Professor Kate E Jones

Curriculum Vitae:

• 2012-Present: Joint Chair of Ecology and Biodiversity, University College London and Zoological Society of London
• 2008-2012: Senior Research Fellow: Institute of Zoology, ZSL, London.
• 2005-2007: Research Fellow (Research Councils UK): Institute of Zoology, ZSL, London.
• 2003-2005: Research Fellow: Earth Institute, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, Columbia University, US.
• 2000- 2003: Postdoctoral Research Associate: University of Virginia, US.
• 1999-2000: Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Imperial College at Silwood Park.
• 1999: London Conservation Officer: The Bat Conservation Trust, London.
• 1994-1998: Ph.D. University of Roehampton.
• 1990-1993: B.Sc. University of Leeds.
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Professional Recognition:

• 2010-present: Scientific Advisory Board: Bat Conservation International
• 2010-present: Scientific Advisory Board: The Mammal Society
• 2008-present: External Examiner for MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation: Imperial College.
• 2008: Philip Leverhulme Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Zoology.
• 2007-present: Member: Cambridge University Conservation Science Group
• 2006-present: Committee Member: Centre for Ecology and Evolution , University College London.
• 2006-present: Member: IUCN Bat Specialist Group .
• 2006-present: Chair (2010-present); Vice Chair (2008-2010); Trustee (2006-2008): The Bat Conservation Trust , UK.
• 2006-present: Editor: Global Ecology and Biogeography .

Research Interests:

Understanding how evolutionary processes produce past, present and future global biodiversity patterns is fascinating, and my research group works on a number of projects ranging from the evolution of echolocation in bats to disease macroecology in humans! Currently my research group’s main themes are:

• Evolution of echolocation and its use in a global monitoring program. This is a dynamic and interdisciplinary new project at the interface of evolution and conservation biology. We are investigating how echolocation has evolved in bats and how different call structures are adapted to their ecologies. To translate this work into a conservation and policy perspective, we have developed the use of bat ultrasonic calls as a biodiversity monitoring tool to indicate biodiversity change. In 2006 we launched the iBats Program , which uses bats as a model system to engage citizens in science and integrates the fields of biodiversity monitoring, bat bioacoustics and computer science.
• Diversification and extinction: We are exploring the evolution of mammalian trait biodiversity and developing web enabled database portals to host and analyse these data ( YouTHERIA ). This is part of an international collaboration to investigate processes of extinction and diversification in mammals.
• Disease macroecology. Our involvement in this project first began working on wildlife disease macroecology in 2001 through a number of different working groups in the US. We recently adapted this approach to the macroecology of human emerging diseases – investigating the interface of anthropogenic and wildlife processes to predict the future risk to humans across the globe.
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Figure 1. Global distribution of relative risk of an EID events caused by zoonotic pathogens. The relative risk is mapped on a linear scale from green (lower values) to red (higher values).

Research Group:

• Dr. Jon Russ (The Bat Conservation Trust). iBats Program Manager.
• Alanna Maltby (University College London). PhD student. ‘Evolution of echolocation in bats’.
• Charlotte Walters (University of Kent, The Bat Conservation Trust). PhD student. 'Present and future conservation of European bats'.
• Henry Ferguson-Gow (University of East Anglia). PhD student. 'Evolution of Biodiversity in Ants'.
• Alexander Gorbachev (University of Bryansk). PhD student. 'Bats as bioindicators of environmental change in Russia'.

Past Group Members:

• Dr. Natalie Cooper (Imperial College) 2005-2009. PhD. ‘Phylogenetic approaches for studying competition in mammals.’
• James Hansford 2008-2009. YouTHERIA project assistant.
• Daniel Simmons 2009-2010. EchoBank intern.
• Annabelle Pagan (Imperial College) 2010. MSc. Developing an indicator of biodiversity loss for UK bats.
• Christina Ravinet (Imperial College) 2010. MSc. Ancient biogeography of bats.
• Dr. Savrina Carrizo (Cambridge University). 2007-2011. PhD. ‘Changes in the distribution and abundance of North American breeding birds’
• Dr. Sebastian Funk. 2010-2011. Postdoctoral Research Assistant. ‘Anthropogenic drivers of human emerging infectious disease’.

Publications:

2011. Jones, K.E. and J. Russ. iBats App ( iPhone & Android ). Smartphone application for recording ultrasonic bat calls and monitoring their biodiversity.

2011. Jones, K.E. and K. Safi (eds). Global Biodiversity of Mammals. Phil. Trans. Royal. Soc. B 366.

2011. Jones, K.E. and K. Safi. Ecology and evolution of mammalian biodiversity. Phil. Trans. Royal. Soc. B 366.

2011. Jones, K.E., N.J. Isaac and T. Blackburn. Can unified theories of biodiversity explain mammalian macroecological patterns? Phil. Trans. Royal. Soc. B 366.

