Manuel Sapage

Short Bio

I hold a degree in Environmental Biology and a master’s in Conservation Biology, both from the University of Lisbon. In April 2023 I completed my PhD in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (BIODIV) with Distinction and Honors. My doctoral research focused on the evolutionary consequences of mate-choice copying in spatially structured populations, using individual-based models. Mate-choice copying is a mechanism of non-independent mate-choice, where individuals adjust their mate preferences based on the choices of conspecifics. In June 2025 I started as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Science and Environment under the guidance of Prof. David Gonçalves to work with the effect of the gut microbiota on the development of social behaviour in fish. This project is under the Funding Scheme of Macao for Science and Technology R&D Talent from the Macao’s Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT).

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, University of Lisbon, Portugal – External Collaborator (https://www.ce3c.pt/research/research-groups/evolutionary-perspectives-in-a-changing-world/local-adaptation-in-drosophila/manuel-antonio-pinto-sapage)

Personal Webpage https://sites.google.com/view/sapage

Lab Webpage https://www.fishbehavlab.org/team/manuel.php

Research interests: Animal Behaviour; Behavioural Ecology; Social Learning; Cultural Evolution; Sexual Selection

Web of Science Researcher ID: JAX-7166-2023 (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/JAX-7166-2023)

ORCID: 0000-0002-3007-6482 (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-6482)

SCOPUS ID: 57193953889 (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193953889)

Google Scholar ID: 9hJLKI4AAAAJ (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9hJLKI4AAAAJ&hl=en)

Ciência Vitae: 101F-D092-4845 (https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/101F-D092-4845)