Ms Paula Jenkins
Senior Curator, Mammals
Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Vertebrates Division
Group: Vertebrates, Mammals
Specialisms: Systematics of Afrosoricida and Soricomorpha. Biogeography of Madagascan and Southeast Asian small mammal fauna.
- Phone: +44 (0)20 7942 5578
Summary
Organise, maintain and enhance the Mammal Collection, with particularly focus on the Afrosoricida, Soricomorpha and Rodentia. Advise on mammalian nomenclature, identification and identification methods. Analyse and disseminate information on the Collection and its archive and library. Study the systematics of Afrosoricida, Soricomorpha, Chiroptera, Rodentia and Primates, and the biogeography of the Madagascan and Southeast Asian small mammal fauna.
Qualifications
Degrees
- BSc, University of London, United Kingdom
Academic
- Senior Curator, Mammal Group, Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, United Kingdom, 2011 - ongoing
- Collection Manager, Mammal Group, Natural History Museum, Zoology, United Kingdom, 1990 - 2011
- Senior Scientific Officer, Mammal Section, British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, United Kingdom, 1988 - 1990
- Higher Scientific Officer, Mammal Section, British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, United Kingdom, 1978 - 1988
- Scientific Officer, Mammal Section, British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, United Kingdom, 1973 - 1978
Highlighted publications
- Huchon D, Chevret P, Jordan U, Kilpatrick CW, Ranwez V, Jenkins PD, Brosius J, Schmitz J (2007) Multiple molecular evidences for a living mammalian fossil. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104, 7495 - 7499. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0701289104
- Jenkins PD, Kilpatrick CW, Robinson MF, Timmins RJ (2005) Morphological and molecular investigations of a new family, genus and species of rodent (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricognatha) from Lao PDR. Systematics and Biodiversity 2, 419 - 454. doi: 10.1017/s1477200004001549
- Jenkins PD, Goodman SM, Raxworthy CJ (1996) The shrew tenrecs (Microgale) (Insectivora: Tenrecidae) of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar. A Floral and Faunal Inventory of the Eastern Slopes of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar: With Reference to Elevational Variation.. Goodman SM (Eds). 85, 191 - 297.
Highlighted publications
- Huchon D, Chevret P, Jordan U, Kilpatrick CW, Ranwez V, Jenkins PD, Brosius J, Schmitz J (2007) Multiple molecular evidences for a living mammalian fossil. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104, 7495 - 7499. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0701289104
- Jenkins PD, Kilpatrick CW, Robinson MF, Timmins RJ (2005) Morphological and molecular investigations of a new family, genus and species of rodent (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricognatha) from Lao PDR. Systematics and Biodiversity 2, 419 - 454. doi: 10.1017/s1477200004001549
- Jenkins PD, Goodman SM, Raxworthy CJ (1996) The shrew tenrecs (Microgale) (Insectivora: Tenrecidae) of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar. A Floral and Faunal Inventory of the Eastern Slopes of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andringitra, Madagascar: With Reference to Elevational Variation.. Goodman SM (Eds). 85, 191 - 297.