2011. Jones K.E., J. A. Russ, A.-T., Bashta, Z. Bilhari, C. Catto, I. Csősz, A. Gorbachev, P. Győrfi, A. Hughes, I. Ivashkiv, N. Koryagina, A. Kurali, S. Langton, A. Maltby, G. Margiean, I. Pandourski, S. Parsons, I. Prokofev, A. Szodoray-Paradi, F. Szodoray-Paradi, E. Tilova, C. Walters, A. Weatherill and O. Zavarzin. Indicator Bats Program: a system for the global acoustic monitoring of bats. In: Biodiversity monitoring and conservation: bridging the gaps between global commitment and local action (Eds. Collen, B, P. et al.). Blackwell Press, London.

2011. Safi, K., S. Meri and K.E. Jones. 2011. Body Mass Evolution in Bats. In: Body Size: linking pattern and process across space, time and taxonomic group (eds. F. A. Smith and S. K. Lyons). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2010. Keesing, F., L.K. Belden, P. Daszak, A. Dobson, C.D. Harvell, R.D. Holt, P. J. Hudson, A.E. Jolles, K.E. Jones, C. E. Mitchell, S.S. Myers, and R. S. Ostfeld. Impacts of biodiversity on the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. Nature 468:647-652.

2009. Jones K.E., S.P. Mickleburgh and A.L. Walsh. Global overview of the conservation of island bats: importance, challenges and opportunities. In: Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology and Conservation. pp 496-530 (eds. T. H. Fleming and P.A. Racey). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2009. Jones K.E. and E.C. Teeling. Phylogenetic tools for examining character and clade evolution in bats. In: Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats pp 715-738 (eds. T.H. Kunz and S. Parsons). Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.

2009. Maltby, A., K.E. Jones and G. Jones. Understanding the origination and diversification of bat echolocation calls. pp. 37-48. In: Handbook of Mammalian Vocalization. An integrative neuroscience approach (ed: S.M. Brudzynski). London: Academic Press.

2009. Sachs, J.D., J. Baillie, W.J. Sutherland, P.R. Armsworth, N. Ash, J. Beddington, T.M. Blackburn, B. Collen, B. Gardiner, K.J. Gaston, H.C.J. Godfray, R. Green, P.H. Harvey, B. House, S. Knapp, N.F. Kumpel, D.W. Macdonald, G.M. Mace, J. Mallet, A. Matthews, R.M. May, O. Petchey, A. Purvis, D. Roe, K. Safi, K. Turner, M. Walpole, R. Watson and K.E. Jones. Biodiversity conservation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Science: 325:1502-1503.

2009. Jones, K.E., J. Bielby, M. Cardillo, S. A. Fritz, J. O’Dell, C. D. L. Orme, K. Safi, W. Sechrest, E. H. Boakes, C. Carbone, C. Connolly, M.l J. Cutts, J. K. Foster, R. Grenyer, M. Habib, C. A. Plaster, S. A. Price, E. A. Rigby, J. Rist, A. Teacher, O. R.P. Bininda-Emonds, J. L. Gittleman, G. M. Mace, and A. Purvis. PanTHERIA: A species-level database of life-history, ecology and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90:2648. Full Online Version

2009. Duffy, J.E., D.S. Srivastava, J. McLaren, M. Sankaran, M. Solan, J. Griffin, M. Emmerson and K.E. Jones. Forecasting decline in ecosystem services under realistic scenarios of extinction. In: The Ecological and Environmental Consequences of Biodiversity Loss, pp 60-77 (eds. S. Naeem, A. Hector, M. Loreau and D. Bunker). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2008. Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P., M. Cardillo, K.E. Jones, R.D.E. MacPhee, R.M.D. Beck, R. Grenyer, S.A. Price, R. Vos, J.L. Gittleman & A. Purvis. Corrigendum: The delayed rise of present-day mammals. Nature 456:274.

2008. Jones K.E., N. Patel, M.A. Levy, A. Storeygard, D. Balk, J.L. Gittleman, and P. Daszak. Global trends in human emerging infectious diseases. Nature 451: 990-993.

2008. Davies, T.J., S.A. Fritz, R. Grenyer, C.D.L. Orme, J. Bielby, O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds, M. Cardillo, K.E. Jones, J.L. Gittleman, G.M. Mace and A. Purvis. Phylogenetic trees and the future of mammalian biodiversity. Proceedings National Academy of Sciences 105: 11556–11563.

2008. Cardillo M., G.M. Mace, J.L. Gittleman, K.E. Jones, J. Bielby and A. Purvis. The predictability of extinction: biological and external correlates of decline in mammals. Proceedings of Royal Society of London B 275: 1441-1448.

