Leal M.C., Anaya-Rojas J.M., Munro M.H.G., Blunt J.W., Melian C.J., Calado R., Lurig M.D. (2020) Fifty years of capacity building in the search for new marine natural products. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117 , (39), 24165-24172. See more
Vieira H., Leal M.C., Calado R. (2020) Fifty Shades of Blue: How Blue Biotechnology is Shaping the Bioeconomy. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 38 , (9), 940-943. See more
Madeira C., Mendonca V., Leal M.C., Diniz M.S., Cabral H.N., Flores A.A.V., Vinagre C. (2019) Present and future invasion perspectives of an alien shrimp in South Atlantic coastal waters: an experimental assessment of functional biomarkers and thermal tolerance. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 21 , (5), 1567-1584. See more
Ferrier-Pages C., Leal M.C. (2019) Stable isotopes as tracers of trophic interactions in marine mutualistic symbioses (vol 9, pg 723, 2019). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 9 , (12), 7373-7373. See more
Ishikawa A., Kabeya N., Ikeya K., Kakioka R., Cech J.N., Osada N., Leal M.C., Inoue J., Kume M., Toyoda A., Tezuka A., Nagano A.J., Yamasaki Y.Y., Suzuki Y., Kokita T., Takahashi H., Lucek K., Marques D., Takehana Y., Naruse K., Mori S., Monroig O., Ladd N., Schubert C.J., Matthews B., Peichel C.L., Seehausen O., Yoshizaki G., Kitano J. (2019) A key metabolic gene for recurrent freshwater colonization and radiation in fishes. SCIENCE, 364 , (6443), 886-+. See more
Anaya-Rojas J.M., Best R.J., Brunner F.S., Eizaguirre C., Leal M.C., Melian C.J., Seehausen O., Matthews B. (2019) An experimental test of how parasites of predators can influence trophic cascades and ecosystem functioning. ECOLOGY, 100 , (8), . See more
Leal M.C., Rocha R.J.M., Rosa R., Calado R. (2018) Aquaculture of marine non-food organisms: what, why and how?. REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE, 10 , (2), 400-423. See more
Madeira C., Mendonca V., Leal M.C., Flores A.A.V., Cabral H.N., Diniz M.S., Vinagre C. (2018) Environmental health assessment of warming coastal ecosystems in the tropics - Application of integrative physiological indices. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 643 28-39. See more
Madeira C., Leal M.C., Diniz M.S., Cabral H.N., Vinagre C. (2018) Thermal stress and energy metabolism in two circumtropical decapod crustaceans: Responses to acute temperature events. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 141 148-158. See more
Figueiredo C., Baptista M., Rosa I.C., Lopes A.R., Dionisio G., Rocha R.J.M., Cruz I.C.S., Kikuchi R.K.P., Simoes N., Leal M.C., Tojeira I., Bandarra N., Calado R., Rosa R. (2017) 3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth. BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY, 70 35-42. See more
Madeira C., Mendonca V., Leal M.C., Flores A.A.V., Cabral H.N., Diniz M.S., Vinagre C. (2017) Thermal stress, thermal safety margins and acclimation capacity in tropical shallow waters-An experimental approach testing multiple end-points in two common fish. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, 81 146-158. See more
Leal M.C., Seehausen O., Matthews B. (2017) The Ecology and Evolution of Stoichiometric Phenotypes. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 32 , (2), 108-117. See more
Leal M.C., Best R.J., Durston D., El-Sabaawi R.W., Matthews B. (2017) Stoichiometric traits of stickleback: Effects of genetic background, rearing environment, and ontogeny. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 7 , (8), 2617-2625. See more
Leal M.C., Rocha R.J.M., Anaya-Rojas J.M., Cruz I.C., Ferrier-Pagès C. (2017) Trophic and stoichiometric consequences of nutrification for the intertidal tropical zoanthid Zoanthus sociatus. Marine Pollution Bulletin , 119 , (1), 169-175. See more
