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Evolutionary biology • Genomics • Natural history • Science communication
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Medical Writing,
Technical Writing,
Copywriting,
Creative Writing,
Newswriting,
Audio Transcription,
General Proofreading & Editing,
Translation
Research
Fact Checking,
Gray Literature Search,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI
Statistical Analysis,
Data Visualization,
Big Data Analytics,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing
Work Experience
Postdoc researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
January 2020 - Present 
PhD candidate
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
October 2015 - December 2019
Research Assistant
CIBIO-InBIO
August 2013 - December 2015
Education
PhD - Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (Biology)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências
October 2015 - December 2019
Msc - Ecology, Environment and Territory (Biology)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências
2011 - 2013
Bsc - Biology (Geology minor) (Biology)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências
2007 - 2011
Certifications
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Cambridge C2 Proficiency in English (CPE)
University of Cambridge
https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZJEg75ZIz01JQ1mWfX5LwnsFPD2UXuzaVRXAugust 2005 - Present
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pedro Andrade, Nina Serén, Catarina Pinho, Rodrigo Megía-Palma, Prem Aguilar, Anamarija Žagar, Miguel A Carretero (2024). Selection on the vascular-remodeling BMPER gene is associated with altitudinal adaptation in an insular lizard . Evolution Letters.
Pedro Andrade, Joel M. Alves, Paulo Pereira, Carl-Johan Rubin, Eugénio Silva, C. Grace Sprehn, Erik Enbody, Sandra Afonso, Rui Faria, Yexin Zhang, et al. (2024). Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations . Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Pedro Andrade, Prem Aguilar, Guillem Pérez i de Lanuza, Miguel Carneiro, Catarina Pinho (2024). The role of historical biogeography in shaping colour morph diversity in the common wall lizard . Molecular Ecology.
Pedro Andrade, Justin Merondun, Cristiana I. Marques, Swetlana Meshcheryagina, Ismael Galván, Sandra Afonso, Joel M. Alves, Pedro M. Araújo, Gennadiy Bachurin, Jennifer Balacco, et al. (2024). Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos . Science Advances.
Draft genome and multi-tissue transcriptome assemblies of the Neotropical leaf-frog Phyllomedusa bahiana <head>
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Pedro Andrade, Prem Aguilar, Sandra Afonso, Miguel Á. Carretero, Guillem Pérez i de Lanuza, Catarina Pinho(2022). No genomic repercussions of assortative pairing in a colour polymorphic lizard . Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35. (4). p. 648--656. Wiley
Pedro Andrade, Nathalie Feiner, Miguel Brun-Usan, Robin Pranter, Sungdae Park, Douglas B. Menke, Anthony J. Geneva, Tobias Uller(2022). A single locus regulates a female-limited color pattern polymorphism in a reptile . Science Advances. 8. (10). American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})
Pedro Andrade, Tiago M. Rodrigues, Delphine Muths, Sandra Afonso, Susana Lopes, Raquel Godinho, Manuel Leitão, Yves Ferrand, Nuno Ferrand, David Gonçalves (2022). Genetic differentiation in Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) from the Azores . Ibis.
Pedro Andrade, Miguel Carneiro (2021). Pterin-based pigmentation in animals . Biology Letters.
Pedro Andrade, Miguel Carneiro, Gregory P. Copenhaver, Jennifer Vieillard, Samuel Boucher, Sandra Afonso, José A. Blanco-Aguiar, Nuno Santos, João Branco, Pedro J. Esteves, et al. (2021). A loss-of-function mutation in RORB disrupts saltatorial locomotion in rabbits . PLOS Genetics.
Pedro Andrade, Kelly A. Dyer, Małgorzata A. Gazda, Pedro M. Araújo, Sandra Afonso, Jacob. A. Rasmussen, Cristiana I. Marques, Ricardo J. Lopes, M. Thomas P. Gilbert., Miguel Carneiro(2021). Molecular parallelisms between pigmentation in the avian iris and the integument of ectothermic vertebrates . PLOS Genetics. 17. (2). p. e1009404. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})
Pedro Andrade, Daniele Cataldo, Rémi Fontaine, Tiago M. Rodrigues, João Queirós, Verónica Neves, Amélia Fonseca, Miguel Carneiro, David Gonçalves (2021). Selection underlies phenotypic divergence in the insular Azores woodpigeon . Zoologica Scripta.
Pedro Andrade, Alejandro Cantarero, Miguel Carneiro, Adrián Moreno-Borrallo, Carlos Alonso-Alvarez (2020). Testing the carotenoid-based sexual signalling mechanism by altering CYP2J19 gene expression and colour in a bird species . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Pedro Andrade, Małgorzata A. Gazda, Pedro M. Araújo, Ricardo J. Lopes, Matthew B. Toomey, Sandra Afonso, Cristiana Marques, Luís Nunes, Paulo Pereira, Sandra Trigo, et al.(2020). A genetic mechanism for sexual dichromatism in birds . Science. 368. (6496). p. 1270--1274. American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})
(2019). Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) . Zootaxa.