2007. Grenyer, R., C. D.L. Orme, S.F. Jackson, G.H. Thomas, R.G. Davies, T.J. Davies, K.E. Jones, V.A. Olson, R.S. Ridgely, P.C. Rasmussen, T-S Ding, P.M. Bennett, T.M. Blackburn, K.J. Gaston, J.L. Gittleman and I.P.F. Owens. Effective Global Conservation Strategies - Reply. Nature 450:E20.

2007. Bielby J.N., G.M. Mace, O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds, M. Cardillo, J.L. Gittleman, K.E. Jones, D. Orme and A. Purvis,. The fast-slow continuum in mammalian life history: an empirical re-evaluation. American Naturalist 169:748-757.

2007. Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P., M. Cardillo, K.E. Jones, R.D.E. MacPhee, R.M.D. Beck, R. Grenyer, S.A. Price, R. Vos, J.L. Gittleman & A. Purvis. The delayed rise of present-day mammals. Nature 446:507-512.

2007. Davies, R.G., C. D.L. Orme, A.J. Webster, K.E. Jones, T.M. Blackburn and K.J. Gaston. Environmental predictors of global parrot (Aves: Psittaciformes) species richness and phylogenetic diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16:220-233.

2007. Lindenfors, P., C.L. Nunn, K.E. Jones, A.A. Cunningham, W. Sechrest and J.L. Gittleman. Parasite species richness in carnivores: Effects of host body mass, latitude, geographic range and population density. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16:496-509.

2007. Pedersen, A.B., K.E. Jones, C.L. Nunn and S. Altizer. Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals. Conservation Biology 21:1269-1279.

2007. Lindenfors, P, J.L. Gittleman and K.E. Jones. Sexual size dimorphism in mammals. In: Sex, Size and Gender Roles: Evolutionary Studies of Sexual Size Dimorphism (eds. Fairbairn, D.J., W.U. Blanckenhorn, and T. Szekely), pp 16- 26. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2006. Grenyer, R., C. D.L. Orme, S.F. Jackson, G.H. Thomas, R.G. Davies, T.J. Davies, K.E. Jones, V.A. Olson, R.S. Ridgely, P.C. Rasmussen, T-S Ding, P.M. Bennett, T.M. Blackburn, K.J. Gaston, J.L. Gittleman and I.P.F. Owens. The global distribution and conservation of rare and threatened vertebrates. Nature 444:93-96.

2006. Pitnick S., K.E. Jones and G.S. Wilkinson. Mating system and brain size in bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 273:719-724.

2006. Cruz-Neto A.P. and K.E. Jones. Exploring the evolution of the basal metabolic rates of bats. In: Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Bats (eds. A. Zubaid, G.F. McCracken and T.H. Kunz), pp 56-89. New York: Oxford University Press.

2005. Jones K.E., O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds and J.L. Gittleman. Bats, clocks and rocks: diversification patterns in Chiroptera. Evolution 59:2243-2255.

2005. Cardillo M., G.M. Mace, K.E. Jones, J. Bielby, O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds, W. Sechrest, C.D.L. Orme and A. Purvis. Multiple causes of high extinction risk in large mammal species. Science 309:1239-1241.

2005. Isaac N.J.B., K.E. Jones, J.L Gittleman and A. Purvis. Correlates of species richness in mammals: Body size, life-history and ecology. American Naturalist 165:600-607.

2005. Jones K.E., W. Sechrest and J.L. Gittleman. Age and area revisited: identifying global patterns and implications for conservation. In: Phylogeny and Conservation (eds. A. Purvis, J.L. Gittleman and T. Brooks), pp 141-165. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2004. Jones K.E. and A.M. MacLarnon. Affording larger brains: testing hypotheses of mammalian brain evolution on bats. American Naturalist 164:20-31.

2004. Blackburn T.M., K.E. Jones, P. Cassey and N. Losin. The influence of spatial resolution on macroecological patterns of range size variation: a case study using parrots (Psittaciformes) of the world. Journal of Biogeography 31:285-293.

2004. Cassey P., T.M. Blackburn, G.J. Russell, K.E. Jones and J.L. Lockwood. Influences in the transport and establishment of traded bird species: a comparative analysis of the parrots (Psittacidae) of the world. Global Change Biology 10:417-426.

2004. Cassey P., T.M. Blackburn, K.E. Jones and J.L. Lockwood. Mistakes in the analysis of exotic species establishment: source pool designation and correlates of introduction success among parrots (Psittaciformes) of the world. Journal of Biogeography 31:277-284

2004. Maurer B.A., J.H. Brown, T. Dayan, B.J. Enquist, S.K.M. Ernest, E.A. Hadly, J.P. Haskell, D. Jablonski, K.E. Jones, D.M. Kaufman, S.K. Lyons, K.J. Niklas, W.P. Porter, K. Roy, F.A. Smith, B. Tiffney and W.R. Willig. Similarities in body size distributions of small-bodied flying vertebrates. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6:783-797.

