Mélanie Court

Hello, I’m Mélanie Court! I'm from Portugal, and I concluded my master in Marine Ecology in 2022, during which I studied the effects of climate change on cephalopod behaviour, and I’m now a Research Fellow at the Laboratório Marítimo da Guia. My goal is to investigate the boundaries of animal intelligence, by studying learning, cognitive capacity, and exploring behaviours such as camouflage and sleep.

My hobbies are as cookie-cutter as they come. I’m a book worm, dog person and I love diving.

Publications

6) B. P. Pereira, S. Neff, F. O. Borges, E. Otjacques, G. Barreto, M. Ranucci, M. Court, R. Rosa, T. Repolho, J. R. Paula (2024) Transgenerational exposure to deoxygenation and warming disrupts mate-detection in Gammarus locusta.  Behavioral Ecology, 35, 1, arad102, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad102 

5) M. Court, M. Macau, M. Ranucci, T. Repolho, V. M. Lopes, R. Rosa, J.R. Paula (2023) Oxygen loss compromises the survival and cognition of a coastal cephalopod. bioRxiv 2023.06.03.543560; DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.03.543560

4) J. Varela, S. Martins, M. Court, CP Santos, JR Paula, IJ Ferreira, M. Diniz, T. Repolho, R. Rosa (2023) Impacts of Deoxygenation and Hypoxia on Shark Embryos Anti-Predator Behavior and Oxidative Stress. Biology 12(4):577. DOI:10.3390/biology12040577 

3) V.M. Lopes, M. Court, M. C. Seco, F. O. Borges, B. Vicente, S. Lage, A. C. Braga, B. Duarte, C. Frazão Santos, A. Amorim, P.R. Costa, R. Rosa (2023).  Gymnodinium catenatum Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Production and Photobiological Responses under Marine Heat Waves. Toxins; 15(2):157. DOI: 10.3390/toxins15020157

2) J. Coelho, M. Court, E. Otjacques, V.M. Lopes, J.R. Paula, T. Repolho, M. Diniz, R. Rosa (2023) Effects of tidal emersion and marine heatwaves on cuttlefish early ontogeny. Marine Biology  170, 3.  DOI: 10.1007/s00227-022-04150-8

1) M. Court, J. R. Paula, M. Macau, E. Otjacques, T. Repolho, R. Rosa, V. M. Lopes (2022) Camouflage and exploratory avoidance of newborn cuttlefish under warming and acidification. Biology 11, 1394. DOI: 10.3390/biology11101394