Contact

All Stories

  1. Molluscs along a salinity gradient in a hypersaline coastal lagoon, southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  2. Rediscovering Monogenoids (Platyhelminthes) Parasitizing Pomacentrid and Chaetodontid Fishes from Cayo Arcas Reef, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Diversity, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Dr Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre Macedo

  3. New Botrylloides, Botryllus, and Symplegma (Ascidiacea: Styelidae) in Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean Sea

    Article • Diversity, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  4. Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude

    Article • Science, June 2022, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr. Alejandro H. Buschmann, Dr Nuno Simoes

  5. Depth-Dependent Genetic Structuring of a Depth-Generalist Coral and Its Symbiodiniaceae Algal Communities at Campeche Bank, Mexico

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, May 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  6. Biodiversity and conservation of “solar‐powered” sea slugs from the Western Atlantic under climate change scenarios

    Article • Marine Ecology, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  7. An integrative re-evaluation of Typhlatya shrimp within the karst aquifer of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  8. Evaluation of the Use of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) for Describing the Species Diversity of Two Coral Reefs in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

    Article • Diversity, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  9. Pigment and Fatty Acid Heterogeneity in the Sea Slug Elysia crispata Is Not Shaped by Habitat Depth

    Article • Animals, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  10. Marine amphipods (Parhyale hawaiensis) as an alternative feed for the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus, Perri 1810): nutritional value and feeding trial

    Article • PeerJ, October 2021, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  11. An update on the diversity of marine sponges in the southern gulf of Mexico coral reefs

    Article • Zootaxa, September 2021, Magnolia Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Dr. Gisele Lôbo Hajdu

  12. Biodiversity and biogeographic affinity of benthic amphipods from the Yucatan Shelf: an analysis across the warm Northwest Atlantic ecoregions

    Article • Systematics and Biodiversity, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  13. Optimizing Large-Scale Biodiversity Sampling Effort: Toward an Unbalanced Survey Design

    Article • Oceanography, June 2021, The Oceanography Society

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  14. The Importance of Home Cleaning: Sediment Transport by Alpheid Shrimps Provides a Competitive Advantage to Their Host Anemones

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, May 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  15. Bivalve Diversity on the Continental Shelf and Deep Sea of the Perdido Fold Belt, Northwest Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

    Article • Diversity, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Dr Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre Macedo

  16. Updated Distribution of the Mysid Antromysis cenotensis (Crustacea: Peracarida), a Protected Key Species in Yucatan Peninsula Cenotes

    Article • Diversity, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  17. Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the commercially-collected Caribbean blue-legged hermit crab (Clibanarius tricolor)

    Article • Conservation Genetics, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  18. Sponge-dwelling fauna: a review of known species from the Northwest Tropical Atlantic coral reefs

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, March 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  19. How does the beach ecosystem change without tourists during COVID-19 lockdown?

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  20. Where is the genus Elysia in the western Atlantic? Potential distribution, species richness and representation in marine protected areas

    Article • Journal of Molluscan Studies, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  21. Marine amphipods as a new live prey for ornamental aquaculture: exploring the potential of Parhyale hawaiensis and Elasmopus pectenicrus

    Article • PeerJ, February 2021, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  22. SSP: an R package to estimate sampling effort in studies of ecological communities

    Article • Ecography, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  23. Topology Testing and Demographic Modeling Illuminate a Novel Speciation Pathway in the Greater Caribbean Sea Following the Formation of the Isthmus of Panama

    Article • January 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  24. Phylogeography, population connectivity and demographic history of the Stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride (Teleostei: Labridae), in the Greater Caribbean

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  25. Uptaded checklist, historical overview and illustrated guide to the stygobiont Malacostraca (Arthropoda: Crustacea) species of Yucatan (Mexico)

    Article • Subterranean Biology, November 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  26. Sandy Beach Macrofauna of Yucatán State (Mexico) and Oil Industry Development in the Gulf of Mexico: First Approach for Detecting Environmental Impacts

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, October 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  27. Distribution patterns, carbon sources and niche partitioning in cave shrimps (Atyidae: Typhlatya)

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  28. Influence of bottom environment conditions and hydrographic variability on spatiotemporal trends of macrofaunal amphipods on the Yucatan continental shelf

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  29. SSP: An R package to estimate sampling effort in studies of ecological communities

    Article • March 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  30. Cold temperature tolerance of the alien Indo-Pacific damselfish Neopomacentrus cyanomos from the Southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  31. New distribution records of subterranean crustaceans from cenotes in Yucatan (Mexico)

