KENNETH
PETREN CV
Department
of Biological Sciences e-mail: ken.petren@uc.edu
University
of Cincinnati phone:
513-556-9719; fax: 513-556-5299
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006 web:
http://bioweb.ad.uc.edu/faculty/petren/
Professional
Experience
Assistant Professor (1/2000 - present)
University of Cincinnati.
Post-doctoral Fellow/Associate (1995-1999) Princeton
University. (Advisor: P. R. Grant).
Post-doctoral Associate (1994-1995) University of
California, San Diego. (Advisor: T. J. Case).
Research Assistant (1985-1988) Princeton University.
(Supervisor: J. W. Terborgh).
Education
Ph.D. Biology (1994) University of
California, San Diego (Advisor: T. J.
Case).
A.B. Biology (1985) Princeton University.
Research Funding
(9/03-8/06) NSF, Population Biology. The role of peripheral
isolation in adaptive radiation. (K. Petren, P.I.). $341,000 awarded over 36
months.
(5/05-9/05) NSF REU Summer Supplement. $6000 awarded.
(5/04-9/04) NSF REU Summer Supplement. $6000 awarded.
(6/02) Testing models of speciation in DarwinÕs
finches. U. Cincinnati Faculty
Development Grant. $5,000 awarded.
(6/97-5/99) NSF/Sloan
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Molecular Evolution. (K. Petren, P.I.). $80,000
awarded over 24 months.
Publications
(Peer-reviewed) GO TO PDFÕs 
Dame, E. & Petren, K. (in press). Behavioral mechanisms
of invasion and displacement in Pacific Island Hemidactylus geckos. Animal Behaviour.
Petren, K., Grant, B. R.
& Grant , P. R. & Keller, L. F. (2005). Comparative landscape genetics
and the adaptive radiation of DarwinÕs finches: the role of peripheral
isolation. Molecular Ecology 14, 2943-2957.
Grant, P.R., Grant, B. R. & Petren, K. (2005)
Hybridization in the recent past. American Naturalist 166, 56-67.
Tonnis, B., Grant , P.
R., Grant, B.R. & Petren, K. (2005) Habitat selection and ecological speciation
in the Gal‡pagos warbler finches Certhidea fusca and C. olivacea. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B 272, 819-826.
Grant, P. R., B. R. Grant, K. Petren & Keller, L.
F. (2004) Extinction behind our
backs: the possible fate of one of the DarwinÕs finch species on Isla Floreana,
Gal‡pagos. Biological Conservation 122: 499-503.
Grant, P. R., B. R. Grant, L. F. Keller , J. A.
Markert & Petren, K. (2004) Convergent evolution
of Darwin's finches caused by introgressive hybridization and selection.
Evolution 58: 1588-1599.
Markert, J. A., Grant, P. R., Grant, B. R., Keller, L.
F., Coombs, J. L. & Petren, K. (2004) Neutral locus heterozygosity,
inbreeding and survival in Darwin's ground finches (Geospiza fortis and G. scandens). Heredity 92:
306-315.
Grant, P. R., B. R. Grant, L. F. Keller , J. A.
Markert & Petren, K. (2003) Inbreeding and interbreeding of Darwin's
finches. Evolution 57:
2911-2916.
Wilmhoff, C. D., Csepeggi, C. E. & Petren, K.
(2003) Characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite markers in the parthenogenetic
mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Molecular Ecology Notes 3: 400-402.
Gee, J., Calkins, J. D. & Petren, K.
(2003) Characterization of
microsatellites from two quail,
Callipepla californica and C.
gambeli. Molecular Ecology
Notes 3:
35-36.
Keller, L. F., P. R. Grant, B.R. Grant
& Petren, K. (2002) Environmental conditions affect the magnitude of
inbreeding depression in survival of Darwin's finches. Evolution 56: 1229-1239.
Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R. & Petren, K.
(2001) A population founded by a single pair of individuals. Genetica 112/113: 359-382.
Keller, L. F., Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R.
