Biography
About half my career has been in universities in Australia (Adelaide, Deakin) and the other half in the UK/Europe (Oxford, Bristol). I was lucky to grow up in the Adelaide Hills where nectar feeding birds, parrots and eucalypt forests intrigued me. After a B.Sc. in Zoology at University of Adelaide, I was fortunate to do honours Zoology with David Paton. I was awarded an 1851 Science Research Scholarship to Oxford Zoology where I did my D.Phil. on the ecology of avian spatial memory with John Krebs FRS. It was a terrific experience, not least because I met there my partner, Kate Buchanan. Animal behaviour and avian ultraviolet vision had become my main research interests. After a Weiner-Anspach fellowship at University of Oxford and the Free University of Brussels, and a brief stint as Australian Reseach Council postdoc at University of Adelaide with QEII fellow Christine O'Keefe, in 1994 I moved to University of Bristol to begin work on ultraviolet vision, funded by the UK's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. At Bristol's School of Biological Sciences, I was offered a lectureship and then became a Reader in Sensory and Behavioural Ecology. During my 13 years there, avian sensory ecology, particularly bird colour vision, coloration and bird sexual selection were my main areas of research. I had continuous funding from BBSRC, and won a Leverhulme Fellowship. These allowed me in to establish, with Matt Berg and Raoul Ribot, the research program on the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) species complex of south eastern Australia, which has now become a long term study.
In 2008, I returned to Australia to be Head of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, and established the Centre for Integrative Ecology. Based at the Geelong campus, I expanded my research on avian sensory and behavioural ecology into waterbirds (focusing on navigation and adaptations to pulses of aridity and flooding) and parrot disease ecology and genomics. Funded by industry and the Australian Research Council, these these two projects have formed my core research foci over the last decade. Recently (2017, 2012) I've had sabbaticals in the Oxford Zoology department, which, with it's foci on animal behaviour, ecology, disease and navigation has been useful and stimulating.
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Deakin University (2008-present) as Professor of Life and Environmental Sciences, and Head, School of Life and Environmental Sciences (2008-2011)
University of Bristol (1994-2008) as Reader in Sensory and Behavioural Ecology (from 2002-2008), Lecturer (from 1998), BBSRC postdoc (from 1994).
University of Oxford & Free University of Brussels (1992-93) on a Research Fellowship
University of Oxford (1986-1992), for a D.Phil. in Zoology
University of Adelaide (1982-1985), for B.Sc. (Honours, 1st Class) in Zoology
Research interests
My research takes an integrative approach to ecology and spans behaviour, evolution, disease and genomics.
As model systems, I often use birds, particularly parrots and waterbirds.
I lead two main research programs. One investigates the proximate and ultimate causes of intraspecific variation in a species complex (the parrot, Platycercus elegans) and spans the role of disease, genomic, acoustic, visual, and olfactory processes in the system. The other project investigates how nomadic waterbirds locate ephemeral water resources in inland Australia, and involves spatial tracking (e.g. of banded stilts, black swans and black duck) and modelling of climatic and physiological influences on navigation success.
Current research foci include:
Navigation: How do nomadic birds find ephemeral water bodies in inland Australia? What cues allow them to accurately and efficently navigate across vast distances? How do they prepare themselves physiologically? How may climate influence bird navigation?
Vision and Coloration: What maintains plumage colour variation in the Platycercus elegans species complex? What is the phenotypic plasticity of avian colour vision? Is there within-species variability in colour vision?
Disease: What are the transmission dynamics and fitness costs of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) and psittacossi in P.elegans and parrots more broadly? What are the roles of genetic diversity and host stress in disease emergence? Which genes are associated with infection/non-infection? Does odour reveal disease status? How can this knowledge be translated to improve outcomes for endangered species?
Extreme heat: How do heatwaves influence behaviour and reproductive success of hollow nesting and other bird species?
My research involves fieldwork in Victoria, SA, WA, NSW and sometimes even darkest Queensland. In the lab, my research group conducts behavioural, molecular, cellular, and physiological investigations and assays of disease status. We also test visual performance of birds using microspectrophotometry (MSP), electroretinography (ERG) and other techniques.