Best R.J., Anaya-Rojas J.M., Leal M.C., Schmid D.W., Seehausen O., Matthews B. (2017) Transgenerational selection driven by divergent ecological impacts of hybridizing lineages. NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 1 , (11), 1757-1765. See more
Duarte R.C., Flores A.A.V., Vinagre C., Leal M.C. (2017) Habitat-dependent niche partitioning between colour morphs of the algal-dwelling shrimp Hippolyte obliquimanus. MARINE BIOLOGY, 164 , (11), . See more
Leal M.C., Cruz I.C.S., Mendes C.R., Calado R., Kikuchi R.K.P., Rosa R., Soares A.M.V.M., Serodio J., Rocha R.J.M. (2016) Photobiology of the zoanthid Zoanthus sociatus in intertidal and subtidal habitats. MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 67 , (12), 1991-1997. See more
Leal M.C., Vaz M.C.M., Puga J., Rocha R.J.M., Brown C., Rosa R., Calado R. (2016) Marine ornamental fish imports in the European Union: an economic perspective. FISH AND FISHERIES, 17 , (2), 459-468. See more
Pimentel T., Rocha R.J.M., Rosa R., Soares A.M.V.M., Gomes N.C.M., Leal M.C., Calado R. (2016) Bacterial communities from corals cultured ex situ remain stable under different light regimes - Relevance for in toto aquaculture. AQUACULTURE, 450 258-261. See more
Maciel E., Leal M.C., Lillebo A.I., Domingues P., Domingues M.R., Calado R. (2016) Bioprospecting of Marine Macrophytes Using MS-Based Lipidomics as a New Approach. MARINE DRUGS, 14 , (3), . See more
Leal M.C., Hilario A., Munro M.H.G., Blunt J.W., Calado R. (2016) Natural products discovery needs improved taxonomic and geographic information. NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS, 33 , (6), 747-750. See more
Leal MC, Ferrier-Pagès, C, Petersen, D, Osinga R (2016) Coral aquaculture: applying scientific knowledge to ex situ production. 8 . See more
Leal M.C., Ferrier-Pages C. (2016) Molecular trophic markers in marine food webs and their potential use for coral ecology. MARINE GENOMICS, 29 1-7. See more
Leal M.C., Ferrier-Pages C., Petersen D., Osinga R. (2016) Coral aquaculture: applying scientific knowledge to ex situ production. REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE, 8 , (2), 136-153. See more
Rocha R.J.M., Bontas B., Cartaxana P., Leal M.C., Ferreira J.M., Rosa R., Serodio J., Calado R. (2015) Development of a Standardized Modular System for Experimental Coral Culture. JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY, 46 , (3), 235-251. See more
Leal M.C., Jesus B., Ezequiel J., Calado R., Rocha R.J.M., Cartaxana P., Serodio J. (2015) Concurrent imaging of chlorophyll fluorescence, Chlorophyll a content and green fluorescent proteins-like proteins of symbiotic cnidarians. MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE, 36 , (3), 572-584. See more
Cruz I.C.S., Leal M.C., Mendes C.R., Kikuchi R.K.P., Rosa R., Soares A.M.V.M., Serodio J., Calado R., Rocha R.J.M. (2015) White but not bleached: photophysiological evidence from white Montastraea cavernosa reveals potential overestimation of coral bleaching. MARINE BIOLOGY, 162 , (4), 889-899. See more
Calado R., Leal M.C. (2015) Trophic Ecology of Benthic Marine Invertebrates with Bi-Phasic Life Cycles: What Are We Still Missing?. ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 71, 71 1-70. 978-0-12-803338-8; 978-0-12-803305-0. See more
Leal M.C., Hoadley K., Pettay D.T., Grajales A., Calado R., Warner M.E. (2015) Symbiont type influences trophic plasticity of a model cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 218 , (6), 858-863. See more
Leal M.C., Pimentel T., Ricardo F., Rosa R., Calado R. (2015) Seafood traceability: current needs, available tools, and biotechnological challenges for origin certification. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 33 , (6), 331-336. See more
Ricardo F., Pimentel T., Moreira A.S.P., Rey F., Coimbra M.A., Domingues M.R., Domingues P., Leal M.C., Calado R. (2015) Potential use of fatty acid profiles of the adductor muscle of cockles (Cerastoderma edule) for traceability of collection site. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 5 .

