PUBLICATIONS
THESIS
António Paulo Pereira de Mira (1999). Ecologia do
rato-cego-mediterrânico (Microtus duodecimcostatus) em pomares de
citrinos do sul de Portugal. Bases para a gestão das populações. Tese de
Doutoramento. Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
António Paulo Pereira de Mira. (1990). Estudo comparativo
de populações portuguesas de Mus musculus domesticus Rutty, 1772 e Mus
spretus Lataste 1883 (Rodentia: Muridae). Aspectos relativos à sistemática,
reprodução e fisiologia. Tese de Licenciatura. Faculdade de Ciências,
Universidade de Lisboa.
BOOK CHAPTERS WITH REFEREES
Santos, S.M.; Carvalho, F.; Mira A. (in press). Current knowledge on
wildlife mortality in railways. In Borda-de-Água, L.; Barrientos, R.; Beja,
P.; Pereira, H.M. (eds.), An Introduction to Railway Ecology. Springer;
Carvalho, F.; Santos, S.M.; Mira, A.; Lourenço, R. (in
press). Methods
to monitor and mitigate wildlife mortality in railways. In Borda-de-Água,
L.; Barrientos, R.; Beja, P.; Pereira, H.M. (eds.), An Introduction to
Railway Ecology. Springer;
Godinho, C.; Catarino, L., Marques, J.T.; Mira, A.; Beja, P.
(in press). Assessing bird exclusion effects of wetland crossing by a railway. In
Borda-de-Água, L.; Barrientos, R.; Beja, P.; Pereira, H.M. (eds.), An Introduction
to Railway Ecology. Springer;
Carvalho, F; Galantinho, A; Mira, A. 2011. Factors affecting small
and middle-sized carnivore occurrence and abundance in Mediterranean
agricultural landscapes. Case studies in Southern Portugal. In
Rosalino, M.; Gheler-Costa, C. (eds.), Middle-Sized Carnivores in
Agricultural Landscapes. Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 39-68 (ISBN:
978-1-61122-033-9);
Zuur, A.F.; Mira, A.; Carvalho, F.;
Ieno, E.N. ; Saveliev, A.A.; Smith, G.M. & Walker, N. (2009). Negative
Binomial GAM and GAMM to Analyse Amphibian Roadkills. In Zuur, A.F.; Ieno,
E.N.; Walker, N.; Smith G.M. (eds), Mixed effects models and extensions in
ecology with R. Springer; New York, pp. 383-397 (ISBN 978-0-387-87458-6);
OTHER BOOK CHAPTERS
Mira, A. (2014). Vertebrados do Concelho de Marvão. Breve
síntese dos valores mais relevantes. In Oliveira, J. (ed.). Marvão. Estudos
e Documentos de apoio à candidatura a Património Mundial, Edições
Colibri/Câmara Municipal de Marvão, Marvão, pp. 72-75 (ISBN: 978-989-689-404-7)
Mira, A. (2008). Mammals. In Arizpe, D.; Mendes, A.;
Rabaça, J.E. (eds.), Sustainable Riparian Zones. A management guide. Edição
Generalitat Valenciana, Valência, pp. 110-11 (ISBN: 978-84-482-4967-0).
Mira, A.; Mathias. M.L. (2007). Topillo Lusitano (Microtus
lusitanicus). In Palomo, L.J.; Gisbert, J.; Blanco, J.C (eds.), Atlas
y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Terrestres de España, 2 ed.. Dirección
General para la Biodiversidad, Madrid, pp. 418-419 (ISBN: 9788480147118)
Queiroz, A.I. (ccord.); Alves, P.C.; Barroso, I.; Beja, P.;
Fernandes, M.; Freitas, L.; Mathias, M.L.; Mira, A.; Palmeirim, J.; Prieto, R.;
Rainho, A.; Rodrigues, L.; Santos-Reis, M.; Sequeira, M. (2005). Fichas das
espécies de Mamíferos. In Cabral. M.J. (coord.); Almeida, J.; Almeida,
P.R.; Dellinger, T.; Ferrand-de-Almeida, N.; Oliveira, M.E.; Palmeirim, J.;
Queiroz. A.I.; Rogado; L.; Santos-Reis (eds.), Livro Vermelho dos
Vertebrados de Portugal. Instituto da Conservação da Natureza, Lisboa.
