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I obtained my PhD degree in Ecology from the University of Coimbra and the University of Oxford in 2008. I specialized in ecophysiology and the assessment of habitat quality using physiological bioindicators in avian models. More recently, I have expanded my field of research to avian disease and host-parasite interactions, with a main research focus on the ecology of Lyme borreliosis and the role of vertebrates, including birds, as reservoir hosts for Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. In my research field I combine natural (fieldwork-based) and controlled (in captivity) experimental setups to evaluate ecological interactions between biotic and abiotic stressors and avian health, combining biological sampling, biochemical and clinical analyses, parasite screening and molecular biology approaches.

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Employment (5)

MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre: Coimbra, PT

2011 to present | Invited assistant professor in MsC in Applied Ecology (Dep. of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra)
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University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2010-01-02 to present | Post-doctoral researcher (Dep. of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra)
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Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2009 to 2010 | Invited assistant professor
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Universidade de Coimbra Instituto Ambiente e Vida: Coimbra, PT

2008-08-01 to 2009-02-28 | Research fellowship in Rubicode EU FP6
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Botanical Department, Fac. Sciences and Technology: Coimbra, PT

2002 to 2003 | Demonstrator of practical classes (Botanical Department, Fac. Sciences and Technology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Coimbra/ University of Oxford: Coimbra, PT

2003-10-01 to 2008-04-01 | PhD in Biology
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University of Coimbra: Coimbra, Coimbra, PT

2002-07-17 | Biology, scientific branch (Dep. of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology)
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Funding (4)

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. interactions with vertebrate hosts and vectors – key factors affecting Borrelia maintenance in nature

2016-01 to 2018-12 | Salary award
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisboa, PT)
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Ecology of Lyme Borreliosis: role of natural bird populations as reservoirs of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Western Europe

2010-01 to 2015-12 | Salary award
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisboa, PT)
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RUBICODE - Rationalising Biodiversity Conservation in Dynamic Ecosystems

2008-08 to 2009-02 | Grant
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (Brussels, BE)
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Physiological parameters and fitness in great tit Parus major populations as bioindicators of pulp mill pollution

2003-10 to 2007-09 | Salary award
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Lisboa, PT)
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Works (32)

Effects of stress exposure in captivity on physiology and infection in avian hosts: no evidence of increased Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infectivity to vector ticks

Microbial Ecology
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01738-3
Contributors: A. C. Norte; P. M. Araújo; L. Augusto; H. Guímaro; S. Santos; R. J. Lopes; M. S. Núncio; J. A. Ramos; I. Lopes de Carvalho
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Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

2021-04-03 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2021.04.01.437523
Contributors: Sérgio Timóteo; Jörg Albrecht; Beatriz Rumeu; Ana C. Norte; Anna Traveset; Carol M. Frost; Elizabete Marchante; Francisco A. López-Núñez; Guadalupe Peralta; Jane Memmott et al.
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First report of Ixodes lividus (Koch,1844) in sand martins Riparia riparia in Portugal

Systematic and Applied Acarology
2020-10-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11158/saa.25.10.11
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cv-prod-id-2399364

ISSN: 1362-1971
Contributors: Pascoal, Da Silva Luís; Isabel, Lopes De Carvalho; Rita, De Sousa; Cláudia, Norte Ana
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Interaction of climate change with effects of conspecific and heterospecific density on reproduction

Oikos
2020-08-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/oik.07305
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cv-prod-id-2399373

ISSN: 1600-0706
ISSN: 0030-1299
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2-s2.0-85090237638
Contributors: Møller, Anders Pape; Balbontín, Javier; Dhondt, André A.; Adriaensen, Frank; Artemyev, Alexandr; Banbura, Jerzy; Barba, Emilio; et al.
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Haemosporidian infections affect antioxidant defences in great tits Parus major but are not related to exposure to aerial pollutants

Parasitology Open
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/pao.2017.4
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Bridging of cryptic Borrelia cycles in European songbirds

Environmental Microbiology
2017-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13685
Contributors: Dieter Heylen; Aleksandra Krawczyk; Isabel Lopes de Carvalho; Maria Sofia Núncio; Hein Sprong; Ana Cláudia Norte
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Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome.

