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Long-term evolution experiments fully reveal the potential for thermal adaptation
Antunes, Marta; Grandela, Afonso; Matos, Margarida; Simões, PedroEvolutionary responses may be crucial in allowing organisms to cope with prolonged effects of climate change. However, a clear understanding of the dynamics of adaptation to warming environments is still lacking. Addressing how reproductive success evolves in such deteriorating environments is extremely relevant, as this trait is constrained at temperatures below critical thermal limits. Experimental evolution ...
Experimental Evolution in a Warming World: The Omics Era
Santos, Marta A.; Carromeu-Santos, Ana; Quina, Ana S; Antunes, Marta; Kristensen, Torsten N; Santos, Mauro; Matos, MargaridaA comprehensive understanding of the genetic mechanisms that shape species responses to thermal variation is essential for more accurate predictions of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. Experimental evolution with high-throughput resequencing approaches (evolve and resequence) is a highly effective tool that has been increasingly employed to elucidate the genetic basis of adaptation. The number of ...
Evolution and Plasticity of Gene Expression Under Progressive Warming in Drosop...
Antunes, Marta; Santos, Marta A.; Quina, Ana S.; Santos, Mauro; Matos, Margarida; Simões, PedroUnderstanding the molecular mechanisms of thermal adaptation is crucial to predict the impacts of global warming. However, there is still a lack of research on the effects of rising temperatures over time and of studies involving different populations from the same species. The present study focuses on these two aspects, which are of great importance in understanding how organisms cope and adapt to ongoing chan...
The impact of Potocki-Lupski syndrome on sibling relationships
Antunes, Marta; Ferraz de Liz, Mariana; Correia , ZulmiraIntroduction: Potocki-Lupski syndrome is a condition characterized by cognitive, behavioral, and medical manifestations caused by 17p11.2 duplication encompassing the RAI1 gene. Due to the significance that sibling relations acquire throughout life, changes in the health and functioning of one sibling affect the others. Case report: A 14-year-old boy, healthy sibling of a girl with Potocki-Lupski syndrome, atte...
Trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and methylphenidate − Is there...
Antunes, Marta; Aguiar , InêsIntroduction: Psychostimulants, especially methylphenidate (MPH), are established treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Their common side effects are well known, and, although trichotillomania (TTM) and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) are not formally listed among them, they are reported in the literature. This study describes a case of TTM and OCS assoc...
Baby trich: the role of psychosocial stressors in pediatric trichotillomania
Falcão, Mariana; Magalhães, Patrícia; Sá, Teresa; Liz, Mariana; Lopes, Ana Filipa; Antunes, Marta; Silva, Ana Filipa; Martins, VâniaPediatric trichotillomania is characterized by the persistent pulling of one’s own hair, resulting in areas of hair loss and affecting the child and family’s daily functioning. Studies investigating the etiology, evolution, and treatment of pediatric trichotillomania are scarce. Scientific data suggests that pediatric trichotillomania can persist into adulthood and indicate the role of external stressors in its...
Preliminary perceived intervention changes and engagement in an evidence-based ...
Guedes, Maryse; Maia, Rita; Matos, Inês; Antunes, Marta; Rolão, Teresa; Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea; Rubin, Kenneth; Veríssimo, ManuelaIntroduction: Behavioral inhibition during early childhood is one of the strongest risk factors for the development of later anxiety disorders. Recently developed in- person interventions that target both young children who are highly inhibited and their parents (e.g., the Turtle Program), have decreased children’s anxiety and have increased social participation in the peer group. However, researchers have yet ...
Associations between secure base script knowledge in early childhood and percei...
Fernandes, C.; Fernandes, M.; Antunes, Marta; Santos, António J.; Vaughn, Brian; Verissimo, ManuelaAbstract: Previous studies suggest that mental representations of attachment can show moderate stability across childhood but none of these considered the child’s use of the Secure Base Script (SBS). This study tested the longitudinal stability of attachment representations from early to middle childhood, providing data that will allow us to determine whether the SBS score behaves like other attachment measures...
Associations between secure base script knowledge in early childhood and percei...
Fernandes, Carla; Fernandes, Marilia; Antunes, Marta; Santos, António J.; Vaughn, Brian; Verissimo, ManuelaPrevious studies suggest that mental representations of attachment can show moderate stability across childhood but none of these considered the child’s use of the Secure Base Script (SBS). This study tested the longitudinal stability of attachment representations from early to middle childhood, providing data that will allow us to determine whether the SBS score behaves like other attachment measures for early...
Past history shapes evolution of reproductive success in a global warming scenario
Santos, Marta A.; Antunes, Marta; Grandela, Afonso; Carromeu-Santos, Ana; Quina, Ana S.; Santos, Mauro; Matos, Margarida; Simões, PedroAdaptive evolution is critical for animal populations to thrive in the fast-changing natural environments. Ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to global warming and, although their limited coping ability has been suggested, few real-time evolution experiments have directly accessed their evolutionary potential. Here, we report a long-term experimental evolution study addressing the evolution of Drosophila th...