(ISBN: 972-775-153-g)
Mira, A. (1996). Distribuição espacial do
rato-cego-mediterrânico (Microtus duodecimcostatus) num pomar de citrinos da
Região de Setúbal. In Lavadinho, A.M.P. (ed.), Os Roedores na
Agricultura. DGPC, Lisboa, pp. 57-64.
Mira, A.; Mathias, M.L. (1996). “Padrões de reprodução em
ratinhos--caseiros (Mus musculus domesticus) e ratinhos-ruivos (M. spretus). In
Lavadinho, A.M.P. (ed.), Os
Roedores na Agricultura. DGPC, Lisboa, pp. 65-75.
EDITOR OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND BOOKS ABSTRACT
Borralho, R.; Palma, L.; Machado, C.; Mira, A. (eds.) (2010).
Conservação de Vertebrados Terrestres Ameaçados em Portugal: Situação Actual
e Perspectivas. Livro de Resumos. CEAI, Naturlink, Universidade de Évora. Évora.
Mira, A.; Borralho, R. (2009) (eds.). IENE Transport
Infrastructure of the 21st Century: Connecting People and Wildlife. Abstract book. Unidade de Biologia da
Conservação – Universidade de Évora, Naturlink.
Mira, A.; Borralho, R.; Dias, S. (2005) (eds.). Seminário
Infra-estruturas Lineares e Biodiversidade. Avaliação, monitorização e
minimização de impactes. Livro de resumos. Naturlink, Unidade de Biologia
da Conservação - Universidade de Évora, Grupo de Trabalho em Fauna e
Infra-estruturas Lineares, Évora.
PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS WoS
Galantinho, A.; Eufrázio, S.; Silva, C.; Carvalho, F.;
Alpizar-Jara, R.; Mira, A. (in review). Road effects on demographic traits of
small mammal populations. European Journal of Wildlife Research.
Mestre, F.; Risk, B.; Mira, A.; Beja,
P.; Pita, R. (in review). A metapopulation approach to predict species range
shifts under different climate change and landscape connectivity scenarios.
Ecological Modelling.
Mestre, F.; Pita, R.; Mira, A.; Beja,
P. (in review). Metapopulations, patch turnover and successional dynamics: When
does intermediate disturbance favours species persistence? Oecologia.
Carvalho, F.; Lourenço, A.; Carvalho, R.; Alves, P.C.; Mira,
A.; Pedro Beja, P. (in review). Behavioural disturbance and gene flow across a motorway in a
forest carnivore: joint evidence from roadkills, radio tracking and genetics.
Landscape and Urban Planning
Barbosa, S.; Paupério, J.; Herman,
J.S.; Ferreira, C.M.; Pita, R.; Vale-Gonçalves, H.M.; Cabral, J.A.;
Garrido-García, J.A.; Soriguer, R.C.; Beja, P.; Mira, A.; Alves, P.C.; Searle,
J.B. accepted. Endemic species may have complex histories: within-refugium
phylogeography of an endangered Iberian vole. Molecular Ecology.
Areias-Guerreiro, J.; Mira, A.; Barbosa, A.M. in press. How well can models
predict changes in species distributions? A 13-year-old otter model revisited.