2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10474
PMID: 26805030
PMC: PMC4737754
Contributors: Laine VN; Gossmann TI; Schachtschneider KM; Garroway CJ; Madsen O; Verhoeven KJ; de Jager V; Megens HJ; Warren WC; Minx P et al.
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Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds

Ecology and Evolution
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2335
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2-s2.0-84982166255
Contributors: Vaugoyeau, M.; Adriaensen, F.; Artemyev, A.; Bańbura, J.; Barba, E.; Biard, C.; Blondel, J.; Bouslama, Z.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Camprodon, J. et al.
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Low but contrasting neutral genetic differentiation shaped by winter temperature in European great tits

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12745
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2-s2.0-84959038051
Contributors: Lemoine, M.; Lucek, K.; Perrier, C.; Saladin, V.; Adriaensen, F.; Barba, E.; Belda, E.J.; Charmantier, A.; Cichoń, M.; Eeva, T. et al.
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in wild birds in Greece

Parasitology Research
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-4943-3
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2-s2.0-84957538200
Contributors: Diakou, A.; Norte, A.C.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Núncio, S.; Nováková, M.; Kautman, M.; Alivizatos, H.; Kazantzidis, S.; Sychra, O.; Literák, I.
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Characterization Through Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Borrelia turdi Isolates from Portugal

Microbial Ecology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0660-1
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2-s2.0-84940055923
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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal

Environmental Microbiology Reports
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12218
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2-s2.0-84924803518
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Alves da Silva, A.; Alves, J.; da Silva, L.P.; Núncio, M.S.; Escudero, R.; Anda, P.; Ramos, J.A.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.
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Ticks on passerines from the Archipelago of the Azores as hosts of borreliae and rickettsiae

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.05.003
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2-s2.0-84937737881
Contributors: Literak, I.; Norte, A.C.; Núncio, M.S.; de Carvalho, I.L.; Ogrzewalska, M.; Nováková, M.; Martins, T.F.; Sychra, O.; Resendes, R.; Rodrígues, P.
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Patterns of tick infestation and their Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. infection in wild birds in Portugal.

2015-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.06.010
PMID: 26159798
Contributors: Norte AC; da Silva LP; Tenreiro PJ; Felgueiras MS; Araújo PM; Lopes PB; Matos C; Rosa A; Ferreira PJ; Encarnação P et al.
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Clutch-size variation in Western Palaearctic secondary hole-nesting passerine birds in relation to nest box design

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12160
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2-s2.0-84898000176
Contributors: Møller, A.P.; Adriaensen, F.; Artemyev, A.; Bańbura, J.; Barba, E.; Biard, C.; Blondel, J.; Bouslama, Z.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Camprodon, J. et al.
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Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

Ecology and Evolution
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1189
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2-s2.0-84921985448
Contributors: Møller, A.P.; Adriaensen, F.; Artemyev, A.; Bańbura, J.; Barba, E.; Biard, C.; Blondel, J.; Bouslama, Z.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Camprodon, j. et al.
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Birds as reservoirs for Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Western Europe: Circulation of B.turdi and other genospecies in bird-tick cycles in Portugal

Environmental Microbiology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02834.x
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2-s2.0-84873127387
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.; Gern, L.; Núncio, M.S.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.
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Blackbirds Turdus merula as competent reservoirs for Borrelia turdi and Borrelia valaisiana in Portugal: Evidence from a xenodiagnostic experiment

Environmental Microbiology Reports
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12058
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2-s2.0-84880409600
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Núncio, M.S.; Ramos, J.A.; Gern, L.
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Do ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. constitute a burden to birds?

