Publications in 'peer-reviewed' Journals

Onoufriou AB, Gaggiotti OE, Aguilar de Soto N, McCarthy ML, Morin PA, Rosso M, Dalebout M, Davison N, Baird RW, Baker, CS, Berrow S, Brownlow A, Burns D, Caurant F, Claridge D, Constantine R, Demaret F, Dreyer S, Ðuras M, Durban JW, Frantzis A, Freitas L, Genty G, Galov A, Hansen SS, Kitchener AC, Martin V, Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Montano V, Moulins A, Olavarría C, Poole MM, Reyes Suárez C,Rogan E, Ryan C, Schiavi A, Tepsich P, Urban RJ, West K, Olsen MT, Carroll, EL (2022) Biogeography in the deep: Hierarchical population genomic structure of two beaked whale species. Glob Ecol Conserv 40:e02308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02308

Esteban R, López A, de los Rios ÁG, Ferreira M, Martinho F, Méndez‐Fernandeza P, Andréu E, García‐Gómez JC, Olaya‐Ponzone L, Espada‐Ruiz R, Gil‐Vera FJ, Bernal, CM, Garcia‐Bellido Capdevila E, Sequeira M, Martínez‐Cedeira, JA (2022) Killer whales of the Strait of Gibraltar, an endangered subpopulation showing a disruptive behavior. Mar Mammal Sci 1699–1709. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12947

Bode, A, Saavedra, C, Álvarez-González, M, Arregui, M, Arbelo, M, Fernández, A, Freitas, L, Silva, MA, Prieto, R, Azevedo, JMN, Giménez, J, Pierce, GJ, Santos, MB (2022) Trophic position of dolphins tracks recent changes in the pelagic ecosystem of the Macaronesian region (NE Atlantic). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 699:167–180. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14176

Esteban R, Verborgh P, Freitas L (2022) Dynamics of short-finned pilot whales long-term social structure in Madeira. Mamm Biol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00280-0

Verborgh P, Janssen EH, Esteban R, Gauffier, P, Freitas, L (2022) Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira. Mamm Biol 102(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00266-y

Freitas L, Penry GS (2021) Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878. In: Hackländer K, Zachos FE (eds). Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_87-1

Rey-Iglesia A, Gaubert P, Espregueira Themudo G, Pires R, de la Fuente C, Freitas L, Aguilar A, Borrell A, Krakhmalnaya T, Vasconcelos R, Campos PF (2021) Mitogenomics of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal ( Monachus monachus ) reveals dramatic loss of diversity and supports historical gene-flow between Atlantic and eastern Mediterranean populations. Zool J Linn Soc 191:1147–1159. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa084

Mazzoldi C, Bearzi G, Brito C, Carvalho I, Desiderà E, Endrizzi L, Freitas L, Giacomello E, Giovos I, Guidetti P, Ressurreição R, Tull M, MacDiarmid A, 2019. From sea monsters to charismatic megafauna: Changes in perception and use of large marine animals. PLOS ONE 14(12): e0226810. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226810

Stratoudakis, Y., Hilário, A., Ribeiro, C, Abecasis, D. , Gonçalves, E.J., Andrade, F., Carreira, G.P., Gonçalves, J.M.S., Freitas, L., Pinheiro, L.M., Batista, M.I., Henriques, M., Oliveira, P.B., Oliveira, P., Afonso, P., Arriegas, P.I., Henriques, S., 2019. Environmental representativity in marine protected area networks over large and partly unexplored seascapes. Global Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00545

Dinis, A., Alves, F., Nicolau, C., Ribeiro, C., Kaufmann, M., Cañadas, A., Freitas, L. (2018). Social structure of a population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the oceanic archipelago of Madeira, Portugal. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98(5): 1141-1149.

Cunha, I., Freitas, L., Alves, F., Dinis, A., Ribeiro, C., Nicolau, C. Ferreira, R., Gonçalves, J.A., Formigo, N., 2017. Marine traffic and potential impacts towards cetaceans within the Madeira EEZ. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: 16: 17-28.

Dinis, A., Alves, F., Nicolau, C., Ribeiro, C., Kaufmann, M., Cañadas, A., Freitas, L. (2016). Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus group dynamics, site fidelity, residency and movement patterns in the Madeira Archipelago (North-East Atlantic). African Journal of Marine Science, 38(2): 151-160.

Dinis, A., Carvalho, A., Alves, F., Nicolau, C., Ribeiro, C., Kaufmann, M., Cañadas, A., Freitas, L.(2016). Spatial and temporal distribution of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Madeira archipelago, NE Atlantic. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 33: 45-54

Reggente, M.A., Alves, F., Nicolau, C., Freitas, F., Cagnazzi, D., Baird, R.W, Galli, P. (2016). Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(5): 1428–1434.

