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Paolo Domenici is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy, focusing on Environmental Science with over 100 publications in this field. Their work spans significant subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research topics cover an array of subjects related to marine and aquatic biology. Key areas include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Paolo Domenici include:

  • Intraspecific variation in thermal tolerance differs between tropical and temperate fishes, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies, 2020, Nature
  • Aerobic swimming in intensive finfish aquaculture: applications for production, mitigation and selection, 2020, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Age and sex influence social interactions, but not associations, within a killer whale pod, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Hidden impacts of ocean warming and acidification on biological responses of marine animals revealed through meta-analysis, 2024, Nature Communications

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stefano Marras
  • Patricio H. Manríquez
  • J. F. Steffensen
  • Claudio P. González
  • Myron A. Peck

Their publications often appear in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Conservation Physiology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Science of The Total Environment

In addition to articles, Paolo Domenici has contributed to book publications, including one titled Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour published by Garland Science eBooks in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The kinematics and performance of fish fast-start swimming

    P. Domenici;R. W. Blake

  • Marine reserves: size and age do matter

    Joachim Claudet;Craig W. Osenberg;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Paolo Domenici

  • Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function

    Göran E. Nilsson;Danielle L. Dixson;Paolo Domenici;Mark I. McCormick

  • Environmental stressors alter relationships between physiology and behaviour.

    Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;Neil B. Metcalfe;David J. McKenzie

  • Marine reserves: fish life history and ecological traits matter.

    J Claudet;J Claudet;C W Osenberg;P Domenici;F Badalamenti

  • The scaling of locomotor performance in predator-prey encounters: from fish to killer whales.

    Paolo Domenici

  • Fish swimming in schools save energy regardless of their spatial position

    Stefano Marras;Shaun S. Killen;Jan Lindström;David J. McKenzie

  • Elevated carbon dioxide affects behavioural lateralization in a coral reef fish

    Paolo Domenici;Bridie Allan;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday

  • Predator-induced morphology enhances escape locomotion in crucian carp

    Paolo Domenici;Håkan Turesson;Jakob Brodersen;Christer Brönmark

  • Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

    Jose Antonio Garcia-Charton;Angel Perez Perez-Ruzafa;Concepcion Marcos;Joachim Claudet

  • Animal escapology I: theoretical issues and emerging trends in escape trajectories.

    Paolo Domenici;Jonathan M. Blagburn;Jonathan P. Bacon

  • Hypoxia and the antipredator behaviours of fishes.

    P Domenici;C Lefrançois;A Shingles

  • The Kinematics and Performance of the Escape Response in the Angelfish (Pterophyllum Eimekei)

    Paolo Domenici;Robert W. Blake

  • Living in a high CO2 world: a global meta-analysis shows multiple trait-mediated fish responses to ocean acidification

    Carlo Cattano;Joachim Claudet;Paolo Domenici;Marco Milazzo

  • Context‐dependent variability in the components of fish escape response: integrating locomotor performance and behavior

    Paolo Domenici

  • A relationship between metabolic rate and risk-taking behaviour is revealed during hypoxia in juvenile European sea bass

    Shaun S. Killen;Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;Mary R. Ryan;Paolo Domenici

  • Marine mollusc predator-escape behaviour altered by near-future carbon dioxide levels.

    Sue-Ann Watson;Sjannie Lefevre;Mark I. McCormick;Paolo Domenici

  • Cockroaches keep predators guessing by using preferred escape trajectories

    Paolo Domenici;David Booth;Jonathan M. Blagburn;Jonathan P. Bacon

  • Escape behaviour of solitary herring (Clupea harengus ) and comparisons with schooling individuals

    Paolo Domenici;Robert S Batty

  • Animal escapology II: escape trajectory case studies

    Paolo Domenici;Jonathan M. Blagburn;Jonathan P. Bacon

  • Fish locomotion : an eco-ethological perspective

    Paolo Domenici;B Kapoor

Frequent Co-Authors

John F. Steffensen
John F. Steffensen University of Copenhagen
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
David J. McKenzie
David J. McKenzie University of Montpellier
Shaun S. Killen
Shaun S. Killen University of Glasgow
Jens Krause
Jens Krause Technical University of Berlin
Guy Claireaux
Guy Claireaux University of Western Brittany
Alexander D. M. Wilson
Alexander D. M. Wilson Plymouth University
Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Myron A. Peck
Myron A. Peck Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa University of Murcia

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