All publications before 2015

INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR)

47) Silva, J.P., Palmeirim, J.M., Alcazar, R., Correia, R., Delgado, A. & Moreira, F. 2014. A spatially explicit approach to assess the collision risk between birds and overhead power lines: a case study with the little bustard. Biological Conservation, 170:256-263 (IF=3,762)

46) Santos, H., Juste, J., Ibanez, C., Palmeirim, J.M., Godinho, R., Amorim, F., Alves, P., Costa, H., De Paz, O., Perez-Suarez, G., Martinez-Alos, S., Jones, G. & Rebelo, H. 2014. Influences of ecology and biogeography on shaping the distributions of cryptic species: three bat tales in Iberia.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 112(1):150-162. (IF=2,264)

45) Silva, J.P., Estanque, B., Moreira, F. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2014. Population density and use of grasslands by female little bustards during lek attendance, nesting and brood-rearing. Journal of Ornithology, 155 (1): 53-63. (IF=1,711)

44) López-Baucells, A., Rocha, R., Fernández-Arellano, G., Bobrowiec, P.E.D., Palmeirim, J.M. & Meyer, C.F.J. 2014. Echolocation of the big red bat Lasiurus egregius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and first record from the Central Brazilian Amazon. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 49(1):18-25. (IF=0,796)

43) Marques, J.T., Ramos Pereira, M.J., Marques, T., Santos, C.D., Santana, J., Beja, P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2013. Optimizing sampling design to deal with mist-net avoidance in Amazonian birds and bats. PLoS One, 8(9):e74505. (IF=3.730)

42) Ramos Pereira, M.J. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2013. Latitudinal diversity gradients in New World bats: are they a consequence of niche conservatism? Plos One, 8(7): e69245. (IF=3.730)

41) Martins, R.C., Catry, T., Santos, C.D., Palmeirim, J.M. & Granadeiro, J.P. 2013. Seasonal Variations in the Diet and Foraging Behaviour of Dunlins Calidris alpina in a South European Estuary: Improved Feeding Conditions for Spring Migrants. PLoS ONE, 8(12): e81174. (IF=3.730)

40) Baptista, S.L., Vaz Pinto, P., Freitas, M.C., Cruz, C. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2013. Geophagy by African ungulates: the case of the critically endangered giant sable antelope of Angola (Hippotragus niger variani). African Journal of Ecology, 51 (1):139-146. (IF=0.631)

39) Leal, A.I., Correia, R.A., Palmeirim, J.M & Granadeiro, J.P. 2013. Does canopy pruning affect foliage-gleaning birds in cork oak woodlands? Agroforestry Systems, 87(2): 355-363. (IF=1.240)

38) Rainho, A. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2013. Prioritizing conservation areas around multispecies bat colonies using spatial modelling. Animal Conservation, 16: 438-448. (IF=2.692)

37) Marques, T., Ramos Pereira, M.J. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2012. Availability of food for frugivorous bats in Neotropical rainforests: the influence of flooding and of riverbanks. Acta Chiropterologica, 14(1): 183-194. (IF=0.894)

36) Moreira, F., Silva, J.P., Estanque, B., Palmeirim, J.M., Lecoq, M., Pinto, M., Leitão, D., Alonso, I., Pedroso, R., Santos, E., Catry, T., Silva, P., Henriques, I. & Delgado, A. 2012. Mosaic-level inference of the impact of land cover changes in agricultural landscapes on biodiversity: a case-study with a threatened grassland bird. PloS One, 7(6):e38876. (IF=3.730)

35) Lunardi, V.O., Macedo, R.H., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2012. Migratory flows and foraging habitat selection by shorebirds along the northeastern coast of Brazil: the case of Baía de Todos os Santos.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 96(1):179-187. (IF=2.324)

34) Rainho, A. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2011. The importance of distance to resources in the spatial modelling of bat foraging habitat. PLoS One, 6(4):e19227. (IF=4.092)

33) Leal, A.I., Correia, R.A., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2011. Impact of cork extraction on birds: Relevance for conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 144(5):1655-1662. (IF=4.115)

32) Russo, D., Maglio, G., Rainho, A., Meyer, C.F.J. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2011. Out of the dark: diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa). Mammalian Biology, 76(6):701-708. (IF=1.609)

