Publications
Refereed Journal Publications:
2021 - Present
34) Ramos-Júdez S.; González-López W.A.; Ostos J.H.; Mamani N.C.; Alemán C.M.; Beirão J.; Duncan N. Low sperm to egg ratio required for successful in vitro fertilisation in a pair-spawning teleost, Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Royal Society Open Science.
2016 - 2020
33) Beirão J.; Flengstad S.; Babiak I. (2020) Spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) sperm cryopreservation in 5 mL cryovials. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. Accepted
32) Le François N.R.; Desvignes T.; Sheehan E.; Belzile C.; Savoie A.; Beirão J.; Postlethwait J.H.; Detrich III W.H. (2020) Toward controlled breeding of the blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus (Lönnberg 1906): determination of spermatozoa concentration and evaluation of short- and long-term preservation of semen. Polar Biology 43:1583–1593
31) González-López W.A; Patel D.M.; Duncan N.; Beirão J. (2020) Is it possible to store spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) sperm by refrigeration? Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. Accepted
30) Santana J.; Eggen B.; Cabrita E.; Beirão J. (2020) Step by step optimization of a sperm cryopreservation protocol for spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor Olafsen, 1772). Theriogenology 149: 16-24
29) Beirão J.; Boulais M.; Gallego V.; O’Brien J.K.; Peixoto S.; Robeck T.R.; Cabrita E. (2019) Sperm handling in aquatic animals for artificial reproduction. Theriogenology 133:161-178
28) Beirão J.; Egeland T.B.; Purchase C.F.; Nordeide J.T. (2019) Fish sperm competition in hatcheries and between wild and hatchery origin fish in nature. Theriogenology 133:201-209
27) Beirão J.; Baillon L.; Litt M.A.; Langlois V.S.; Purchase C.F. (2019) Impact of crude oil and the dispersant CorexitTM EC9500A on capelin (Mallotus villosus) embryo development. Marine Environmental Research 147:90-100
26) Santos M.; Soares F.; Moreira M; Beirão J. (2018) Evaluation of different extenders for cold storage of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) semen. Aquaculture research 49:2723-2731
25) Penney H.D.; Beirão J.; Purchase C.F. (2018) Phenotypic plasticity during external embryonic development is affected more by transgenerational effects than multiple abiotic factors in brook trout. Evolutionary Ecology Research 19 (2): 171-194
24) Beirão J.; Litt M.A.; Purchase C.F. (2018) Chemically dispersed crude oil affects sperm fertilizing ability but not sperm swimming in capelin (Mallotus villosus). Environmental Pollution 241: 521-528
23) Beirão J.; Lewis J.A.; Wringe B.F.; Purchase C.F. (2018) A novel sperm adaptation to evolutionary constraints on reproduction: pre-ejaculatory sperm activation in the beach spawning capelin (Osmeridae). Ecology and Evolution 8: 2343-2349
22) Beirão J.; Ottesen O. (2018) Optimization of a fertilization protocol for spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor). Aquaculture 484: 133-138
2011 - 2015
21) Beirão J.; Purchase C.F.; Wringe B.F.; Fleming I.A. (2015) Inter-population variation in ovarian fluid chemistry differentially modulates sperm motility in Atlantic cod. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 54-86
20) Beirão J.; Lewis J.; Purchase C.F. (2015) Spermatozoa ultrastructure of two osmerid fishes in the context of their family (Teleostei: Osmeriformes: Osmeridae). Journal of Applied Icthyology 31: 28-33
19) Beirão J.; Soares F.; Pousão-Ferreira P.; Diogo P.; Dias J.; Dinis M.T.; Herráez M.P.; Cabrita E. (2015) The effect of enriched diets on Solea senegalensis sperm quality. Aquaculture 435: 187-194
18) Zilli L.; Beirão J.; Schiavone R.; Gnoni A.; Herraez M.P.; Storelli C; Vilella S. (2014) Comparative proteome analysis of cryopreserved flagella and head plasma membrane proteins from sea bream spermatozoa: effect of antifreeze proteins. PLoS One 9(6): e99992