    Article • ZooKeys, February 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  32. The Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Periclimenes yucatanicus (Ives, 1891), on an Unusual Scleractinian Host

    Article • Diversity, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  33. Spatial assessment of the vulnerability of benthic communities to multiple stressors in the Yucatan Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  34. Effect of a gradually increasing temperature on the behavioural and physiological response of juvenile Hippocampus erectus: Thermal preference, tolerance, energy balance and growth

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  35. Effect of starvation on survival and biochemical profile of newborn juvenile lined seahorses, Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810)

    Article • Aquaculture Research, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  36. A metadata approach to evaluate the state of ocean knowledge: Strengths, limitations, and application to Mexico

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2019, PLOS

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  37. Crowding standards and willingness to pay at cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula: a comparative analysis of local, national and international visitors

    Article • Journal of Ecotourism, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Rocío Blanco

  38. Reef-associated fishes from the offshore reefs of western Campeche Bank, Mexico, with a discussion of mangroves and seagrass beds as nursery habitats

    Article • ZooKeys, May 2019, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  39. Sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from two remote reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico: Cayo Arenas and Cayo Arcas

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, March 2019, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  40. Checklist of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) from the southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • ZooKeys, March 2019, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  41. On the presence of Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) on the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico

    Article • BioInvasions Records, January 2019, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  42. First record of Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Hormathiidae) in the Veracruz reef system, southwestern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Check List, August 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  43. First record of Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817) (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Hormathiidae) in the Veracruz reef system, southwestern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Check List, August 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  44. First survey of Interstitial molluscs from Cayo Nuevo, Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • ZooKeys, August 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  45. First survey of Interstitial molluscs from Cayo Nuevo, Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • ZooKeys, August 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  46. Comparison of cnidae sizes between the two morphotypes of the giant Caribbean sea anemone Condylactis gigantea (Actiniaria: Actiniidae)

    Article • Revista de Biología Tropical, July 2018, Universidad de Costa Rica

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  47. An alternative protocol to estimate sample size at different spatial scales in studies of ecological communitie

    Article • April 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  48. An alternative protocol to estimate sample size at different spatial scales in studies of ecological communitie

    Article • April 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  49. Feeding the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus with frozen amphipods

    Article • Aquaculture, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  50. An Indo-Pacific damselfish (Neopomacentrus cyanomos) in the Gulf of Mexico: origin and mode of introduction

    Article • PeerJ, February 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  51. Mayaweckelia troglomorpha, a new subterranean amphipod species from Yucatán state, México (Amphipoda, Hadziidae)

    Article • ZooKeys, February 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  52. Species richness and spatial distribution of benthic amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) in the Alacranes Reef National Park, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Marine Biodiversity, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  53. A dataset on the species composition of amphipods (Crustacea) in a Mexican marine national park: Alacranes Reef, Yucatan

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, January 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  54. Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

    Article • Bulletin of Marine Science, January 2018, Bulletin of Marine Science

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  55. Predatory behavior of the cave shrimp Creaseria morleyi (Creaser, 1936) (Caridea: Palaemonidae), the blind hunter of the Yucatán cenotes, Mexico

    Article • Journal of Crustacean Biology, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  56. Ordinary kriging vs inverse distance weighting: spatial interpolation of the sessile community of Madagascar reef, Gulf of Mexico

    Article • PeerJ, November 2017, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  57. An Indo-Pacific damselfish in the Gulf of Mexico: origin and mode of introduction

    Article • November 2017, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  58. An Indo-Pacific damselfish in the Gulf of Mexico: origin and mode of introduction

    Article • November 2017, PeerJ

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  59. The social feather duster worm Bispira brunnea (Polychaeta: Sabellidae): aggregations, morphology and reproduction

    Article • Marine Biology Research, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  60. First report of the parasite crustacean Leidya distorta (Isopoda: Bopyridae) on the fiddler crab Uca spinicarpa (Decapoda: Brachyura) in Yucatán coasts, Mexico

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, June 2017, Elsevier

    Jesus Romero Rodriguez, Dr Nuno Simoes

  61. Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Alacranes Reef, Yucatan, Mexico

    Article • ZooKeys, April 2017, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  62. 3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth

    Article • Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  63. The fishes of Cayo Arcas (Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico): an updated checklist

    Article • ZooKeys, December 2016, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  64. Thermal tolerance and phenotypic plasticity in juvenile Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810: Effect of acute and chronic exposure to contrasting temperatures

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  65. Reflected-light Influences the Coloration of the Peppermint Shrimp,Lysmata boggessi(Decapoda: Caridea)