I collaborate with the wonderful PhD students indicated below and two research fellows in particular, Matt Berg and Raoul Ribot -- plus Professors Scott Edwards (Harvard), Ken Walder (Deakin Medical School), Soren Alexanderson (Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases), Kate Buchanan, John Endler and Marcel Klaassen (all Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin), Lee-Ann Rollins (UNSW), Ellis Loew (Cornell) and Alex Roulin (Lausanne).
Units taught
I teach on the following units:
- Ecology and Environment (SLE103);
- Animal Behaviour (SLE224);
- Evolution (SLE370);
- Sensory Neurobiology and Behaviour (SLE397):
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Human and Animal Navigation (SLE371).
Professional activities
Organising Committees of several international conferences (e.g Behavioural Ecology Congress 2020 in Melbourne; Behaviour 2015 in Cairns; International Congress of Neurobiology 2018 in Brisbane; Australasian Ornithological Congress 2017 in Geelong)
Past-President, Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB), 2014-2016
Associate Editor of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Biological Sciences), 2006-2010
Editor of American Naturalist 2005-7 (for special issue on avian coloration and colour vision).
Fellow, International Ornithologists' Union, 2014-
Associate Editor of Austral Ecology, 2009-
Membership of Expert Panels:
a) Orange Bellied Parrot Veterinary Technical Reference Group, 2015-
b) Ecosystem Science Council Long Term Research Working Group, 2016-2017
c) Government Project Review Group, and Implementation Committee, Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research (VCCCAR), 2011-14
Society memberships include:
Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB)
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)
Applied Vision Association (AVA)
Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)
Birdlife Australia
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Research groups
Postdoctoral fellows
Dr Mathew Berg: Maintenance of variability in the Platycercus elegans species complex (ARC Discovery)
Dr Raoul Ribot: Movement ecology of arid zone waterbirds
PhD students
Hanne Martens: Beak and feather disease virus in Platycercus elegans and other parrots (ARC Linkage)
Helena Stokes: Chlamydia psittaci in Platycercus elegans and other parrots (ARC Linkage)
Fanny-Linn Hovring Kraft Trans-generational effects of stress on song learning and cognition
Berta Blanch Lazaro Disease ecology, genomics and immunology of beak and feather disease virus in crimson rosellas (ARC Discovery)
Candice Lachenicht Disease ecology and genomics in parrots (ARC Discovery)
Graduated in 2018:
Reece Pedler Reece Pedler: Banded Stilt movement and breeding ecology in arid Australia
Graduated in 2015:
Justin Eastwood: The ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in Platycercus elegans
Milla Mihailova: Olfactory signalling in an avian species complex: the crimson rosella
John McEvoy: Movement ecology of nomadic arid zone waterfowl
Gemma Cole: Evolution of mating signals in guppies
Honours students
Jacinta Wehbe (2016) Beak and feather disease virus in Platycercus elegans
Sarah Micallef (2013-14) Handedness in Platycercus elegans
complex
Jade Russell (2013-14) Chlamydia psittaci infection in the Platycercus elegans species complex
Lisa Ohlson (2013) Dieback and pollination ecology in Epacris impressa
Victoria Bywater (2013) Nocturnal behaviour of waterbirds
Emily Black (2013) Nocturnal behaviour of waterbirds
Bircan Dogan (2012-13) Brood sex ratios in hybrid Platycercus elegans
Erika Roper (2012-13) Ecology of piping calls in Platycercus elegans
Wendy Ha (2011) Avian influenza in waterbirds
Publications
Prevalence of BFDV in wild breeding Platycercus elegans
J Eastwood, M Berg, R Ribot, K Buchanan, K Walder, A Bennett