& Petren, K. (2001) Heritability of
morphological traits in DarwinÕs finches: misidentified paternity and maternal
effects. Heredity 87: 325-336.
Montanucci, R.R., H. M. Smith, K. Adler, D. L. Auth,
R. W. Axtell, T. J. Case, D. Chisar, J. T. Collins, R. Conant, R. Murphy, K.
Petren & Stebbins, R. C. (2001) Euphryne obesus Baird, 1858 (Reptilia, Squamata): proposed precedence
of the specific name over that of Sauromalus ater Dœmeril, 1856. Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 58:
37-40.
Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R. & Petren, K.
(2000) Songs and the origin of DarwinÕs finches. Ibis 142: 680-682.
Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R., Keller, L.F.
& Petren, K. (2000) Effects of El Ni–o events on DarwinÕs finch
reproduction. Ecology 81: 2442-2457.
Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R. & Petren, K.
(2000) The allopatric phase of speciation: the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza
difficilis) on the
Gal‡pagos islands. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 69: 287-317.
Petren, K., Grant, B.R. & Grant, P.R.
(1999) A phylogeny of DarwinÕs finches based on microsatellite DNA length
variation. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond.
B 266: 321-329.
Petren, K., Grant, B.R. & Grant , P.R. (1999) Low
extra-pair paternity in the Cactus Finch (Geospiza scandens) The Auk 116: 252-256.
Petren, K. & Case, T.J. (1998) Habitat
structure determines competition intensity and invasion success in gecko
lizards. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA:
95(20): 11739-11744.
Petren, K. (1998) Microsatellite primers
from Geospiza fortis
and cross-species amplification in DarwinÕs finches. Molecular Ecology 7: 1782-1784.
Hanley, K.A., Petren, K. & Case, T.J.
(1998) An experimental investigation of the competitive displacement of a
native gecko by an invading gecko: no role for parasites. Oecologia 115: 196-205.
Petren, K. & Case, T.J. (1997) A
phylogenetic analysis of body size evolution in chuckwallas (Sauromalus) and other iguanines. Evolution 51: 206-219.
Petren, K., & Case, T.J. (1996) An
experimental demonstration of exploitation competition in an ongoing invasion.
Ecology 77:
118-132.
Irschick, D.J., Austin, C.C., Petren, K.,
Losos, J.B. & Ellers, O. (1996) A comparative analysis of clinging ability
among pad-bearing lizards. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 59: 2-35.
Case, T.J., Bolger, D.T. & Petren, K.
(1994) Invasions and competitive displacement among house geckos in the
tropical Pacific. Ecology 75: 464-477.
Petren, K., Bolger, D.T. & Case, T.J.
(1993) Mechanisms in the competitive success of an invading sexual gecko
species over an asexual native. Science 259: 354-358.
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Book chapters,
reviews, letters
Petren, K. (2005). Adaptive speciation
without local adaptation? Review of Adaptive Speciation. Eds. Doebeli, M. Deickmann, U., Metz, J
& Tautz, D. Ecology 86:2546-2547.
Petren, K. & Case, T.J. (2002) An updated mtDNA
phylogeny for Sauromalus and
implications for the evolution of gigantism. In: Case, T.J. & Cody, M.L.,
eds. Island Biogeography in the Sea of CortŽs: Second edition. University California Press, Berkeley.
Mayer, A., K. Petren, A. Shelton, M. J.
Cramer, B. Keane, J. Markert, B. Heath, E. Maurer, A. Roberts & Tonnis, B.
(2002) Response to Sutherland et al.:
Scaling of natal dispersal distances in terrestrial birds and mammals. Conservation
Ecology 6(1): r8. URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol6/iss1/resp8.
Petren, K. (2001) Islands at the
crossroads. Review of Island Biogeography, R. H. Whittaker. Conservation Biology 15: 4-5.
Petren, K. (2002) Putting ecology back
into evolution. Review of The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation, D. Schluter. Ecology 83: 591-592.
Petren, K. (2001) The concepts of the
habitat and the niche. In: The
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. S. A. Levin, Ed.
