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Andrew T. D. Bennett

Andrew T. D. Bennett

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
9034
World Ranking
5252
National Ranking
428

Overview

Andrew T. D. Bennett is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with significant contributions across subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases.

Bennett's scholarly work addresses topics related to animal virus infections studies, viral infections and vectors, reproductive tract infections research, rabies epidemiology and control, animal disease management and epidemiology, animal vocal communication and behavior, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Their recent papers reflect a focus on infections affecting wild Australian parrots and other avian species. Notable publications include:

  • A Review of Chlamydial Infections in Wild Birds (2021, Pathogens)
  • Species, sex and geographic variation in chlamydial prevalence in abundant wild Australian parrots (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) prevalence, load and excretion in seven species of wild caught common Australian parrots (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Seasonal fluctuation of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) infection in wild Crimson Rosellas (Platycercus elegans) (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Chlamydial diversity and predictors of infection in a wild Australian parrot, the Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) (2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases)

Bennett frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Mathew L. Berg, Helena S. Stokes, Johanne M. Martens, Ken Walder, and Raoul F. H. Ribot. These co-authors have appeared alongside Bennett in multiple publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Their work has appeared repeatedly in scientific publication venues such as Scientific Reports, PeerJ, Emu - Austral Ornithology, Pathogens, and PLoS ONE, highlighting a range of platforms for disseminating their research findings.

Best Publications

  • Ultraviolet Vision in Birds

    Innes C. Cuthill;Julian C. Partridge;Andrew T.D. Bennett;Stuart C. Church

  • Ultraviolet Vision in Birds: What Is Its Function?

    Atd Bennett;Innes C Cuthill

  • Sexual Selection and the Mismeasure of Color

    A. T. D. Bennett;I. C. Cuthill;K. J. Norris

  • Ultraviolet vision and mate choice in zebra finches

    Andrew T. D. Bennett;Innes C. Cuthill;Julian C. Partridge;Erhard J. Maier

  • Ultraviolet plumage colors predict mate preferences in starlings

    Andrew T. D. Bennett;Innes C. Cuthill;Julian C. Partridge;Klaus Lunau

  • Visual pigments, oil droplets, ocular media and cone photoreceptor distribution in two species of passerine bird: The blue tit (Parus caeruleus L.) and the blackbird (Turdus merula L.)

    N. S. Hart;J. C. Partridge;I. C. Cuthill;A. T. D. Bennett

  • Do animals have cognitive maps

    Andrew T. D. Bennett

  • Blue tits are ultraviolet tits

    Sarah Hunt;Andrew T. D Bennett;Innes C Cuthill;Richard Griffiths

  • Preferences for ultraviolet partners in the blue tit

    Sarah Hunt;Innes C. Cuthill;Andrew T.D. Bennett;Richard Griffiths

  • The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness

    Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Gita Benadi;Jochen Fründ

  • An Integrative Framework for the Appraisal of Coloration in Nature

    Darrell J. Kemp;Marie E. Herberstein;Leo J. Fleishman;John A. Endler;John A. Endler

  • Egg colour matching in an African cuckoo, as revealed by ultraviolet-visible reflectance spectrophotometry

    Michael I. Cherry;Andrew T. D. Bennett

  • Ultraviolet cues affect the foraging behaviour of blue tits

    Stuart C. Church;Andrew T. D. Bennett;Innes C. Cuthill;Julian C. Partridge

  • Ultraviolet vision and band-colour preferences in female zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata

    Sarah Hunt;Innes C. Cuthill;John P. Swaddle;Andrew T.D. Bennett

  • Is the ultraviolet waveband a special communication channel in avian mate choice

    Sarah Hunt;Innes C. Cuthill;Andrew T. D. Bennett;Stuart C. Church

  • Ultraviolet vision, fluorescence and mate choice in a parrot, the budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus.

    Sophie M. Pearn;Andrew T.D. Bennett;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Ultraviolet vision and mate choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

    Elizabeth J. Smith;Julian C. Partridge;Katharine N. Parsons;Elizabeth M. White

  • Avian color vision and coloration : multidisciplinary evolutionary biology

    Andrew T. D. Bennett;Marc Théry

  • Mimicry and the eye of the beholder

    Innes C. Cuthill;Andrew T. D. Bennett

  • Iridescent structurally based coloration of eyespots correlates with mating success in the peacock

    Adeline Loyau;Doris Gomez;Benoît T. Moureau;Marc Thery

  • Ecology: ultraviolet reflectance by the skin of nestlings.

    Violaine Jourdie;Benoît Moureau;Andrew T. D. Bennett;Philipp Heeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine L. Buchanan
Katherine L. Buchanan Deakin University
Innes C. Cuthill
Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol
Julian C. Partridge
Julian C. Partridge University of Western Australia
Shane Raidal
Shane Raidal University of Melbourne
John A. Endler
John A. Endler Deakin University
John S. Foord
John S. Foord University of Oxford
Leo Joseph
Leo Joseph Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard B. Jackman
Richard B. Jackman University College London
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
Michael J. L. Magrath
Michael J. L. Magrath University of Melbourne

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