(2019), Vol. 160, pp. 557-565, Journal of ornithology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Plumage coloration follows Gloger's rule in a ring species
R Ribot, M Berg, E Schubert, J Endler, A Bennett
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 584-596, Journal of biogeography, Chichester, Eng., C1
Mathew Berg, Ben Knott, Raoul Ribot, Katherine Buchanan, Andrew Bennett
(2019), General and comparative endocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Identification of Chlamydia gallinacea in a parrot and in free-range chickens in Australia
H Stokes, J Martens, A Chamings, K Walder, M Berg, Y Segal, A Bennett
(2019), pp. 1-3, Australian veterinary journal, Chichester, Eng., C1
Johanne Martens, Helena Stokes, Justin Eastwood, Shane Raidal, Andrew Peters, Mathew Berg, Ken Walder, Michael Magrath, Andrew Bennett
(2019), pp. 1-5, Emu - Austral ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Olfactory eavesdropping: the odour of feathers is detectable to mammalian predators and competitors
M Mihailova, M Berg, K buchanan, A bennett
(2018), Vol. 124, pp. 14-24, Ethology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Nest box design for a changing climate: the value of improved insulation
E Larson, J Eastwood, K Buchanan, A Bennett, M Berg
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 39-48, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1
Justin Eastwood, Mathew Berg, Raoul Ribot, Helena Stokes, Johanne Martens, Katherine Buchanan, Ken Walder, Andrew Bennett
(2018), Vol. 118, pp. 369-374, Emu: Austral ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Nest microclimate predicts bill growth in the Adelaide rosella (Aves: Psittaculidae)
Eliza Larson, Justin Eastwood, Sarah Micallef, Jacinta Wehbe, Andrew Bennett, Mathew Berg
(2018), Vol. 124, pp. 339-349, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford, Eng., C1
J Martens, H Stokes, M Berg, A Bennett
(2018), Vol. 35, pp. 87-90, Australian field ornithology, Nunawading, Vic., C1
Mylene Mariette, Anas Pessato, William Buttemer, Andrew McKechnie, Eve Udino, Rodney Collins, Alize Meillre, Andrew Bennett, Katherine Buchanan
(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
B Knott, M Berg, R Ribot, J Endler, A Bennett
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 1-8, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
Host heterozygosity and genotype rarity affect viral dynamics in an avian subspecies complex
J Eastwood, R Ribot, L Rollins, K Buchanan, K Walder, A Bennett, M Berg
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 1-11, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
Long-distance flights and high-risk breeding by nomadic waterbirds on desert salt lakes
R Pedler, R Ribot, A Bennett
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 216-228, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
J McEvoy, R Ribot, J Wingfield, A Bennett
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
Long incubation bouts and biparental incubation in the nomadic Banded Stilt
R Pedler, M Weston, A Bennett
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 75-80, Emu, Melbourne, Vic., C1
If waterbirds are nocturnal are we conserving the right habitats?
V Austin, R Ribot, A Bennett
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 423-427, Emu : Austral ornithology, Melbourne, Vic., C1
M Yewers, C McLean, A Moussalli, D Stuart-Fox, A Bennett, B Knott
(2015), Vol. 218, pp. 1556-1563, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, Eng., C1
J Eastwood, M Berg, B Spolding, K Buchanan, A Bennett, K Walder
(2015), Vol. 63, pp. 1-8, Australian journal of zoology, Clayton, Vic., C1
An integrative framework for the appraisal of coloration in nature
D Kemp, M Herberstein, L Fleishman, J Endler, A Bennett, A Dyer, N Hart, J Marshall, M Whiting
(2015), Vol. 185, pp. 705-724, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1
How does nest box temperature affect nestling growth rate and breeding success in a parrot?