Hystrix (doi:10.4404/hystrix-27.1-11867)
Grácio, A.R.; Mira, A.; Beja, P.; Pita, R. 2017. Diel variation in movement
patterns and habitat use by the Iberian endemic Cabrera vole: Implications for
conservation and monitoring. Mammalian Biology Volume: 83 Pages:21-26
Mestre, F ; Canovas, F ; Pita, R ; Mira, A ; Beja, P. 2016. An R package for
simulating metapopulation dynamics and range expansion under environmental
change. Environmental Modelling & Software
Volume: 81 Pages: 40-44
Carvalho, F; Carvalho, R; Mira, A ; Beja, P. 2016. Assessing landscape
functional connectivity in a forest carnivore using path selection functions. Landscape
Ecology Volume: 31 Issue: 5 Pages: 1021-1036
A. Lumbreras, J. T. Marques, A. F.
Belo, M. Cristo, M. Fernandes, D. Galioto, M. Machado, A. Mira, P. Sá-Sousa, R.
Silva, L. G. Sousa, C. Pinto-Cruz. 2016. Assessing the
conservation status of Mediterranean temporary ponds using biodiversity: a new
tool for practitioners. Hydrobiologia Hydrobiologia Pages: 1-13
Santos, S; Mira, A; Salgueiro, P;
Costa, P; Medihnas, D; Beja, P. 2016. Avian trait-mediated
vulnerability to road traffic collisions. Biological Conservation Volume: 200 Pages: 122-130
Peralta, D ; Leitao, I ; Ferreira, A ; Mira, A; Beja, P;
Pita, R. 2016. Factors affecting southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus) detection and
occupancy probabilities in Mediterranean farmland. Mammalian Biology Volume: 81
Issue: 2 Pages: 123-129
Herrera, JM; Salgueiro, PA; Medinas, D; Costa, P; Encarnacao,
C; Mira, A. 2016. Generalities of vertebrate responses to landscape composition and
configuration gradients in a highly heterogeneous Mediterranean region. Journal of
Biogeography
Volume: 43 Issue: 6
Pages: 1203-1214
Barros, T; Ferreira, E ; Rocha, RG;
Gaubert, P; Bandeira, V ; Souto, L ; Mira, A ; Fonseca, C. 2016. Genetic signature of the
northward expansion of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Herpestidae)
in the Iberian Peninsula. Biological Journal of the
Linnean Society Volume: 118 Issue: 3 Pages: 686-697
Pita, R., Lambin, X., Mira, A.; Beja, P. 2016. Hierarchical spatial
segregation of two Mediterranean vole species: the role of patch-network
structure and matrix composition. Oecologia Pages: 1-11
Herrera, JM; Teixeira, ID ;
Rodriguez-Perez, J ; Mira, A. 2016. Landscape structure shapes
carnivore-mediated seed dispersal kernels. Landscape
Ecology Volume: 31 Issue: 4 Pages: 731-743.
Barros, T ; Gaubert, P ; Rocha, RG;
Bandeira, V ; Souto, L ; Mira, A ; Fonseca, C. 2016. Mitochondrial demographic
history of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), an expanding carnivore
in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammalian Biology Volume:
81 Issue: 2 Pages: 176-184
Mestre, F ; Pita, R; Pauperio, J ;
Martins, FMS ; Alves, PC ; Mira, A ; Beja, P. 2015. Combining distribution
modelling and non-invasive genetics to improve range shift forecasting. Ecological Modelling Volume: 297
Pages: 171-179
Herrera, JM ; Costa, P; Medinas, D ;
Marques, JT ; Mira, A . 2015. Community composition and activity of
insectivorous bats in Mediterranean olive farms. Animal
Conservation Volume: 18 Issue: 6 Pages: 557-566
Quaglietta, L ; Hajkova, P ; Mira, A
; Boitani, L. 2015. Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) density estimate based on
radio tracking and other data sources. Mammal Research Volume: 60
Issue: 2 Pages: 127-137
Carvalho, F; Carvalho, R; Galantinho,
A ; Mira, A ; Beja, P. 2015. Monitoring frequency influences the
analysis of resting behaviour in a forest carnivore. Ecological
Research Volume: 30 Issue: 3 Pages: 537-546.