31) Calvão, T. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2011. A comparative evaluation of spectral vegetation indices for the estimation of biophysical characteristics of Mediterranean semi-deciduous shrub communities. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(8):2275-2296. (IF=1.117)

30) Leal, A.I., Martins, R.C., Palmeirim, J.M. & Granadeiro, J.P. 2011. Influence of habitat fragments on bird assemblages in Cork Oak woodlands. Bird Study, 58(3):309-320. (IF=0.868)

29) Rainho, A., Augusto, A.M. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Influence of vegetation clutter on the capacity of ground foraging bats to capture prey. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(4): 850-858. (IF=4.970)

28) Rodrigues, L., Ramos Pereira, M.J., Rainho, A. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Behavioural determinants of gene flow in the bat Miniopterus schreibersii. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(55): 835-843. (IF=2.565)

27) Silva, J.P., Palmeirim, J.M. & Moreira, J. 2010. Higher breeding densities of the threatened little bustard Tetrax tetrax occur in larger grassland fields: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 143(11): 135-139. (IF=3.498)

26) Ramos Pereira, M.J., Marques, J.T. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Ecological responses of frugivorous bats to seasonal fluctuation in fruit availability in Amazonian forests. Biotropica, 42(6): 680-687. (IF=2.169)

25) Beja, P., Santos, C.D., Santana, J., Ramos Pereira, M.J., Marques, J.T., Queiroz, H.L. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Seasonal patterns of spatial variation in understory bird assemblages across a mosaic of flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19(1): 129-152. (IF=2.146)

24) Ramos Pereira, M.J., Marques, J.T. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Vertical stratification of bat assemblages in flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests. Current Zoology, 56(4): 469-478. (IF=10.026)

23) Santos, C.D., Palmeirim, J.M. & Granadeiro, J.P. 2010. Choosing the best foraging microhabitats: individual skills constrain the choices of dunlins Calidris alpina. Journal of Avian Biology, 41(1):18-24. (IF=2.310)

22) Salgueiro, P., Palmeirim, J.M.  & Coelho, M.M. 2010. Lack of gene flow between the insular bat, Nyctalus azoreum and its mainland ancestor Nyctalus leisleri (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): evidence from microsatellites. Folia Zoologica, 59(1): 26-34. (IF=0.548)

21) Santos, C.D., Miranda, A.C., Granadeiro, J.P., Lourenço, P.M., Saraiva, S. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2010. Effects of artificial illumination on the nocturnal foraging of waders. Acta Oecologica, 36(2): 166-172. (IF=1.460)

20) Ramos-Pereira, M.J., Salgueiro, P., Rodrigues, L., Coelho, M.M. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. Population structure of a cave-dwelling bat, Miniopterus schreibersii: does it reflect history and social organization? Journal of Heredity, 100(5): 533-544. (IF=2.052)

19) Dias, M.P., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. Searching behaviour of foraging waders: does feeding success influence their walking? Animal Behaviour, 77(5): 1203-1209. (IF=2.890)

18) Santos, C.D., Granadeiro, J.P., Saraiva, S. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. How do waders perceive buried prey with patchy distributions? The role of prey density and size of patch. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 372(1-2): 43-48. (IF=2.116)

17) Ramos-Pereira, M.J., Marques, J.T., Santana, J., Santos, C.D., Valsecchi, J., Queiroz, H.L., Beja, P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. Structuring of Amazonian bat assemblages: the roles of flooding patterns and floodwater nutrient load. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78(6): 1163-1171. (IF=3.714)

16) Lourenço, P.M., Silva, A., Santos, C.D., Miranda, A.C., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. The energetic importance of night foraging for waders wintering in a temperate estuary. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology, 34(1): 122-129. (IF=1.456)

15) Lourenço, S.I. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. How do ectoparasitic nycteribiids locate their bat hosts? Parasitology, 135(10): 1205-1213. (IF=2.071)

14) Lourenço, S.I. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. Which factors regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats? Parasitology Research, 104(1): 127-134. (IF=1.473)