E Larson, J Eastwood, K Buchanan, A Bennett, M Berg
(2015), Vol. 115, pp. 247-255, Emu, C1
Proximate cues to phases of movement in a highly dispersive waterfowl, anas superciliosa
J McEvoy, D Roshier, R Ribot, A Bennett
(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 1-13, Movement ecology, London, Eng., C1
Environmental and genetic control of brain and song structure in the zebra finch
J Woodgate, K Buchanan, A Bennett, C Catchpole, R Brighton, S Leitner
(2014), Vol. 68, pp. 230-240, Evolution, C1
Phylogenetic analysis of beak and feather disease virus across a host ring-species complex
J Eastwood, M Berg, R Ribot, S Raidal, K Buchanan, K Walder, A Bennett
(2014), Vol. 111, pp. 14153-14158, Proceedings of the national scademy of sciences of the USA, Washington, DC, C1
M Mihailova, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2014), Vol. 95, pp. 155-164, Animal Behaviour, Camden, London, C1
L Carvalheiro, J Biesmeijer, G Benadi, J Frnd, M Stang, I Bartomeus, C Kaiser-Bunbury, M Baude, S Gomes, V Merckx, K Baldock, A Bennett, R Boada, R Bommarco, R Cartar, N Chacoff, J Dnhardt, L Dicks, C Dormann, J Ekroos, K Henson, A Holzschuh, R Junker, M Lopezaraiza-Mikel, J Memmott, A Montero-Castao, I Nelson, T Petanidou, E Power, M Rundlf, H Smith, J Stout, K Temitope, T Tscharntke, T Tscheulin, M Vil, W Kunin
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 1389-1399, Ecology letters, Chichester, England, C1
Extreme nomadism in desert waterbirds: flights of the banded stilt
R Pedler, R Ribot, A Bennett
(2014), Vol. 10, pp. 1-5, Biology letters, London, Eng., C1
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2013), Vol. 44, pp. 399-407, Journal of avian biology, London, England, C1-1
How parrots see their colours : novelty in the visual pigments of Platycercus elegans
B Knott, W Davies, L Carvalho, M Berg, K Buchanan, J Bowmaker, A Bennett, D Hunt
(2013), Vol. 216, pp. 4454-4461, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, England, C1
J Evans, E Smith, A Bennett, I Cuthill, K Buchanan
(2012), Vol. 83, pp. 25-33, Animal Behaviour, C1
B Knott, J Bowmaker, M Berg, A Bennett
(2012), Vol. 198, pp. 43-51, Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Male song structure predicts reproductive success in a wild zebra finch population
J Woodgate, M Mariette, A Bennett, S Griffith, K Buchanan
(2012), Vol. 83, pp. 773-781, Animal Behaviour, C1
Learned vocal variation is associated with abrupt cryptic genetic change in a parrot species complex
R Ribot, K Buchanan, J Endler, L Joseph, A Bennett, M Berg
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Ultraviolet-sensitive vision in long-lived birds
L Carvalho, B Knott, M Berg, A Bennett, D Hunt
(2011), Vol. 278, pp. 107-114, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1
J Woodgate, S Leitner, C Catchpole, M Berg, A Bennett, K Buchanan
(2011), Vol. 22, pp. 566-573, Behavioral Ecology, C1
Fruitful use of bioacoustic alarm stimuli as a deterrent for Crimson Rosellas (Platycercus elegans)
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2011), Vol. 111, pp. 360-367, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
Avian retinal oil droplets: Dietary manipulation of colour vision?
B Knott, M Berg, E Morgan, K Buchanan, J Bowmaker, A Bennett
(2010), Vol. 277, pp. 953-962, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1
The evolution of plumage colouration in parrots: A review
M Berg, A Bennett
(2010), Vol. 110, pp. 10-20, Emu, C1
Developmental stress and female mate choice behaviour in the zebra finch
J Woodgate, A Bennett, S Leitner, C Catchpole, K Buchanan
(2010), Vol. 79, pp. 1381-1390, Animal behaviour, London, England, C1
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, J Komdeur, L Joseph, A Bennett
(2009), Vol. 77, pp. 581-593, Animal Behaviour, C1
L Joseph, G Dolman, S Donnellan, K Saint, M Berg, A Bennett
(2008), Vol. 275, pp. 2431-2440, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
M Roberts, K Buchanan, D Hasselquist, A Bennett, M Evans
(2007), Vol. 210, pp. 4368-4378, Journal of Experimental Biology, C1-1
Mate choice in zebra finches: does corticosterone play a role?
M Roberts, K Buchanan, A Bennett, M Evans
(2007), Vol. 74, pp. 921-929, Animal Behaviour, C1-1
Avian color vision and coloration: Multidisciplinary evolutionary biology
A Bennett, M Thry
(2007), Vol. 169, American Naturalist, C1-1
Host intra-clutch variation, cuckoo egg matching and egg rejection by great reed warblers
M Cherry, A Bennett, C Moskt
(2007), Vol. 94, pp. 441-447, Naturwissenschaften, C1-1
Do cuckoos choose nests of great reed warblers on the basis of host egg appearance?
