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Peter Banks

Associate Professor in Conservation Biology, School of Biological Sciences at University of Sydney

Summary

Peter Banks is an Associate Professor in Conservation Biology at the University of Sydney. His research interests are in ecologically-based management of pest species. He has conducted field experiments on the impacts of invasive species such as foxes, rats, cats and dogs in Australia and invasive American mink in Finland. His approach is to understand the behavioural ecology processes in order to develop novel, non invasive solutions to controlling the impacts of pest species.

Experience

  • Associate Professor in Conservation Biology, University of Sydney 2011 – present
  • Associate Professor, University of NSW 1999 – 2011

Education

  • University of Sydney, PhD, 1997