Alves, F., Nicolau, C., Dinis, A., Ribeiro, C., Freitas, L. (2015). Supportive behavior of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) toward dead neonates, with data on perinatal mortality. Acta ethol, 18(3): 301-304.

Alves F, Dinis A, Nicolau C, Ribeiro C, Kaufmann M, Fortuna C, Freitas L (2014). Survival and abundance of short-finned pilot whales in the archipelago of Madeira, NE Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science, 31(1): 106–121.

Alves F, Dinis A, Ribeiro C, Nicolau C, Kaufmann M, Fortuna CM, Freitas L (2013). Daytime dive characteristics from six short-finned pilot whales Globicephala macrorhynchus off Madeira Island. Arquipelago, Life and Marine Sciences 31: 1-8.

Alves F, Querouil S, Dinis A, Nicolau C, Ribeiro C, Freitas L, Kaufmann M, Fortuna C (2013). Population structure of short-finned pilot whales in the oceanic archipelago of Madeira based on photo-identification and genetic analyses: implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 5: 758 - 776.

Quérouil S, Kiszka J, Cordeiro AR, Cascão I, Freitas L, Dinis A, Alves F, Santos RS, Bandarra NM (2013). Investigating stock structure and trophic relationships among island-associated dolphins in the oceanic waters of the North Atlantic using fatty acid and stable isotope analyses. Mar Biol 160: 1325-1337.

Freitas, L.; A. Dinis; C. Nicolau; C. Ribeiro; F. Alves (2012). New records of cetacean species for Madeira Archipelago with an updated checklist. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal 62(334): 25-43. Descarregue aqui o documento

Amaral AR, Beheregaray LB, Bilgmann K, Boutov D, Freitas L, Robertson KM, Sequeira M, Stockin KA, Coelho MM, Möller LM (2012). Seascape genetics of a globally distributed, highly mobile marine mammal: the short-beaked common dolphin (genus Delphinus). PLoS ONE 7(2): e31482.

Amaral AR, Beheregaray LB, Bilgmann K, Freitas L, Robertson KM, Sequeira M, Stockin KA, Coelho MM, Möller LM (2012). Influences of past climatic changes on historical population structure and demography of a cosmopolitan marine predator, the common dolphin (genus Delphinus). Molecular Ecology, 21(19): 4854-4871.

Alves F, Dinis A, Cascão I, Freitas L (2010). Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera brydei) stable associations and dive profiles: new insights into foraging behavior. Mar Mammal Sci 26: 202-212.

Quérouil S, Freitas L, Cascão I, Alves F, Dinis A, Almeida JR, Prieto R, Borrás S, Matos JA, Mendonça D, Santos RS (2010). Molecular insight into the population structure of common and spotted dolphins inhabiting the pelagic waters of the Northeast Atlantic. Mar Biol 157: 2567-2580.

Quérouil, S, Freitas L, Dinis D, Alves F,Cascão I, Prieto R, Silva MA, Magalhães S, Matos JÁ, Santos RS (2010). Sex bias in biopsy samples collected from free-ranging dolphins. European Journal of Wildlife Research 56: 151-158.

Quérouil S, Silva M, Freitas L, Prieto R, Magalhães S, Dinis A, Alves F, Matos J, Mendonça D, Hammond P, Santos R (2007). High gene flow in oceanic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the North Atlantic. Cons Gen 8: 1405-1419.

 

Books

Freitas, L.; A. Dinis; F. Alves; F. Nóbrega (2004). Cetáceos no Arquipélago da Madeira. Museu da Baleia, Machico, Madeira, Portugal, 108p. - Download the book here

Freitas, L.; R. Antunes; C. Freitas; R. Pires (2002). Mamíferos marinhos do mar do arquipélago da Madeira. Biodiversidade Madeirense: Avaliação e Conservação. Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais, 71p. - Download the book here 

 

Theses

Vera, A. H. (2012). Quantification of the exposure of cetacean individuals to whalewatching vessels through the photo‐identification technique in the South coast of Madeira Island (Portugal). Research Study for the Environmental Sciences Degree, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Spain, 65p. - Download the document here

Costa, A. F. (2011). Valorização da sustentabilidade cetológica no arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal. Relatório de Estágio, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal, 40p.

Ferreira, R. B. (2007). Monitorização da actividade de observação de cetáceos no Arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal. Tese de Mestrado, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal, 53p. - Download the document here