M Cherry, A Bennett, C Moskt
(2007), Vol. 20, pp. 1218-1222, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, C1-1
Iridescent structurally based coloration of eyespots correlates with mating success in the peacock
A Loyau, D Gomez, B Moureau, M Thry, N Hart, M Jalme, A Bennett, G Sorci
(2007), Vol. 18, pp. 1123-1131, Behavioral Ecology, C1-1
The effect of flicker from fluorescent lights on mate choice in captive birds
J Evans, I Cuthill, A Bennett
(2006), Vol. 72, pp. 393-400, Animal behaviour, London, England, C1-1
Does the flicker frequency of fluorescent lighting affect the welfare of captive European starlings?
V Greenwood, E Smith, A Goldsmith, I Cuthill, L Crisp, M Walter-Swan, A Bennett
(2004), Vol. 86, pp. 145-159, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, C1-1
S Pearn, A Bennett, I Cuthill
(2003), Vol. 109, pp. 961-970, Ethology, Weinheim, Germany, C1-1
S Pearn, A Bennett, I Cuthill
(2003), Vol. 270, pp. 859-865, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
Do European starlings prefer light environments containing UV?
V Greenwood, E Smith, I Cuthill, A Bennett, A Goldsmith, R Griffiths
(2002), Vol. 64, pp. 923-928, Animal behaviour, London, England, C1-1
Context-dependent visual preferences in starlings and blue tits: mate choice and light environment
S Maddocks, A Bennett, S Hunt, I Cuthill
(2002), Vol. 63, pp. 69-75, Animal behaviour, London, England, C1-1
Ultraviolet vision and mate choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
E Smith, J Partridge, K Parsons, E White, I Cuthill, A Bennett, S Church
(2002), Vol. 13, pp. 11-19, Behavioral Ecology, C1-1
Ultraviolet colour perception in European starlings and Japanese quail
E Smith, V Greenwood, A Bennett
(2002), Vol. 205, pp. 3299-3306, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, England, C1-1
M Cherry, A Bennett
(2001), Vol. 268, pp. 565-571, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
Is the ultraviolet waveband a special communication channel in avian mate choice?
S Hunt, I Cuthill, A Bennett, S Church, J Partridge
(2001), Vol. 204, pp. 2499-2507, Journal of Experimental Biology, C1-1
Ultraviolet vision, fluorescence and mate choice in a parrot, the budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
S Pearn, A Bennett, I Cuthill
(2001), Vol. 268, pp. 2273-2279, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
I Cuthill, J Partridge, A Bennett, S Church, N Hart, S Hunt
(2000), Vol. 29, pp. 159-214, Advances in the Study of Behavior, B1-1
Visual pigments, cone oil droplets and ocular media in four species of estrildid finch
N Hart, J Partridge, A Bennett, I Cuthill
(2000), Vol. 186, pp. 681-694, Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, C1-1
N Hart, J Partridge, I Cuthill, A Bennett
(2000), Vol. 186, pp. 375-387, Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, C1-1
Avian colour vision and avian video playback experiments
I Cuthill, N Hart, J Partridge, A Bennett, S Hunt, S Church
(2000), Vol. 3, pp. 29-37, Acta ethologica, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Plumage reflectance and the objective assessment of avian sexual dichromatism
I Cuthill, A Bennett, J Partridge, E Maier
(1999), Vol. 153, pp. 183-200, American Naturalist, C1-1
Preferences for ultraviolet partners in the blue tit
S Hunt, I Cuthill, A Bennett, R Griffiths
(1999), Vol. 58, pp. 809-815, Animal Behaviour, C1-1
Strategic concealment of sexual identity in an estrildid finch
N Langmore, A Bennett
(1999), Vol. 266, pp. 543-550, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
Does lepidopteran larval crypsis extend into the ultraviolet?