    Article • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  66. Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia, Ceriantharia, Zoanthidea) from marine shallow-water environments in Venezuela: new records and an updated inventory

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  67. First records and range extension of Ophioblenna antillensis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, June 2015, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  68. Marine sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the Gulf of México, new records and redescription of Erylus trisphaerus (de Laubenfels, 1953)

    Article • Zootaxa, January 2015, Magnolia Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  69. New records of sea anemones (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) in the Mexican Caribbean

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  70. New records of ‘opisthobranchs’ (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Arrecife Alacranes National Park, Yucatan, Mexico

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  71. Assessment of lipid classes and fatty acid levels in wild newborn seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) (Perry 1810): implications for survival and growth in aquarium culture

    Article • Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  72. The Effect of Copper on the Color of Shrimps: Redder Is Not Always Healthier

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  73. Morphological and molecular variability of the sea anemonePhymanthus crucifer(Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actinoidea)

    Article • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, July 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  74. Checklist of Fishes from Madagascar Reef, Campeche Bank, México

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, May 2014, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  75. Growth and survival of Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810) juveniles fed on Artemia with different HUFA levels

    Article • Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, March 2014, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  76. New records of alpheid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae) from the southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  77. Can preference for crabs in juvenile Octopus maya be modified through early experience with alternative prey?

    Article • Behaviour, January 2014, Brill

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  78. Intertidal and shallow water amphipods (Amphipoda: Gammaridea and Corophiidea) from Isla Pérez, Alacranes Reef, southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Nauplius, December 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  79. New records of caridean shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea) from shallow water along the northern Yucatan peninsula coasts of México

    Article • Nauplius, December 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  80. Sea anemones (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) from coral reefs in the southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • ZooKeys, October 2013, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  81. First record of Ophioderma ensiferum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the southeastern continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and from an anchialine cave

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, June 2013, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  82. Records and observations of amphipods (Amphipoda: Gammaridea and Corophiidea) from fouling assemblages in the Alacranes Reef, southern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, January 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Ms Carlos E. Paz-Ríos

  83. First Inventory of Sea Anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) of the Mexican Caribbean

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2012, Magnolia Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  84. Physiological and immunological characterization of Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus naturally infected with Panulirus argus Virus 1 (PaV1)

    Article • Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, August 2012, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  85. Population structure and sexual maturity of the calico box crab Hepatus ephiliticus Linnaeus (Brachyura, Hepatidae) from Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

    Article • Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, July 2012, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Dr Patricio Hernáez, Dr. Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro

  86. Host selection by the cleaner shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni: Do anemone host species, prior experience or the presence of conspecific shrimp matter?

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  87. First record of the white-eye goby, Bollmannia boqueronensis (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobiidae) along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Gulf of Mexico)

    Article • Marine Biodiversity Records, April 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Alfonso Aguilar-Perera

  88. Advances in Breeding and Rearing Marine Ornamentals

    Article • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  89. A Red Shrimp, Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Latreille, 1817), Larvae Feeding Regime Based on Live Food

    Article • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  90. Experimental studies on the effect of food in early larvae of the cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis (De Mann, 1888) (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae)

    Article • Aquaculture, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Dr Luis Cunha

  91. Variations in the feeding habits of Callinectes rathbunae in Las Palmas lagoon (southern Gulf of Mexico) on three temporal scales

    Article • Crustaceana, January 2007, Brill

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  92. Pathogenicity and colonization of Litopenaeus vannamei larvae by luminescent vibrios

    Article • Aquaculture, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes, Professor Sonia A. Soto-Rodriguez

  93. Size-selective foraging behaviour of blue crabs,Callinectes sapidus(Rathbun), when feeding on mobile prey: Active and passive components of predation

    Article • Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, September 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  94. Integrated Marine and coastal management: a strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological resources in the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, May 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  95. Assessment of fluorescent-labeled bacteria for evaluation of in vivo uptake of bacteria (Vibrio spp.) by crustacean larvae

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Sonia A. Soto-Rodriguez, Dr Nuno Simoes

  96. Intertidal habitats and decapod faunal assemblages (Crustacea: Decapoda) of Socotra Island, Republic of Yemen

    Article • January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  97. Article • Hydrobiologia, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  98. Interactions between shear rates and biofilms affecting exploratory behaviour by cyprids ofElminius modestus (Cirripedia)

    Article • Marine Biology, December 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nuno Simoes

  99. Observations on the agonistic behaviour of Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Pisces: Gobiesocidae)

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, August 1996, Wiley

    Dr Nuno Simoes