Rosa, R. & Nunes, E. & Pissarra, V. & Santos, C.P. & Varela, J. & Baptista, M. & Castro, J. & Paula, J.R. & Repolho, T. & Marques, T.A. & Freitas, R. & Santos, C.F. (2023)
Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde). Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1077748
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1077748

Goncalves, O. & Freitas, R. & Ferreira, P. & Araujo, M. & Zhang, G.J. & Mazan, S. & Cohn, M.J. & Castro, L.F.C. & Wilson, J.M. (2019)
Molecular ontogeny of the stomach in the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 586
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36413-0

Xavier, R. & Severino, R. & Pérez-Losada, M. & Gestal, C. & Freitas, R. & Harris, D.J. & Veríssimo, A. & Rosado, D. & Cable, J. (2018)
Phylogenetic analysis of apicomplexan parasites infecting commercially valuable species from the North-East Atlantic reveals high levels of diversity and insights into the evolution of the group. Parasites & Vectors, 11, Article 63
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2645-7

Ziermann, J.M. & Freitas, R. & Diogo, R. (2017)
Muscle development in the shark Scyliorhinus canicula: implications for the evolution of the gnathostome head and paired appendage musculature. Frontiers in Zoology, 14, Article 31
DOI: 10.1186/s12983-017-0216-y

Brito, A. & Freitas, R. & Espino, F. & Fernandez-Gil, C. & Boyra, A. & Gonzalez, J.A. (2013)
Fishes. In Fernandez-Gil C et al. 2013. Especies marinhas de Cabo Verde(Biotecmar): pp 32-73

Wirtz, P. & Brito, A. & Falcón, J.M. & Freitas, R. & Fricke, R. & Monteiro, V. & Reiner, F. & Tariche, O. (2013)
The coastal fishes of the Cape Verde Islands – new records and an annotated check-list (Pisces). Spixiana, 36(1), 113–142

Freitas, R. & Zhang, G.J. & Cohn, M.J. (2007)
Biphasic Hoxd Gene Expression in Shark Paired Fins Reveals an Ancient Origin of the Distal Limb Domain. PLoS ONE, 2(1), Article e754
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000754

Freitas, R. & Zhang, G.J. & Albert, J.S. & Evans, D.H. & Cohn, M.J. (2006)
Developmental origin of shark electrosensory organs. Evolution & Development, 8(1), 74–80
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2006.05076.x

Freitas, R. & Cohn, M.J. (2004)
Analysis of EphA4 in the lesser spotted catshark identifies a primitive gnathostome expression pattern and reveals co-option during evolution of shark-specific morphology. Development Genes and Evolution, 214(9), 466–472
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-004-0426-0