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Dr. Amanda BennettI’m interested broadly in ecology and evolution, with a focus on herpetology and conservation. My love of herpetology started during my BSc, where I worked on microsatellite primer design for the Emei moustache frog (Leptobrachium boringii) in the lab of Dr. Jinzhong Fu. For my MSc, I chased turtles along the Trent-Severn Waterway, examining the effects of habitat fragmentation on the demography, spatial ecology, and population genetics of Northern Map Turtles. I moved back to frogs for my PhD, where I studied the constraints limiting plastic responses to predation risk in Wood (Lithobates sylvaticus) and Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) tadpoles. I worked as a turtle conservation intern for the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve after my PhD, collaborating with the START (Saving Turtles At Risk Today) Muskoka project (more turtle chasing, this time around Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario). Currently, my postdoctoral research objective is to establish environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for amphibian occupancy and disease risk models in Canada.
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Peer-reviewed Articles in Scholarly Journals
Bennett, A.M. and D.L. Murray. 2015. Carryover effects of phenotypic plasticity: Embryonic environment and larval response to predation risk in wood (Lithobates sylvaticus) and Northern leopard (Lithobates pipiens) frogs. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 867-877.
Bennett, A.M., Keevil, M.G., and J.D. Litzgus. 2015. Sternotherus odoratus – Home Range. Herpetological Review 46(2): 245-246.
Ferreira, C., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Bennett, A.M., Ellington, H., Terwissen, C., Austin, C., Borlestean, A., Boudreau, M., Chan, K., Forsythe, A., Hossie, T., Landolt, K., Longhi, J., Otis, J.-A., Peers, M., Rae, J., Seguin, J., Watt, C., Wehtje, M., and Murray, D. 2015. The evolution of peer review as a basis for publication in ecology: Directional selection towards a robust discipline? Biological Reviews doi: 10.1111/brv.12185
Bennett, A.M.and D.L. Murray. 2014. Maternal body condition influences magnitude of anti-predator response in offspring. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281 (1794): 20141806.
Bennett, A.M.and J.D. Litzgus. 2014. Injury rates of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada: Effects of fragmentation and human recreation. Journal of Herpetology 48(2): 262-266.
Bennett, A.M., Pereira, D., and D.L. Murray. 2013. Behavioural and morphological plasticity in anuran larvae relative to starvation-predation risk tradeoffs. PLOS ONE 8(12): e82344.
Trudeau, V.L., Schueler, F.W., Navarro-Martin, L., Hamilton, C.K., Bulaeva, E., Bennett, A., Fletcher, W., and L. Taylor. 2013. Efficient induction of spawning of Northern leopard frogs during and outside the natural breeding season. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 11(1): 14.
Bennett, A.M., M. Keevil, and J.D. Litzgus. 2010. Spatial ecology and population genetics of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in fragmented and continuous habitats in Canada. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(2): 185-195.
Bennett, A.M., M. Keevil, and J.D. Litzgus. 2009. Demographic differences among populations of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in intact and fragmented sites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(12): 1147-1157.
Bennett, A.M. and D.L. Murray. 2015. Carryover effects of phenotypic plasticity: Embryonic environment and larval response to predation risk in wood (Lithobates sylvaticus) and Northern leopard (Lithobates pipiens) frogs. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93: 867-877.
Bennett, A.M., Keevil, M.G., and J.D. Litzgus. 2015. Sternotherus odoratus – Home Range. Herpetological Review 46(2): 245-246.
Ferreira, C., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Bennett, A.M., Ellington, H., Terwissen, C., Austin, C., Borlestean, A., Boudreau, M., Chan, K., Forsythe, A., Hossie, T., Landolt, K., Longhi, J., Otis, J.-A., Peers, M., Rae, J., Seguin, J., Watt, C., Wehtje, M., and Murray, D. 2015. The evolution of peer review as a basis for publication in ecology: Directional selection towards a robust discipline? Biological Reviews doi: 10.1111/brv.12185
Bennett, A.M.and D.L. Murray. 2014. Maternal body condition influences magnitude of anti-predator response in offspring. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281 (1794): 20141806.
Bennett, A.M.and J.D. Litzgus. 2014. Injury rates of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada: Effects of fragmentation and human recreation. Journal of Herpetology 48(2): 262-266.
Bennett, A.M., Pereira, D., and D.L. Murray. 2013. Behavioural and morphological plasticity in anuran larvae relative to starvation-predation risk tradeoffs. PLOS ONE 8(12): e82344.
Trudeau, V.L., Schueler, F.W., Navarro-Martin, L., Hamilton, C.K., Bulaeva, E., Bennett, A., Fletcher, W., and L. Taylor. 2013. Efficient induction of spawning of Northern leopard frogs during and outside the natural breeding season. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 11(1): 14.
Bennett, A.M., M. Keevil, and J.D. Litzgus. 2010. Spatial ecology and population genetics of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in fragmented and continuous habitats in Canada. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(2): 185-195.
Bennett, A.M., M. Keevil, and J.D. Litzgus. 2009. Demographic differences among populations of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in intact and fragmented sites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(12): 1147-1157.
Contact:
office: Life & Health Sciences Building, Room D223
tel: (705) 748-1011 x6127
email: abennett[at]trentu[dot]ca
office: Life & Health Sciences Building, Room D223
tel: (705) 748-1011 x6127
email: abennett[at]trentu[dot]ca