13) Rodrigues, L. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. Migratory behaviour of the Schreiber's bat: when, where and why do cave bats migrate in a Mediterranean region? Journal of Zoology, 274(2): 116-125. (IF=1.669)

12) Dias, M.P., Peste, F., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. Does traditional shellfishing affect foraging by waders? The case of the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology, 33(2): 188-196. (IF=1.456)

11)  Rosa, S., Granadeiro, J.P., Vinagre, C., França, S., Cabral, H.N. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. Impact of predation on the polychaete Hediste diversicolor in estuarine intertidal flats. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 78(4): 655-664. (IF=2.072)

10) Salgueiro, P., Palmeirim, J.M., Ruedi, M. & Coelho, M.M. 2008. Gene flow and population structure of the endemic Azorean bat (Nyctalus azoreum) based on microsatellites: implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics, 9(5): 1163-1171. (IF=2.408)

9) Santos, C.D., Lourenço, P.M., Miranda, A.C., Granadeiro, J.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. Birds after dark: an efficient and inexpensive system for making long-range observations at night. Journal of Field Ornithology, 79(3): 329-335. (IF=0.991)

8) Franco, A.M.A., Palmeirim, J.M. & Sutherland, W.J. 2007. A method for comparing effectiveness of research techniques in conservation and applied ecology. Biological Conservation, 134(1): 98-105. (IF=3.296)

7) Harlow, P.S., Fisher, M., Tuiwawa, M., Biciloa, P.N., Palmeirim, J.M., Mersai, C., Naidu, S., Naikatini, A., Thaman, B., Niukula, J. & Strand E. 2007. The decline of the endemic Fijian Crested Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis in the Yasawa and Mamanuca archipelagos, Western Fiji. Oryx, 41: 44-50. (IF=1.381)

6) Lourenço, S.I. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2007. Can mite parasitism affect the condition of bat hosts? Implications for the social structure of colonial bats. Journal of Zoology, 273(2): 161-169. (IF=1.669)

5) Palmeirim, J.M., Champion, A., Naikatini, A., Niukula, J., Tuiwawa, M., Fisher, M., Yabaki-Gounder, M., Qalovaki, S., Thorsteinsdóttir, S. & Dunn, T. 2007. Distribution, status and conservation of bats in the Fiji Islands. Oryx, 41(4): 509-519. (IF=1.037)

4) Rosa, S., Granadeiro, J.P., Cruz, M. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2007. Invertebrate prey activity varies along the tidal cycle and depends on sediment drainage: Consequences for the foraging behaviour of waders. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 353(1): 35-44. (IF=2.074)

3) Granadeiro, J.P., Santos, C.D., Dias, M.P. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2007. Environmental factors drive habitat partitioning in birds feeding in intertidal flats: implications for conservation. Hydrobiologia, 587: 291-302. (IF=1.449)

2) Zahn, A., Rodrigues, L., Rainho, A. &. Palmeirim, J.M. 2007. Critical times of the year for Myotis myotis, a temperate zone bat: roles of climate and food resources. Acta Chiropterologica 9(1): 115-125. (IF=0.825)

1) Salgueiro, P., Ruedi, M., Coelho, M.M. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2007. Genetic divergence and phylogeography in the Genus Nyctalus (Mammalia, Chiroptera): implications for population history of the insular bat Nyctalus azoreum. Genetica, 130(2): 169-181. (IF=1.396)

BOOKS CHAPTERS

3) Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. O caso da Ponte Vasco da Gama: interesses privados venceram os públicos… Capítulo III.3. In Vasconcelos L., Alho J.M. & Martins J.P. (Eds). Cidadãos pelo Ambiente. Esfera do Caos Editores, Lisboa, pp.117-124.

2) Ramos Pereira, M.J. & Palmeirim, J.M. 2009. Auto-estrada do Sul: um caso com grandes vitórias e derrotas para as ADA. Capítulo III.3. In Vasconcelos L., Alho J.M. & Martins J.P. (Eds). Cidadãos pelo Ambiente. Esfera do Caos Editores, Lisboa, pp. 135-138.

1) Palmeirim, J.M. 2008. A ponte Vasco da Gama, um erro contra o qual nos batemos. In 60 Anos pela Natureza em Portugal. Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, Lisboa, pp. 104-109.