Santos, SM; Marques, JT; Lourenco, A;
Medinas, D; Barbosa, AM ; Beja, P ; Mira, A. 2015. Sampling effects on the
identification of roadkill hotspots: Implications for survey design. Journal of Environmental Management Volume: 162 Pages: 87-95
Pita, R.; Mira, A.; Beja, P.2014. Microtus cabrerae (Rodentia:
Cricetidae). Mammalian Species Volume: 46 Issue: 912 Pages: 48-70
Beja, P; Schindler, S; Santana, J ;
Porto, M ; Morgado, R ; Moreira, F; Pita, R ; Mira, A ; Reino, L . 2014. Predators and livestock
reduce bird nest survival in intensive Mediterranean farmland. European Journal of Wildlife Research Volume: 60 Issue: 2 Pages: 249-258.
Quaglietta, L; Fonseca, VC ; Mira, A;
Boitani, L. 2014. Sociospatial organization of a solitary carnivore, the
Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Journal of Mammalogy
Volume: 95 Issue: 1
Pages: 140-150.
Carvalho, F; Carvalho, R ; Mira, A ;
Beja, P. 2014. Use of tree hollows by a Mediterranean forest carnivore. Forest Ecology and Management Volume: 315 Pages: 54-62.
Gomes, LAP ; Salgado, PMP; Barata,
EN; Mira, APP. 2014. Alarm scent-marking during predatory attempts in the
Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae Thomas, 1906). Ecological
Research Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Pages: 335-343.
Medinas, D ; Marques, JT ; Mira, A.
2013. Assessing road effects on bats: the role of landscape, road features, and
bat activity on road-kills. Ecological Research
Volume: 28 Issue: 2
Pages: 227-237.
Quaglietta, L; Fonseca, VC; Hajkova,
P; Mira, A; Boitani, L. 2013. Fine-scale population
genetic structure and short-range sex-biased dispersal in a solitary carnivore,
Lutra lutra. Journal of Mammalogy Volume: 94 Issue: 3 Pages: 561-571
Pita, R Mira, A; Beja, P . 2013. Influence of Land Mosaic
Composition and Structure on Patchy Populations: The Case of the Water Vole
(Arvicola sapidus) in Mediterranean Farmland. Plos One Volume: 8
Issue: 7
Santos, Sara M; Lourenco, Rui; Mira,
Antonio; Beja, Pedro. 2013. Relative effects of road
risk, habitat suitability, and connectivity on wildlife roadkills: the case of
tawny owls (Strix aluco). Plos One Volume: 8 Issue: 11.
Gomes, LAP; Salgado, PMP; Barata, EN;
Mira, APP. The effect of pair bonding in Cabrera vole's scent marking. Acta Ethologica Volume: 16
Issue: 3 Pages: 181-188.
Gomes, LAP; Mira, APP; Barata, EN. 2013. The Role of Scent-marking
in Patchy and Highly Fragmented Populations of the Cabrera Vole (Microtus
cabrerae Thomas, 1906). Zoological Science Volume: 30 Issue: 4 IF(2013): 0,876 citations: 2
Quaglietta, L; Martins,
BH; de Jongh, A; Mira, A; Boitani, L. 2012. A Low-Cost GPS GSM/GPRS
Telemetry System: Performance in Stationary Field Tests and Preliminary Data on
Wild Otters (Lutra lutra). Plos One Volume: 7 Issue: 1
Silva, CC; Lourenco, R; Godinho, S ;
Gomes, E; Sabino-Marques, H ; Medinas, D; Neves, V; Silva, C; Rabaca, JE; Mira,
A. 2012. Major roads have a negative impact on the Tawny Owl Strix aluco and the
Little Owl Athene noctua populations. Acta Ornithologica
Volume: 47 Issue: 1
Pages: 47-54
Pita, R; Mira, A; Beja, P. 2012. Assessing habitat
differentiation between coexisting species: The role of spatial scale. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Pages: 124-132
Pita, R; Mira, A ; Beja, P.2011. Circadian activity rhythms
in relation to season, sex and interspecific interactions in two Mediterranean
voles. Animal Behaviour Volume: 81 Issue: 5 Pages: 1023-1030
Carvalho, F; Mira, A. 2011.
