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Dr Peter Bennett
Reader in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Ecology
Faculty Director of Research
- - P.M.Bennett@kent.ac.uk
- - 01227 (82)4224
Research interests:
Evolution, ecology and conservation of birds; global biodiversity hotspots; evolution and ecology of extinction risk; causes of mortality in cetaceans and amphibians.
National/International activities
- Member, NERC Peer Review College
- Member, IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
- Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology
- Editorial Board, Journal of Zoology
- Academic Editor, PLoS ONE
- External Examiner, Veterinary Conservation Medicine, University of Liverpool
Recent Publications
Phillimore, AB, Orme, CDL.,Thomas, GH, Blackburn, TM, Bennett, PM, Gaston, KJ, and Owens, IPF (2008). Sympatric speciation in birds is rare or absent: insights from range data and simulations. American Naturalist 171, 646-657.
Thomas, GH, Orme, CDL, Davies, RG, Olson, VA, Bennett, PM, Gaston, KJ, Owens, IPF, and Blackburn, TM (2008). Regional variation in the historical components of global avian species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17, 340-351.
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