Dr Peter Bennett
Reader in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Ecology
Director of Research (DICE)
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Room: 175
E-mail: P.M.Bennett
Extension: 4224 |
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| 2007 - |
Reader in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Ecology, DICE. |
| 2001 - 07 |
Research Theme Leader (Head of Biodiversity & Macroecology), IoZ |
| 1991 - 00 |
Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, London. |
| 1986 - 91 |
Conservation Co-ordinator, Federation of Zoological Gardens of GB & Ireland. |
| 1984 - 85 |
Lecturer, Department of Biology, Princeton University. |
| 1982 - 86 |
DPhil, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex. |
| 1979 - 82 |
BSc (Hons) in Anthropology, University College London. |
 Research interests
- Evolution, ecology and conservation of birds
- Global biodiversity hotspots: evolution, ecology and extinction
- Evolution and ecology of extinction risk
- Macroecology: large-scale patterns in the distribution and diversity of species
- Comparative studies of life history evolution in birds and mammals
- Causes of mortality in cetaceans and amphibians
National/International activities
Selected publications (click here for
full list)
Bennett, PM and Owens, IPF (2002) Evolutionary Ecology of Birds - Life histories, Mating Systems and Extinction. Oxford University Press.
Grenyer, R et al. (2006) The global distribution and conservation of rare and threatened vertebrates. Nature 444, 93-96.
Davies RG et al. (2006) Human impacts and the global distribution of extinction risk. Proc Roy Soc Lond B 273, 2127-2133.
Orme CDL et al. (2005) Global hotspots of species richness are not congruent with endemism or threat. Nature 436,1016-1019. |