S Church, A Bennett, I Cuthill, S Hunt, N Hart, J Partridge
(1998), Vol. 85, pp. 189-192, Naturwissenschaften, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Ultraviolet cues affect the foraging behaviour of blue tits
S Church, A Bennett, I Cuthill, J Partridge
(1998), Vol. 265, pp. 1509-1514, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
Blue tits are ultraviolet tits
S Hunt, A Bennett, I Cuthill, R Griffiths
(1998), Vol. 265, pp. 451-455, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
Tetrachromacy, oil droplets and bird plumage colours
M Vorobyev, D Osorio, A Bennett, N Marshall, I Cuthill
(1998), Vol. 183, pp. 621-633, Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, C1-1
Ultraviolet plumage colors predict mate preferences in starlings
A Bennett, I Cuthill, J Partridge, K Lunau
(1997), Vol. 94, pp. 8618-8621, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, C1-1
Ultraviolet vision and band-colour preferences in female zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata
S Hunt, I Cuthill, J Swaddle, A Bennett
(1997), Vol. 54, pp. 1383-1392, Animal Behaviour, C1-1
Do animals have cognitive maps?
A Bennett
(1996), Vol. 199, pp. 219-224, Journal of Experimental Biology, C1-1
Ultraviolet vision and mate choice in zebra finches
A Bennett, I Cuthill, J Partridge, E Maier
(1996), Vol. 380, pp. 433-435, Nature, C1-1
Ant-derived formic acid can be toxic for birds
A Bennett, M Lloyd, I Cuthill
(1996), Vol. 7, pp. 189-190, Chemoecology, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Ultraviolet vision in birds: What is its function?
A Bennett, I Cuthill
(1994), Vol. 34, pp. 1471-1478, Vision Research, C1-1
Sexual selection and the mismeasure of color
A Bennett, I Cuthill, K Norris
(1994), Vol. 144, pp. 848-860, American Naturalist, C1-1
Storage of stones by Jays Garrulus glandarius
N Clayton, D Griffiths, A Bennett
(1994), Vol. 136, pp. 331-334, Ibis, Oxford, England, C1-1
Spatial memory in a food storing corvid - I. Near tall landmarks are primarily used
A Bennett
(1993), Vol. 173, pp. 193-207, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, C1-1
Mimicry and the eye of the beholder
I Cuthill, A Bennett
(1993), Vol. 253, pp. 203-204, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1-1
'Anting' as food preparation : formic acid is worse on an empty stomach
O Judson, A Bennett
(1992), Vol. 31, pp. 437-439, Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Threats of avian pathogens to endangered parrots and human health: developing and utilizing tools for risk reduction
Prof Andy Bennett, A/Prof Shane Raidal, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Prof Kate Buchanan, Prof Ken Walder, Dr Michael Magrath, Dr Yonatan Segal, Prof Martyn Jeggo
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2017: $54,016
- 2016: $105,523
- 2015: $112,909
- 2014: $60,397
Genomic diversity, tolerance and ecology of wildlife disease
Prof Andy Bennett, Prof Soren Alexandersen, Prof Scott Edwards
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $69,811
- 2018: $133,929
Other Public Sector Funding
Policies and governance to support integrated landscape management in a changing environment.