Ricardo F., Genio L., Leal M.C., Albuquerque R., Queiroga H., Rosa R., Calado R. (2015) Trace element fingerprinting of cockle (Cerastoderma edule) shells can reveal harvesting location in adjacent areas. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 5 . See more
Leal M.C., Ferrier-Pages C., Calado R., Thompson M.E., Frischer M.E., Nejstgaard J.C. (2014) Coral feeding on microalgae assessed with molecular trophic markers. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 23 , (15), 3870-3876. See more
Leal M.C., Nejstgaard J.C., Calado R., Thompson M.E., Frischer M.E. (2014) Molecular assessment of heterotrophy and prey digestion in zooxanthellate cnidarians. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 23 , (15), 3838-3848. See more
Wijgerde T., van Melis A., Silva C.I.F., Leal M.C., Vogels L., Mutter C., Osinga R. (2014) Red Light Represses the Photophysiology of the Scleractinian Coral Stylophora pistillata. Plos One, 9 , (3), e92781. See more
Kenkel C.D., Sheridan C., Leal M.C., Bhagooli R., Castillo K.D., Kurata N., Mcginty E., Goulet T.L., Matz M.V. (2014) Diagnostic gene expression biomarkers of coral thermal stress. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, 14 , (4), 667-678. See more
Calado R., Leal M.C., Vaz M.C.M., Brown C., Rosa R., Stevenson T.C., Cooper C.H., Tissot B.N., Li Y.W., Thornhill D.J. (2014) Caught in the Act: How the US Lacey Act Can Hamper the Fight Against Cyanide Fishing in Tropical Coral Reefs. CONSERVATION LETTERS, 7 , (6), 561-564. See more
Leal M.C., Ferrier-Pages C., Calado R., Brandes J.A., Frischer M.E., Nejstgaard J.C. (2014) Trophic ecology of the facultative symbiotic coral Oculina arbuscula. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 504 171-179. See more
Leal M.C., Sheridan C., Osinga R., Dionisio G., Rocha R.J.M., Silva B., Rosa R., Calado R. (2014) Marine Microorganism-Invertebrate Assemblages: Perspectives to Solve the 'Supply Problem' in the Initial Steps of Drug Discovery. MARINE DRUGS, 12 , (7), 3929-3952. See more
Rosa R., Baptista M., Lopes V.M., Pegado M.R., Paula J.R., Trubenbach K., Leal M.C., Calado R., Repolho T. (2014) Early-life exposure to climate change impairs tropical shark survival. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 281 , (1793), . See more
Leal M.C., Berger S.A., Ferrier-Pages C., Calado R., Brandes J., Frischer M.E., Nejstgaard J.C. (2014) Temporal changes in the trophic ecology of the asymbiotic gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata. MARINE BIOLOGY, 161 , (9), 2191-2197. See more
Leal M.C., Nunes C., Kempf S., Reis A., Lopes da Silva T., Serôdio J., Cleary D.F.R., Calado R. (2013) Effect of light, temperature and diet on the fatty acid profile of the tropical sea anemone Aiptasia pallida. Aquaculture Nutrition, 19 818-826. See more
Leal M.C., Pochelon P.N., Silva T.L., Reis A., Rosa R., Calado R. (2013) Variable within-brood maternal provisioning in newly extruded embryos of Homarus gammarus. Marine Biology, 160 763-772. See more
Rocha R.J.M., Serôdio J., Leal M.C., Cartaxana P., Calado R. (2013) Effect of light intensity on post-fragmentation photobiological performance of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis. Aquaculture, 388-391 24-29. See more
Mendes C.R., Tavano V.M., Leal M.C., Souza M.S., Brotas V, Garcia C.A.E. (2013) Shifts in the dominance between diatoms and cryptophytes during three late summers in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctic Peninsula). Polar Biology, 36 537-547. See more