Parasitology Research
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3343-1
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2-s2.0-84876283303
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Lobato, D.N.C.; Braga, E.M.; Antonini, Y.; Lacorte, G.; Gonçalves, M.; Lopes De Carvalho, I.; Gern, L.; Núncio, M.S.; Ramos, J.A.
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Soil microarthropod community testing: A new approach to increase the ecological relevance of effect data for pesticide risk assessment

2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.06.009
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2-s2.0-84880578415
Contributors: Chelinho, S.; Domene, X.; Andrés, P.; Natal-da-Luz, T.; Norte, C.; Rufino, C.; Lopes, I.; Cachada, A.; Espíndola, E.; Ribeiro, R. et al.
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Diversity and seasonal patterns of ticks parasitizing wild birds in western Portugal

Experimental and Applied Acarology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9583-4
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2-s2.0-84866490117
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; de Carvalho, I.L.; Ramos, J.A.; Gonçalves, M.; Gern, L.; Núncio, M.S.
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Are great tits (parus major) inhabiting the vicinity of a pulp mill healthy? Impacts on physiology and breeding performance

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-010-9499-0
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2-s2.0-77957956349
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Sheldon, B.C.; Sousa, J.P.; Tavares, P.C.; Pereira, M.E.; Duarte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.
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Physiological condition and breeding performance of the Great Tit

Condor
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.080071
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2-s2.0-77949435490
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.; Sampaio, H.L.; Sousa, J.P.; Sheldon, B.C.
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The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: A review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

Acta Ornithologica
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3161/000164510X516047
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2-s2.0-77955620940
Contributors: Lambrechts, M.M.; Adriaensen, F.; Ardia, D.R.; Artemyev, A.V.; Atiénzar, F.; Bańbura, J.; Barba, E.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Camprodon, J.; Cooper, C.B. et al.
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The use of blue tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool for organohalogenated pollutants in the European environment

Science of the Total Environment
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.12.028
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2-s2.0-74449084084
Contributors: Van den Steen, E.; Pinxten, R.; Covaci, A.; Carere, C.; Eeva, T.; Heeb, P.; Kempenaers, B.; Lifjeld, J.T.; Massa, B.; Norte, A.C. et al.
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Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool

Environment International
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.08.002
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2-s2.0-58349098436
Contributors: Van den Steen, E.; Pinxten, R.; Jaspers, V.L.B.; Covaci, A.; Barba, E.; Carere, C.; Cichoń, M.; Dubiec, A.; Eeva, T.; Heeb, P. et al.
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Environmental and genetic variation in body condition and blood profile of great tit Parus major nestlings

Journal of Avian Biology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04461.x
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2-s2.0-63049107341
Contributors: Cláudia Norte, A.; Sheldon, B.C.; Sousa, J.P.; Ramos, J.A.
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Haematozoa infections in a Great Tit Parus major population in Central Portugal: Relationships with breeding effort and health

Ibis
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00960.x
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2-s2.0-70349507666
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; AraÚjo, P.M.; Sampaio, H.L.; Sousa, J.P.; Ramos, J.A.
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Variation of adult Great Tit Parus major body condition and blood parameters in relation to sex, age, year and season

Journal of Ornithology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0387-1
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2-s2.0-67649985888
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.; Sousa, J.P.; Sheldon, B.C.
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Health- state variables and enzymatic biomarkers as survival predictors in nestling great tits (Parus major): Effects of environmental conditions

Auk
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07188
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2-s2.0-70349498813
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.; Araújo, P.M.; Sousa, J.P.; Sheldon, B.C.
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Repeatability and method-dependent variation of blood parameters in wild-caught Great Tits Parus major

Acta Ornithologica
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3161/000164508X345347
EID:

2-s2.0-51649112000
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Sheldon, B.; Sousa, J.P.; Ramos, J.A.
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Nest-site selection and breeding biology of Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus on sandy beaches of the Portuguese West coast

Ardeola
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-18844453476
Contributors: Norte, A.C.; Ramos, J.A.
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