Victoria (Tory) J. Bennett, Ph.D.
v.bennett@tcu.edu817-257-6603Sid W. Richardson 226A (map link)
Program Affiliations
Education
BS, (Honors), University of Leeds, 1997 (Zoology)
MS, University of Leeds, 1998 (Biodiversity & Conservation)
Ph.D., University of Leeds, 2004 (Ecology)
Areas of Focus
My research focuses on the anthropogenic disturbance of wildlife, such the impact of roads, non-consumptive recreation and land-use change on wildlife. I have a strong background in wildlife ecology from an academic, government and private sector prospective and specialize, but am not limited to, “things with wings”. My research objectives are to conduct studies that have real-world application and potentially develop effective management strategies for species, habitats or ecosystems of conservation concern.
- ENSC 30453: Wildlife Research Project
- ENSC 40603 and 60603: South African Biodiversity and Human Development
- ENSC/ART 40553/60553: Zoo Enrichment
- ENSC/BIOL 40173 and 60173: Mammalogy
- ENSC 40030 and 70030: Research in Applied Wildlife Ecology
- ENSC/BIOL 40235 and 60253 Wildlife Ecology and Management
- ENSC 50693: Natural Resources Compliance
- ENSC 50551: Anthropogenic Disturbance of Wildlife
- ENSC 60203: Environmental Issues
- ENSC 70351: Publication Writing
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Bennett VJ, EJ Agpalo. 2022. Citizen science helps uncover the secrets to a bat-friendly swimming pool in an urban environment. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | Urban Ecology 10:860523, DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.860523 -
Hall EM, VJ Bennett. 2021. Variations in home range size of evening bats (Nycticeius humeralis) in an urban environment. Journal of Mammalogy 107:1497-1506. -
Huzzen, BE, AM Hale, VJ Bennett. 2020. An effective survey method for studying volant species activity and behavior at tall structures. PeerJ 8:e8438, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8438 -
Nystrom, GS, VJ Bennett. 2019. The importance of residential swimming pools as an urban water source for bats. Journal of Mammalogy, 100:394-400, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz020
- de Oyarzabal Barba, M, BL Lavy, VJ Bennett. 2023. Improving urban flyways for bats: The importance of tree canopy structure. Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers.
- Scott, IE, VJ Bennett., G. Kharel. 2023. Enhancing urban areas for bat communities: Water quality influences water availability. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference.
- Lindsey, CT, AM Hale, VJ Bennett, KW Kinzie. 2018. Assessing changes in bat activity in response to an acoustic deterrent – implications for decreasing bat fatalities at wind energy facilities. 12th NWCC Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, St. Paul, MN.
- Smith, K, VJ Bennett. 2018. Assessing the potential impacts of radio transmitters on bat flight in a controlled environment, 47th Annual North American Symposium for Bat Research in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Last Updated: November 19, 2024