Comparing
annual vertebrate road kills over two time periods, 9 years apart: a case study
in Mediterranean farmland. European Journal of Wildlife
Research Volume: 57 Issue: 1 Pages: 157-174
Santos, SM; Carvalho, F; Mira, A. 2011.
How
Long Do the Dead Survive on the Road? Carcass Persistence Probability and
Implications for Road-Kill Monitoring Surveys. Plos One
Volume: 6 Issue: 9
Sabino-Marques, H; Mira, A. 2011. Living on the verge: are
roads a more suitable refuge for small mammals than streams in Mediterranean
pastureland? Ecological Research Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Pages: 277-287
Santos, SM; Mathias, MD; Mira, AP.
2011. The influence of local, landscape and spatial factors on the distribution
of the Lusitanian and the Mediterranean pine voles in a Mediterranean
landscape. Mammalian Biology Volume: 76 Issue: 2 Pages: 133-142
Basto, MP; Pedroso, NM ; Mira, A;
Santos-Reis, M.2011. Use of small and medium-sized water reservoirs by otters in a
Mediterranean ecosystem. Animal Biology Volume: 61 Issue: 1 Pages: 75-94
Reino, L; Porto, M; Morgado, R;
Carvalho, F; Mira, A; Beja, P. 2010. Does afforestation increase bird nest
predation risk in surrounding farmland? Forest Ecology and
Management Volume: 260 Issue: 8 Pages: 1359-1366
Santos, SM; Mathias, MD; Mira, AP.
2010. Local
coexistence and niche differences between the Lusitanian and Mediterranean pine
voles (Microtus lusitanicus and M. duodecimcostatus). Ecological
Research Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Pages: 1019-1031
Santos, SM; Lourenco, RF; Mathias,
MD; Mira, AP. 2010. Spatial and temporal ecology of the Lusitanian pine
vole (Microtus lusitanicus) in a Mediterranean polyculture. Animal Biology Volume: 60
Issue: 2 Pages: 209-227
Pita, R; Mira, A ; Beja, P. 2010. Spatial segregation of two
vole species (Arvicola sapidus and Microtus cabrerae) within habitat patches in
a highly fragmented farmland landscape. European Journal
of Wildlife Research Volume: 56 Issue: 4 Pages: 651-662
Santos, SM; Mira, AP; Mathias, ML.2009.
Factors
influencing large-scale distribution of two sister species of pine voles
(Microtus lusitanicus and Microtus duodecimcostatus): the importance of spatial
autocorrelation. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue
Canadienne De Zoologie Volume: 87 Issue: 12 Pages: 1227-1240
Gomes, L ; Grilo, C; Silva, C; Mira,
A. 2009. Identification methods and deterministic factors of owl
roadkill hotspot locations in Mediterranean landscapes. Ecological
Research Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Pages: 355-370
Pita, R; Mira, A; Moreira, F;
Morgado, R; Beja, P.2009. Influence of landscape
characteristics on carnivore diversity and abundance in Mediterranean farmland.
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Volume: 132 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 57-65
Galantinho, A ; Mira, A. 2009. The
influence of human, livestock, and ecological features on the occurrence of
genet (Genetta genetta): a case study on Mediterranean farmland. Ecological Research Volume: 24
Issue: 3 Pages: 671-685.
Santos, SM; Mira, AP; Mathias, ML. 2009. Using presence signs to
discriminate between similar species. Integrative Zoology
Volume: 4 Issue: 3
Pages: 258-264
Mira, A; Marques, CC; Santos, SM; Rosario, IT; Mathias, ML.