Prof Andy Bennett, Prof David Lowe, A/Prof Kevin O'Toole
- 2012: $161,250
- 2010: $53,750
Threats of avian pathogens to endangered parrots and human health: developing and utilizing tools for risk reduction
Prof Andy Bennett, A/Prof Shane Raidal, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Prof Kate Buchanan, Prof Ken Walder, Dr Michael Magrath, Dr Yonatan Segal, Prof Martyn Jeggo
- 2017: $25,000
- 2016: $25,000
- 2015: $30,000
Review of Water Bird Data
Prof Andy Bennett
- 2014: $42,000
Waterbird satellite tracking research
Prof Andy Bennett
- 2018: $35,000
Industry and Other Funding
Industry Research Contract
Prof Andy Bennett
- 2012: $332,699
- 2011: $559,888
- 2010: $538,692
- 2009: $647,852
Beak and feather disease virus and genetic diversity in a parrot ring species
Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $5,000
Climate change effects on stress, infectious disease and breeding success in parrots
Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $5,000
Testing odour recognition at crimson rosella nests
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova
- 2011: $1,500
Heat stress and breeding success in parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $1,500
Banded stilt movement and ecology in arid South Australia
Prof Andy Bennett
- 2016: $135,914
- 2015: $173,224
- 2014: $211,491
- 2013: $214,926
- 2012: $456,705
Host-pathogen coevolution within a sympatric species complex
Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2012: $1,000
Discouraging nestbox inhabitancy of competitive ringtail (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Milla Mihailova
- 2013: $1,500
Nest site selection, stress & breeding success in rosellas as a response to temperature variation
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2013: $3,000
Climate change, temperature extremes and avian reproduction: an experimental study on rosellas
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2013: $3,000
The potential dererrent properties of crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) odour towards competitive possums
Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova, Prof Andy Bennett
- 2013: $5,000
Climate change, temperature extremes and avian reproduction: an experimental study on Rosellas
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson
- 2013: $6,600
PALS 2 Project design, trial and implementation
Prof Andy Bennett
- 2015: $315,634
Psittacosis in wild Australian parrots: Investigating strains and seasonal patterns
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2019: $5,525
- 2017: $4,800
- 2016: $5,800
Beak and Feather Disease Virus in wild avian populations in Australia
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Ken Walder, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2019: $5,100
- 2017: $4,800
- 2016: $5,900
Beak and Feather Disease Virus in wild psittacine populations in Australia
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Ken Walder, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2017: $1,500
Ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in wild Australian psittacine birds
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2017: $2,475
Investigating environmental transmission of Chlamydia psittaci at parrot nesting and feeding sites
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2018: $1,500
Investigating the effects and transmission patterns of Chlamydia psittaci in wild Australian parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Helena Stokes, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2018: $3,241
Ecology of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in wild Australian parrots
Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens, Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2018: $4,000
Disease ecology, immunology and pathology of beak and feather disease virus in crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Berta Blanch Lazaro
- 2019: $6,030
Other Funding Sources
Olfactory signalling in a species complex: the crimson rosella
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Milla Mihailova, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2014: $800
Assessing behavioural responses to climate change: nest site selection, breeding success and stress in Platycercus elegans
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson
- 2014: $800
The ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in crimson rosellas (platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2014: $1,000
Olfactory signalling in an avian species complex: the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova, Prof Kate Buchanan, Dr Jacqui Francis
- 2015: $909
Evidence for pathogen infection influencing age dependent pairing in the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) - young and infected males rarely mate
Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood, Prof Kate Buchanan
- 2015: $1,000
Ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in Australian parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2016: $1,000
Disease ecology in parrots: threats of avian pathogens to parrots and human health, with focus on the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2016: $909
Ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in wild Australian psittacine birds
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2017: $560
Investigating the effects and transmission patterns of Chlamydia psittaci in wild Australian parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2017: $560
Transgenerational effects of stress on song learning
Prof Kate Buchanan, Miss Fanny-Linn Hovring Kraft, Dr Andrea Crino, Prof Andy Bennett
- 2018: $1,000
Investigating the effects and transmission patterns of Chlamydia psittaci in wild Australian parrots
Miss Helena Stokes, Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2018: $966
Ecology of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in wild Australian parrots
Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens, Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2018: $1,000
Investigating the effects and transmission patterns of Chlamydia in wild Australian parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2019: $1,000
Stuart Leslie Conference Award
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Berta Blanch Lazaro
- 2019: $990
Supervisions
Reece Pedler
Thesis entitled: Banded Stilt movement and breeding ecology in arid Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Justin Eastwood
Thesis entitled: The Ecology and Evolution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Platycercus elegans
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Milla Mihailova
Thesis entitled: Olfactory Signalling in an Avian Species Complex: the Crimson Rosella
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
John McEvoy
Thesis entitled: Movement Ecology of Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) in Arid Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Gemma Cole
Thesis entitled: Estimatig the evolutionary link between food detection and mate choice
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Bibiana Andrea Rojas Zuluaga
Thesis entitled: The apparent paradox of colour variation in aposematic poison frogs
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences