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Joel Alves

Universidade do Porto

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Evolutionary Biology· 2

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Miguel CarneiroiD· 2 shared Paulo PereiraiD· 2 shared Sandra AfonsoiD· 2 shared Soraia BarbosaiD· 2 shared Andrea Hilpert· 1 shared Anita Hech· 1 shared Benjamin Apeleo ZubiriiD· 1 shared Carina Bittner· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

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ARTIFICIAL SELECTION DIVERSIFIES BIRDSONG THROUGH POLYGENIC CHANGES ACROSS SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS

Małgorzata Anna Gazda, William C Tucker, Paulo Pereira, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Mariel Etchegaray, Larissa B. Patterson, Soraia Barbosa, Raquel O. Vasconcelos, Paulo J. Fonseca, Joel Alves, Sandra Afonso, Marisa Ferreira‐Marques, Margarida Guimares-Moreira, Hanka Venselaar, Erwin van Wijk, , Miguel Carneiro

This study shows that artificial selection in canaries leads to polygenic changes across sensory and motor systems, affecting song diversity and auditory traits.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Modulation of Avian Iridescence via Melanogenesis

Soraia Barbosa, Carina Bittner, Roberto Arbore, Pedro M. Araújo, Paulo Pereira, Pedro Andrade, Csaba Fekete, Rita O. Afonso, Sandra Afonso, Maria Amorim, Cristiana I. Marques, Michaël P. J. Nicolaï, Joao Carita, Jindřich Brejcha, Ricardo Lopes, , Miguel Carneiro

This study identifies melanogenesis gene mutations that alter feather photonic nanostructures, causing iridescent color changes in peafowl and wild birds.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology