
Adapting the sampling design of research surveys to improve the biomass estimation of secondary species-the case study of Raja clavata. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80(10), 2567–2578
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsad089

Correction to: Resolving taxonomic uncertainty in vulnerable elasmobranchs: are the Madeira skate (Raja maderensis) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata) distinct species? Conservation Genetics, 20(2), 403
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1094-3
A investigação realizada no IPMA de suporte ao aconselhamento científico para a gestão de espécies de raia. Relatórios Científicos e Técnicos do IPMA, Série digital, 21: 29p

Resolving taxonomic uncertainty in vulnerable elasmobranchs: are the Madeira skate (Raja maderensis) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata) distinct species? Conservation Genetics, 17(3), 565–576
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0806-1

Using biological variables and reproductive strategy of the undulate ray Raja undulata to evaluate productivity and susceptibility to exploitation. Journal of Fish Biology, 86(5), 1471–1490
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12653

How is the morphology of the oviducal gland and of the resulting egg capsule associated with the egg laying habitats of Rajidae species? Environmental Biology of Fishes, 98(10), 2037–2048
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-015-0425-1
A tale of two seas: contrasting patterns of population structure in the small-spotted catshark across Europe. Royal Society Open Science, 1, Article 140175
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140175

Identification of Potential Essential Fish Habitats for Skates Based on Fishers’ Knowledge. Environmental Management, 53(5), 985–998
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0257-3

Reproductive biology of cuckoo ray Leucoraja naevus. Journal of Fish Biology, 81(4), 1285–1296
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03412.x

Sperm storage in males and females of the deepwater shark Portuguese dogfish with notes on oviducal gland microscopic organization. Journal of Zoology, 283(3), 210–219
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00775.x

Molecular barcoding of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) from the southern Northeast Atlantic. Zoologica Scripta, 40(1), 76–84
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00461.x

The development of the oviducal gland in the Rajid thornback ray, Raja clavata. Helgoland Marine Research, 65(3), 399–411
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-010-0232-1

Maturation, fecundity, and spawning strategy of the thornback ray, Raja clavata: do reproductive characteristics vary regionally? Marine Biology, 158(10), 2187–2197
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1723-6
Maturation of the Gonads and Reproductive Tracts of the Thornback Ray Raja clavata, with Comments on the Development of a Standardized Reproductive Terminology for Oviparous Elasmobranchs. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 3(1), 160–175
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2011.555707

Molecular markers reveal spatially segregated cryptic species in a critically endangered fish, the common skate (Dipturus batis). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 277, 1497–1503
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2111

Morphometric ratios of six commercially landed species of skate from the Portuguese continental shelf, and their utility for identification. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67(8), 1596–1603
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq056
First occurrence of the deepwater shark Centroscymnus owstoni on the Portuguese continental slope. Cybium, 32(3), 271–272
Ontogenetic dietary shift and feeding strategy of Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802 (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) on the Portuguese continental shelf. Scientia Marina, 72(2), 311–318


The use of caudal thorns for ageing Raja undulata from the Portuguese continental shelf, with comments on its reproductive cycle. Marine and Freshwater Research, 58(11), 983–992
DOI: 10.1071/MF07042
Diet comparison of four ray species (Raja clavata, Raja brachyura, Raja montagui and Leucoraja naevus) caught along the Portugese continental shelf. Aquatic Living Resources, 19(2), 105–114
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2006010


Age and growth of Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 - evaluation of ageing precision using different types of caudal denticles. ICES CM Documents 2005, 17, 1–10

Description of Portuguese mixed-fisheries with positive landings of Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873 and Raja montagui Fowler, 1910. ICES CM Documents 2005, 18, 1–10

Diet comparison of four ray species [Leucoraja naevus (Müller & Henle, 1841); Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873; Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 and Raja montagui Fowler, 1910] caught along the Portuguese continental coast. ICES CM Documents 2005, 28, 1–28