Angelo Pernetta
Principal Lecturer
contact:
University of Brighton in Hastings
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 642111
Email: A.Pernetta@brighton.ac.uk
Research Interests
I am a vertebrate biologist with particular research interests in population genetics, ethology, ecology and conservation biology of reptiles and amphibians. My research combines field, laboratory and desktop based analyses to answer fundamental questions related to the autecology of endangered species, in addition to understanding, and ultimately mitigating, the impacts of habitat alteration and overexploitation for species of conservation concern.
Recent projects:
- Population ecology and conservation genetics of the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) in a fragmented lowland heath landscape
- Conservation based autecological studies of endemic Mascarene Island herpotafauna
- Monitoring and mitigating the impact of the global trade in live reptiles and amphibians
Editorial responsibilities
2006-Present: Co-Editor North-Western Journal of Zoology, University of Orodea, Romania. (http://herp-or.uv.ro/nwjz/)
2008-Present: Editor Herpetology Notes, Societas Europea Herpetologica
Website: www.pernetta.co.uk
Research Publications
Pernetta, A.P. (2009) Redesigning the wildlife trade system Science, 324 (5933). p. 1389. ISSN 1095-9203
PERNETTA, ANGELO (2009) Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) from Dorset, United Kingdom Acta Herpetologica, 4 (1). pp. 109-112. ISSN 1827-9635
Pernetta, A.P., Reading, C.J. and Allen, J.A. (2009) Chemoreception and kin discrimination by neonate smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) Animal Behaviour, 77 (2). pp. 363-368. ISSN 0003-3472
Pernetta, A.P. (2009) Coronella austriaca (smooth snake) paraphimosis Herpetological Review, 40 . p. 95. ISSN 0018-084X
Pernetta, A.P. (2009) Monitoring the trade: using the CITES trade database to examine the dynamics of the trade in live monitor lizards (Varanus spp.) Biawak: Quarterly Journal of Varanid Biology and Husbandry, 3 (2). pp. 37-45. ISSN 1936-296X
Pernetta, A.P. (2008) Just give them fellowships Science, 321 . pp. 1776-1777. ISSN 1095-9203
Ross, T.N. and Pernetta, A.P. (2008) Sexual size dimorphism and microhabitat use of the orange-tailed skink (Gongylomorphus sp.) on Flat Island, Mauritius Amphibia-Reptilia, 29 (3). pp. 349-359. ISSN 0173-5373
Pernetta, A.P (2007) Mentors could support a student reviewer database Nature, 448 . p. 129.
Hartel, T., Sas, I., Pernetta, A.P. and Geltsch, I.C. (2007) The reproductive dynamics of temperate amphibians: a review. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 3 . pp. 127-145.
Pernetta, A.P, Ross, T.N and Jones, C.G (2005) Leiolopisma telfairii (Telfair’s skink): Caudal Luring Herpetological Review, 36 (3). pp. 320-321.
Pernetta, A.P, Bell, D.J and Jones, C.G (2005) Macro- and microhabitat use of Telfair’s skinks (Leiolopisma telfairii) on Round Island, Mauritius: Implications for their translocation Acta Oecologica, 28 . pp. 313-323.
PERNETTA, ANGELO (2004) Book review: Expedition Field Techniques: Reptiles and Amphibians Herpetological Bulletin, 87 . p. 32.
Pernetta, A.P (2004) Book Review: A photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Thailand and South-East Asia Herpetological Bulletin, 90 . p. 32.
Pernetta, A.P. (2004) Gongylomorphus bojerii bojerii (Bojer’s skink): arboreality Herpetological Bulletin, 91 . pp. 31-32.
Pernetta, A.P (2004) ‘Non-destructive’ aquarium trade fishery – a misnomer Oryx, 38 . pp. 3-4.