2008. Environmental
determinants of the distribution of the Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae) in
Portugal: Implications for conservation. Mammalian Biology
Volume: 73 Issue: 2
Pages: 102-110.
Ascensao, F; Mira, A .2007. Factors
affecting culvert use by vertebrates along two stretches of road in southern
Portugal. Ecological Research Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Pages: 57-66
Mestre, FM; Ferreira, JP; Mira, A. 2007. Modelling the distribution
of the European Polecat Mustela putorius in a Mediterranean agricultural
landscape. Revue D Ecologie-La Terre Et La Vie Volume: 62
Issue: 1 Pages: 35-47
Pita, R; Beja, P; Mira, A. 2007. Spatial population structure of the
Cabrera vole in Mediterranean farmland: The relative role of patch and matrix
effects. Biological Conservation Volume: 134 Issue: 3 Pages: 383-392
Santos, SM; Mathias, MDL; Mira, A. 2007. Vegetation structure and
composition of road verge and meadow sites colonized by cabrera vole (Microtus
Cabrerae Thomas). Polish Journal of Ecology Volume:
55 Issue: 3 Pages: 481-493
Pita, R ; Mira, A ; Beja, P.2006. Conserving the Cabrera vole, Microtus
cabrerae, in intensively used Mediterranean landscapes. Agriculture
Ecosystems & Environment Volume: 115
Issue: 1-4 Pages: 1-5
Santos, SM; Simões, MP; Mathias, MD; Mira, A. 2006. Vegetation analysis in
colonies of an endangered rodent, the Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae), in
southern Portugal. Ecological Research Volume: 21
Issue: 2 Pages: 197-207
Cruz, R; Santos, S; Mira, A; Monteiro, A; Queiros, F;
Mathias, ML. 2002. First record of the Common vole Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1778) for
Portugal. Mammalia Volume: 66
Issue: 4 Pages: 606-609
Mathias, MD; Mira, A. 1992. On the
origin and colonization of house mice in the Madeira islands. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Volume: 46 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 13-24
Mathias, MD; Mira, A. 1992. Serum-proteins
and hematological values in the fallow deer (Dama-Dama l) (Cervidae,
Artiodactyla). Mammalia Volume: 56 Issue: 3 Pages: 485-488
PAPERS IN NATIONAL JOURNALS WITH REFEREES
Garrido-García, J.A.; Rosário, I.T.; Gisbert, J.;
García-Perea, R.; Cordero, A.I.; López-Alabau, A.; Mathias, M.L., Mira A.;
Pita, R.; Santos, S., Sendra-Pérez, I., Vicente V & Soriguer, R.C. (2013).
Revisión a nivel ibérico de la distribución del topillo de Cabrera o iberón,
Iberomys cabrerae (Thomas, 1906). Galemys 25, 35-49.
Salgueiro, P.; Medinas, D.; Silva, C.; Silva, A.; Mira, A.
(2013). New
data on the distribution range of Hemidactylus turcicus in Portugal. Boletín de la Asociación
Herpetológica Española, 24:79-82.
Pereira, M.; Lourenço, R.; Mira, A. (2011). The role of habitat
connectivity on road mortality of tawny owls. GeoFocus, 11:70-90.
Silva, C.; Grilo, C.; Mira, A.
(2008). Modelling owl mortality on roads of Alentejo (southern Portugal). Airo,
18:3-12;
Pita, R.; A. Mira; Mathias, M.L.
(2003). Small mammal community structure in two successional stages of
Mediterranean Ecosystem. Galemys, 15: 67-79;
Mira, A.; Mathias, M.L. (1994). Seasonal
adrenal weight variation in relation to reproductive activity in the Algerian
mouse (Mus spretus Lataste). Newsletter da Societas Europaea Mammalogica, 6:4;