(2019). Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard @article {
author = {Andrade, Pedro},
title = {Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
year = {2019},
month = {mar},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820320116},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1820320116}
} . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Pedro Andrade, Tiago M. Rodrigues, María Vidal, Martin Boschert, David Gonçalves, Jesús Domínguez(2019). No genetic differentiation, but less diversity, in the Iberian breeding population of the Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) . Journal of Ornithology. 160. (1). p. 17--25. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Pedro Andrade, Matthew B. Toomey, Cristiana I. Marques, Pedro M. Araújo, Stephen Sabatino, Małgorzata A. Gazda, Sandra Afonso, Ricardo J. Lopes, Joseph C. Corbo, Miguel Carneiro (2018). A non-coding region near Follistatin controls head colour polymorphism in the Gouldian finch . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
(2018). Mixed patterns of morphological adaptation to insularity in an aerial displaying bird, the Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago . Ibis.
(2018). Rewiring of experimentally disturbed seed dispersal networks might lead to unexpected network configurations . Basic and Applied Ecology.
(2018). Signatures of Selection on Standing Genetic Variation Underlie Athletic and Navigational Performance in Racing Pigeons . Molecular Biology and Evolution.
PREPRINT
Pedro Andrade, Aldina M. A. Franco, Marta Acácio, Sandra Afonso, Cristiana I. Marques, Francisco Moreira, Miguel Carneiro, Inês Catry (2024). Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long-lived bird .
Pedro Andrade, Alejandro Cantarero, Miguel Carneiro, Adrián Moreno-Borrallo, Carlos Alonso-Alvarez (2020). A mitochondria-targeted antioxidant and a thyroid hormone affect carotenoid ketolase gene expression and bill redness in zebra finches .
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Chapim-real peculiar @article {
author = {Andrade, Pedro},
editor = {Parque Biológico de Gaia},
title = {Chapim-real peculiar},
journal = {Parques e Vida Selvagem},
number = {31},
year = {2010}
}. Parques e Vida Selvagem.
BOOK CHAPTER
Common Snipe. Gallinago gallinago @inbook {
author = {Tiago M. Rodrigues and Andrade, Pedro and Rodrigues, Marisa and Gonçalves, David},
title = {Common Snipe. Gallinago gallinago},
pages = {361--380},
publisher = {OMPO},
year = {2022}
}. Conservation and Management of Game Birds in Europe.
Tordo-pinto | Turdus philomelos @inbook {
author = {Andrade, Pedro and Gonçalves, David},
title = {Tordo-pinto | Turdus philomelos},
pages = {494--495},
publisher = {Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves},
year = {2018},
url = {http://bit.ly/atlas_aves}
} . Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013.
Tordo-ruivo | Turdus iliacus @inbook {
author = {Andrade, Pedro and Gonçalves, David},
title = {Tordo-ruivo | Turdus iliacus},
pages = {492--493},
publisher = {Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves},
year = {2018},
url = {http://bit.ly/atlas_aves}
} . Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013.
Tordo-zornal | Turdus pilaris @inbook {
author = {Andrade, Pedro and Gonçalves, David},
title = {Tordo-zornal | Turdus pilaris},
pages = {490--491},
publisher = {Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves},
year = {2018},
url = {http://bit.ly/atlas_aves}
} . Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013.
Tordoveia | Turdus viscivorus @inbook {
author = {Andrade, Pedro and Gonçalves, David},
title = {Tordoveia | Turdus viscivorus},
pages = {496--497},
publisher = {Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves},
year = {2018},
url = {http://bit.ly/atlas_aves}
} . Atlas das Aves Invernantes e Migradoras de Portugal 2011-2013.
Anilhagem - Resultados obtidos numa década @inbook {
author = {Andrade, Pedro},
title = {Anilhagem - Resultados obtidos numa década},
pages = {43--50},
publisher = {Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia},
year = {2017}
}. Anilhagem Científica de Aves Selvagens no Parque Biológico de Gaia.
DISSERTATION THESIS
Evolutionary genetics of balanced colour polymorphisms in wall lizards @phdthesis {
author = {Andrade, Pedro},
title = {Evolutionary genetics of balanced colour polymorphisms in wall lizards},
year = {2019},
month = {dec},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125246},
school = {Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências}
} . Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências.
REPORT
Estudo dos vertebrados do Parque Botânico do Castelo @techreport {
author = {Joana Paupério and Andrade, Pedro and Paulo Célio Alves},
title = {Estudo dos vertebrados do Parque Botânico do Castelo},
year = {2013},
month = {nov},
institution = {Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares}
}. Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares.
2º Relatório de anilhagem científica de aves no Parque Biológico de Gaia @techreport {
author = {António C. Pereira and Rui Brito and Andrade, Pedro},
title = {2º Relatório de anilhagem científica de aves no Parque Biológico de Gaia},
year = {2011},
month = {oct},
institution = {Ecoinside}
}. Ecoinside.
Anilhagem de Aves em Odelouca no âmbito do projecto RICOVER @techreport {
author = {Carlos Godinho and Pedro Pereira and Pedro Salgueiro and Helder Cardoso and Andrade, Pedro and João Rabaça and Ana Mendes},
title = {Anilhagem de Aves em Odelouca no âmbito do projecto RICOVER},
year = {2010},
month = {nov},
institution = {Universidade de Évora}
}. Universidade de Évora.
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