclusive paths to reproductive isolation?"
📎Available at: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @ce3c

On February 11th, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recognizing their vital role in science and technology.
Meet some of the women from our team who are driving science forward!💪👩
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

(1/2) We congratulate our student Julie Westerling on the defence of her MSc dissertation, last friday, entitled: "Exploring genetic diversity and population structure of the Spanish minnowcarp (Anaecypris hispanica)".🐟
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
📷Carlos Carrapato

Graças à nossa comunidade, CIÊNCIAS não parou e... Foi Assim Que Aconteceu em 2024.
💪Fique connosco e, juntos, vamos novamente fazer acontecer em 2025!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbh8...

(1/2) Our team developed and published a protocol for obtaining primary cell cultures from freshwater fish fin samples, enabling a wide range of studies without the need to sacrifice animals.🧫🐟
The protocol is now available in protocols.io: dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.rm7vzxd64gx1/v1

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