17) Beirão J.; Purchase C.F.; Wringe B.F.; Fleming I.A. (2014) Wild Atlantic cod sperm motility is negatively affected by ovarian fluid of farmed females. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 5: 61-70
16) Beirão J.; Purchase C.F.; Wringe B.F.; Fleming I.A. (2014) Sperm plasticity to seawater temperatures in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is affected more by population origin than individual environmental exposure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 495: 263-274
15) Beirão J.; Zilli L.; Vilella S.; Cabrita E.; Fernández-Díez C.; Schiavone R.; Herráez M.P. (2012) Fatty acid composition of the head membrane and flagella affects Sparus aurata sperm quality. Journal of Applied Icthyology 28(6): 1017-1019
14) Martínez-Páramo S.; Diogo P.; Beirão J.; Dinis M.T.; Cabrita E. (2012) Sperm lipid peroxidation explains differences in sperm quality during the reproductive season in precocious European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) males. Aquaculture 358-359: 246-252
13) Beirão J.;Zilli L.;Vilella S.;Cabrita E.;Schiavone R.;Herráez M.P. (2012) Improving sperm cryopreservation with antifreeze proteins:effect on seabream plasma membrane lipids. Biology of Reproduction 86(2): 1-9
12) Pérez-Cerezales S.;Gutiérrez-Adán A.;Martínez-PáramoS.;Beirão J.; Herráez M.P. (2011) Altered gene transcription and telomere length in trout embryo and larvae obtained with DNA cryodamaged sperm. Theriogenology 76(7):1234-45
11) Beirão J.;Soares F.;Herráez M.P.;Dinis M.T.;Cabrita E. (2011) Changes in Solea senegalensis sperm quality throughout the year. Animal Reproduction Science 126(1-2):122-9
10) Zilli L.;Beirão J.;Schiavone R.;Herraez M.P.;Cabrita E.;Storelli C;Vilella S. (2011) Aquaporin inhibition changes protein phosphorylation pattern following sperm motility activation in fish. Theriogenology 76(4):737-44
9) Beirão J.;Cabrita E.;Pérez-Cerezales S.;Martínez-Páramo S.;Herráez M.P. (2011) Effect of cryopreservation on fish sperm subpopulations. Cryobiology 62(1):22-31
8) Cabrita E.;Soares F.; Beirão J.;García-López A.;Martínez-Rodríguez G.; Dinis M.T. (2011) Endocrine and milt response of Senegalese sole,Solea senegalensis,males maintained in captivity. Theriogenology 75(1):1-9
2006 - 2010
7) Beirão J.;Pérez-Cerezales S.;Martínez-Páramo S.;Herráez M.P. (2010) Detection of early damage of sperm cell membrane in Gilhead seabream (Sparus aurata) with the nuclear stain YO-PRO 1. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 26:794-796
6) Cabrita E.;Sarasquete C.;Martínez-Páramo S.;Robles V.; Beirão J.;Pérez-Cerezales S.; Herráez M.P. (2010) Cryopreservation of fish sperm:applications and perspectives. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 26:623-635.
5) Pérez-Cerezales S.;Martínez-Páramo S.;Beirão J.; Herráez M.P. (2010) Fertilization capacity with rainbow trout DNA damaged sperm and embryo developmental success. Reproduction 139 (6):989-97
4) Pérez-Cerezales S.;Martínez-Páramo S.;Beirão J.; Herráez M.P. (2010) Evaluation of DNA damage as a quality marker for rainbow trout sperm cryopreservation and use of LDL as cryoprotectant. Theriogenology. 74(2):282-289.
3) Beirão J.;Soares F.;Herráez M.P.;Dinis M.T.;Cabrita E. (2009) Sperm quality evaluation in Solea senegalensis during the reproductive season at cellular level. Theriogenology 72 (9):1251-1261
2) Beirão J.;Cabrita E.; Soares F.;Herráez M.P.;Dinis M.T. (2008) Cellular damage in spermatozoa from wild-captured Solea senegalensis detected with comet analysis and Annexin-V. Journal of Applied Icthyology 24:508-513
1) Beirão J.;Robles V.;Herráez M.P.;Sarasquete C.;Dinis M.T.;Cabrita E. (2006) Cryoprotectant microinjection toxicity and chilling sensitivity in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) embryos. Aquaculture 261 (3):897-903
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