José Ricardo Paula

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Email: 
jrpaula@fc.ul.pt
URI: 
MARE - ULisboa
Role: 
Researcher
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-7256
Researcher ID: 
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-3283-2014
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Ricardo_Paula
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pj8a2VsAAAAJ&hl=en
Personal page: 
https://www.behecoevo.org

Activity summary

I am a behavioural ecologist fascinated by the intricacies of social interactions in nature. I'm a LaCaixa Junior Group Leader at MARE-Lisbon. Most of my research has been focused on cleaner fish that provide a valuable service to other species by removing parasites and dead tissue from their skin. I'm particularly interested in the relevance of animal cognition at an ecosystem level, how species interact, and how their behaviour and cognition have evolved.

Highlights

José Ricardo Paula awarded FLAD Science Award Atlantic by his excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa M Ranucci, ..., JR Paula (2024) Cleaner gobies can solve a biological market task when the correct cue is larger. Front. Ecol. Evol. 12:1375835 J.R. Paula et al (2022) Access to cleaning services alters fish physiology under parasite infection and ocean acidification. Frontiers in Physiology, 13, 859556 S. Ramírez-Calero, J. R. Paula et al (2022) Neuro-molecular characterization of fish cleaning interactions. Scientific Reports, 12, 8468 J. R. Paula et al (2021) The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 40, 535–542 J.R .Paula (2020) Lockdowns due to COVID-19 threaten PhD students’ and early-career researchers’ careers. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4, 999 J.R. Paula et al (2019) The past, present and future of cleaner fish cognitive performance as a function of CO2 levels. Biology Letters, 15, 20190618. J.R .Paula et al (2019) Neurobiological and behavioural responses of cleaning mutualisms to ocean warming and acidification. Scientific Reports, 9, 12728.