2004. Nunn C.L., S. Altizer, W. Sechrest, K.E. Jones, R.A. Barton and J.L. Gittleman. Parasites and the evolutionary diversification of primate clades. American Naturalist 164: 90-103.

2004. Smith F.A., J.H. Brown, J.P. Haskell, S.K. Lyons, J. Alroy, E.L. Charnov, T. Dayan, B.J. Enquist, S.K.M. Ernest, E.A. Hadly, K.E. Jones, D.M. Kaufman, P.A. Marquet, B.A. Maurer, K.J. Niklas, W.P. Porter, B. Tiffney and M.R. Willig. Similarity of mammalian body size across the taxonomic hierarchy and across space and time. American Naturalist 163:672-691.

2004. Bininda-Emonds O.R.P., K.E. Jones, S.A. Price, M. Cardillo, R. Grenyer, and A. Purvis. Garbage in, garbage out: Data issues in supertree construction. In: Phylogenetic supertrees: Combining information to reveal the Tree of Life (ed. O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds). Computational Biology Series, Vol 4, pp 267-280. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

2004. Gittleman J.L., K.E. Jones and S.A. Price. Supertrees: using complete phylogenies in comparative biology. In: Phylogenetic supertrees: combining information to reveal the Tree of Life (ed. O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds). Computational Biology Series, Vol 4, pp 439-460. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

2003. Jones K.E., A. Purvis and J.L. Gittleman. Biological correlates of extinction risk in bats. American Naturalist 161:601-614.

2003. Altizer S., C.L. Nunn, P.H. Thrall, J.L. Gittleman, J. Antonovics, A.A. Cunningham, A.P. Dobson, V. Ezenwa, K.E. Jones, A.B. Pedersen, M. Poss and J.R.C. Pulliam. Social organization and parasite risk in mammals: integrating theory and empirical studies. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 34:517-547.

2003. Bininda-Emonds O.R.P., K.E. Jones, S.A. Price, R. Grenyer, M. Cardillo, M. Habib, A. Purvis and J.L. Gittleman. Supertrees are a necessary not-so-evil: A comment on Gatesy et al. Systematic Biology 52:724-729.

2003. Nunn C.L., S. Altizer, K.E. Jones and W. Sechrest. Comparative tests of parasite species richness in primates. American Naturalist 162:597-614.

2003. Smith F.A., S.K. Lyons, S.K.M. Ernest, K.E. Jones, D.M. Kaufman, T. Dayan, P.A. Marquet, J.H. Brown, and J.P. Haskell. Body mass of late Quaternary mammals. Ecology 84: 3403.

2003. Purvis A., A. Webster, P-M. Agapow, K.E. Jones and N.J.B. Isaac. Primate life histories and phylogeny. In: Primate Life Histories and Socioecology (eds. P.M . Kappeler and M. Pereira), pp 25-40. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2002. Jones K.E., A. Purvis, A. MacLarnon, O.R.P. Bininda-Emonds and N.B. Simmons. A phylogenetic supertree of the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Biological Reviews 77:223-259.

2002. Hewitt G., A. MacLarnon and K.E. Jones. The functions of laryngeal air sacs in primates: a new hypothesis. Folia Primatologica 73:70-94.

2001. Jones K.E. and A. Walsh. A guide to British bats. Field Studies Council / Mammal Society.

2001. Jones K.E. and A. MacLarnon. Bat life-histories: testing models of mammalian life history evolution. Evolutionary Ecology Research 3:465-476.

2001. Jones K.E., K.E. Barlow, N. Vaughan, A. Rodriguez-Duran and M. Gannon. Short-term impacts of extreme environmental disturbance on the bats (Chiroptera) of Puerto Rico. Animal Conservation 4:56-66.

2001. Gittleman J.L., M.E. Gompper and K.E. Jones. Extinction: complexity of assessing risk. Science 292:217-218.

2001. Hosken D., K.E. Jones, K. Chipperfield and A. Dixson. Is the bat os penis sexually selected? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 50:450-460.

2000. Purvis A., K.E. Jones, and G. Mace. Extinction. Bioessays 22:1123-1133.

1997. Jones K.E. and A. Purvis. An optimum body size for mammals? Comparative evidence from bats. Functional Ecology 11:751-756.

1996. Jones K.E., J.D. Altringham and R. Deaton. Distribution and population densities of seven species of bat in Northern England, UK. Journal of Zoology, London 240:788-798