Academic Press, San Diego. pp. 303-315.
Petren, K. (1999) The rising tide of
mechanisms in experimental ecology. Review of Experimental Ecology: issues
and perspectives, W. J.
Resetarits, Jr. and J. Bernardo,
eds., Oxford. Ecology 80:1097-1098.
Petren, K. & Case, T.J. (1994) Gecko
power play in the Pacific. Natural History 9/94: 52-61.
Petren, K. & Wills, C. (1993) The
prebiotic evolution of complex molecules. Pp. 297-325 In: The Evolution of Metabolic Function. R. Mortlock, ed. Telford Press. Caldwell,
NJ.
Terborgh, J. & Petren, K. (1991)
Development of habitat structure through succession in an Amazonian floodplain
forest. Pp. 28-46 In:
Habitat Structure: The Physical
Arrangement of Objects in Space. S.S. Bell, E.D. McCoy and H.R. Mushinsky, eds. Chapman and Hall, London.
Invited seminars & appearances:
(1/06) (Scheduled). ÒWhy the Galapagos MattersÓ. A
public forum with scientific panelists. American Museum of Natural History, New
York.
(10/05). ÒThe role of individual behavior in species
invasions and community turnover.Ó U. Western Kentucky.
(8/05) Comparative Landscape Genetics of
DarwinÕs Finches. Progress
in Evolutionary Ecology: A Celebration of the Research of Peter and Rosemary
Grant. University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
(6/05) Population genetics and phylogenetics: interdisciplinary research
in genetics. EXCEL careers in genetics
program for high school students. Vontz Center, U. Cincinnati.
(5/05) A Population-level Perspective on
Genotype/Environment Interactions. Seminar Series on Gene-Environment
Interactions. Dept. of Environmental
Health, U. Cincinnati.
(2/04) Behavioral mechanisms of community assembly. University of Washington,
Seattle.
(1/04) Behavioral mechanisms of community formation. Dartmouth College.
(5/03) Community level consequences of animal
behavior: climbing the walls with invasive geckos. Seminar series on
Frontiers in Behavior. University of
California, Davis.
(3/03) The evolution of an avian community: Darwin's
finches of the Gal‡pagos. Wilson Ornithological Society. Clark Ornithology
Symposium on evolution of birds in the Gal‡pagos. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Athens, OH.
(3/03) Behavioral mechanisms of ecological invasions
in gecko lizards. Penn State seminar series on invasion biology.
(3/02)
Laboratory studies of behavior as essential educational tools. AAALAS
(Lab Animal Association Regional Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
(10/02) Behavioral components of ecological
interactions among invasive geckos. Univ. Kentucky.
(5/02) Behavioral mechanisms of animal invasions.
Distinguished speaker. Invasive Biology Research Consortium (IBRC) Research
Symposium. Univ. Minnesota.
(5/02) Human habitat modifications: paving the path
for invasive species. Distinguished speaker. Invasive Biology Research
Consortium (IBRC) Public Symposium. Univ. Minnesota.
(5/02) Population structure and the geography of
speciation in Darwin's finches. Invited Speaker. Ohio State University.
(4/02) The geography of speciation in Darwin's
finches. Miami Univ. Ohio.
(3/02) Darwin's finches:
from populations to species. Smithsonian National Museum.
(3/02) The geography of
speciation in Darwin's finches. University of Maryland, Baltimore Cty.
(6/01) Molecules reveal the secrets of speciation in
DarwinÕs finches. Invited speaker, Department of Molecular Genetics, Univ.
Cincinnati.
(3/01) Cytonuclear concordance and the significance of
paraphyly in DarwinÕs finches. Midwest
Ecology and Evolution Conference,
Miami Univ., Ohio.
(1/01) DarwinÕs Finches: Speciation and Evolution.
Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio.
(1/01) Speciation and Evolution of DarwinÕs Finches.
Audubon Society of Southern Ohio.
(11/00) Speciation and Evolution in
DarwinÕs finches. Invited speaker, Univ. Dayton.