Sá C., Leal M.C., Nordez S., André E., Paula J., Brotas V. (2013) Variation of phytoplankton assemblages along the Mozambican coast as revealed by HPLC and microscopy. Journal Of Sea Research, 79 1-11. See more
Sheridan C., Kramasky-Winter E., Sweet M., Kushmaro A., Leal M.C. (2013) Diseases in coral aquaculture: causes, implications and preventions. Aquaculture, 396-399 124-135. See more
Dionisio G., Rosa R., Leal M.C., Cruz S., Brandao C., Calado G., Serodio J., Calado R. (2013) Beauties and beasts: A portrait of sea slugs aquaculture. AQUACULTURE, 408 1-14. See more
Leal M.C., Calado R., Sheridan C., Alimonti A., Osinga R. (2013) Coral aquaculture to support drug discovery. Trends In Biotechnology, 31 555-561. See more
Leal M.C., Munro M.H.G., Blunt J.W., Puga J., Jesus B., Calado R., Rosa R., Madeira C. (2013) Biogeography and biodiscovery hotspots of macroalgal marine natural products. Natural Product Reports, 30 1380-1390. See more
Rosa R., Trübenbach K., Repolho T., Pimentel M., Faleiro F., Boavida-Portugal J., Baptista M., Dionísio G., Leal M.C., Calado R., Pörtner H.-O. (2013) Lower hypoxia thresholds of cuttlefish early life stages living in a warm acidified ocean. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280 , (1768), 20131695. See more
Leal M.C., Puga J., Serôdio J., Gomes N.C.M., Calado R. (2012) Trends in the discovery of new marine natural products from invertebrates over the last two decades – where and what are we bioprospecting?. PLoS ONE, 7 , (1), e30580.

Leal M.C., Nunes C., Engrola S., Dinis M.T., Calado R. (2012) Optimization of monoclonal production of the glass anemone Aiptasia pallida (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864). Aquaculture, 354-355 91-96. See more
Mendes C.R.B., Souza M.S., Garcia V.M.T., Leal M.C., Brotas V., Garcia C.A.E. (2012) Dynamics of phytoplankton communities during late summer around the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Deep-Sea Research I, 65 1-14.

Leal M.C., Nunes C., Alexandre D., Lopes da Silva T., Reis A., Dinis M.T., Calado R. (2012) Parental diets determine the embryonic fatty acid profile of the tropical nudibranch Aeolidiella stephanieae - the effect of eating bleached anemones. Marine Biology, 159 1745-1751. See more
Leal M.C., Madeira C., Brandão C.A., Puga J., Calado R. (2012) Bioprospecting of Marine Invertebrates for New Natural Products - A Chemical and Zoogeographical Perspective. Molecules, 17 , (8), 9842-9854. See more
Penha-Lopes G., Marques J.F., Leal M.C., Carvalho A.F., Paula J. (2012) Population structure and reproduction of Pseudione elongata africana (Bopyridae, Isopoda). Western Indian Ocean Journal Of Marine Science, 11 , (1), 24-29. See more
Paula J., Leal M.C., Silva M.J., Mascarenhas R., Costa H., Mascarenhas M. (2011) Dogs as a tool to improve bird-strike mortality estimates at wind farms. Journal For Nature Conservation, 19 202-208.

Leal M.C., Pereira T.C., Brotas V., Paula J. (2010) Vertical Migration of the gold-spot herring (Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus) larvae at the Sofala Bank, Mozambique. Western Indian Ocean Journal Marine Sciences, 9 , (2), 175-183. See more
Leal M.C., Sá C., Nordez S., Brotas V., Paula J. (2009) Distribution and vertical dynamics of planktonic communities at Sofala Bank, Mozambique. Estuarine, Coastal And Shelf Science, 84 605-616. See more
Leal M.C., Calado R. The key role of functional aquafeeds to achieve a more sustainable aquaculture. JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY, . See more