(4/00) Evolution and Speciation in
DarwinÕs finches. Invited Speaker, Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville.
(3/00) Microsatellite variation and Evolution in DarwinÕs Finches.
Univ. of Northern Kentucky.
(1/00) The scientific exploration of evolution in the
Gal‡pagos islands. Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology
Chairs, annual meeting, Quito, Ecuador.
(6/99) Patterns of evolution in DarwinÕs
finches: Microsatellites provide a new perspective. AAAS Pacific Division
Annual Meeting: Special symposium on the Gal‡pagos. San Francisco State Univ. San Francisco,
CA.
(3/99-4/99) Invasions and competition in
Pacific island geckos: a mechanistic approach. Invited speaker at U. British Columbia, U. Oregon, Cal.
State, San Francisco.
(1/99-4/99) Evolution in Darwin's Finches:
integrating microsatellites, phylogeny and ecology. Invited speaker at U. C.
Berkeley, U. Oregon, U. Cincinnati, U. Memphis, U. North Dakota, U. Houston, Cal.
St. Northridge.
(3/99-4/99) Invasions and competition in Pacific island
geckos: a mechanistic approach.
Invited speaker at U. British Columbia, U. Oregon, Cal. St. San
Francisco.
(6/97) Stanford Univ. An empirical approach to
understanding community structure: insights from Pacific Island geckos. Also presented at the Princeton Seminar
Series.
Annual meeting presentations: (presenter*, student+)
(6/04) Habitat selection and speciation in the Gal‡pagos
warbler finches (Certhidea). Animal Behavior Society, annual meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico. Talk. Tonnis, B+.,
Grant. P. R., Grant, B. R. &
Petren, K.*
(6/04) Behavioral mechanisms of invasion in Hemidactylus geckos (Certhidea). Animal Behavior Society, annual
meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Talk. Dame, E.+* & Petren, K.
(6/04) Habitat selection and speciation in the Gal‡pagos
warbler finches (Certhidea). Animal Behavior Society, annual meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico. Poster. Allemang, A.+* & Petren,
K.
(7/02) Mechanisms of competition among clones of the mourning
gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Ecological
Society of America, Annual meeting, Tucson, AZ. Talk. Wilmhoff, C.D.+* & Petren, K.
(6/01) Phylogeography of the warbler
finches Certhidea olivacea and C. fusca. Society for the
Study of Evolution, annual meeting, Knoxville, TN. Poster. Tonnis, B.+*, Grant. P. R., Grant, B. R.
& Petren, K.
(6/98) Microsatellite DNA variation in DarwinÕs finches.
Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution. Vancouver, B.C. Talk. Petren, K.*, Grant,
P.R. & Grant, P.R.
(8/96). Increasing habitat structure reduces competition
between invading and resident gecko lizards. Ecological Society of America,
Annual Meeting,
Providence, RI.
Ad hoc reviews:
(2005) Conservation Genetics, Royal
Society Proceedings B, Molecular
Ecology (2), Animal
Behaviour, NSF ad hoc [Behavior (1), Pop. Bio/Evolution (1),
Ecology (2),], Condor,
Czech. Science Foundation,
(2004) Evolution (2), Ecology, Royal Society Proceedings B, NSF ad hoc [Ecology].
(2003) American Naturalist, Royal Society Proceedings B,
Evolution, Ecology, Conservation Biology, NSF ad hoc [Pop. Bio., Ecology], Condor, Herp. Review.
(2002) American Naturalist, Invasion
Biology, Condor, J. Herpetology
(2001) Royal
Society Proceedings B, Evolution (2), J. Herpetology
(2000) Royal
Society Proceedings B, Ecology, American Naturalist, J. Zoology, NCERC
(1999) Royal
Society Proceedings B, Ecology, Herpetologica.
Post-doctoral
advising:
John H. Niedzwiecki (1/2005- ).
Jeffrey Markert (2001-2003; with Princeton
University).
Graduate student advising: (chair; graduated*)