Michael A. Keller (0000-0003-0721-9753)

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Michael Keller is an entomologist whose research has focused on insect behaviour, biological control, pest management, pollination and ecology. He was formerly the Head of the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Dean of the Waite Campus and Director of the Waite Research Institute at the University of Adelaide from 2014 through 2017.

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University of Adelaide: Adelaide, SA, AU

1987-01-05 to 2017-12-31 | Emeritus Professor (Agricultural Science)

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Michael A. Keller

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-9753

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University of Adelaide: Adelaide, SA, AU

United States Department of Agriculture: Tifton, Georgia, US

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North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, US

University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, US

University of Delaware: Newark, DE, US

University of Delaware: Newark, DE, US

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The ‘Goldilocks Grub’: reproductive responses to leafroller host development in Goniozus jacintae, a parasitoid of the light brown apple moth

The combined foraging of a parasitoid and a predatory bug enhances mortality of Plutella xylostella larvae

Walk this way, fly that way: Goniozus jacintae attunes flight and foraging behaviour to leafroller host instar

Host selection of Dolichogenidea tasmanica: implications for conservation biological control of light brown apple moth

Larger is Better in the Parasitoid Eretmocerus warrae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Which species of Tortricidae leafrollers are key insect pests in South Australian vineyards?

Effect of induced tolerance to Bt toxin on the egg size of Helicoverpa armigera and parasitism by Trichogramma pretiosum

The shape of the functional response curve of Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is affected by recent experience

Host discrimination by the solitary endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Hymenopotera: Braconidae)

Host Plants Affect the Foraging Success of Two Parasitoids that Attack Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Host stage preference of Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron, 1912) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Epiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Interspecific competition between two generalist parasitoids that attack the leafroller Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Mutual interference in Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) when foraging for patchily-distributed light brown apple moth

Searching behaviour of Dolichogenidea tasmanica in response to susceptible instars of Epiphyas postvittana

Tripartite Interactions of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus, Sitobion avenae and Wheat Varieties

The Resistance and Correlation Analysis to Three Species of Cereal Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on 10 Wheat Varieties or Lines

Analysing the diets of invertebrate predators using terminal restriction fragments

Pre-feeding of a glycolipid binding protein LEC-8 from Caenorhabditis elegans revealed enhanced tolerance to Cry1Ac toxin in Helicoverpa armigera.

Chemical and Sensory Comparison of Tomatoes Pollinated by Bees and by a Pollination Wand

Comparing insect-inspired chemical plume tracking algorithms using a mobile robot

Ecology of diamondback moth in Australian canola: landscape perspectives and the implications for management

Effectiveness of insect-inspired chemical plume-tracking algorithms in a shifting wind field

Factors affecting detectability of prey DNA in the gut contents of invertebrate predators: a polymerase chain reaction-based method

Genetic variability of wheel cactus (Opuntia robusta Wendl.) in southern Australia: implications for weed spread and biological control.

Foraging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla chlorocyanea in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators

Molecular identification of wolf spiders (Araneae : Lycosidae) by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

An empirical model of the sympatric coexistence of two strains of the endoparasitoid wasp Venturia canescens

Increased tomato yield through pollination by native Australian Amegilla chlorocyanea (Hymenoptera : Anthophoridae)

Odor sensor requirements for an insect inspired plume tracking mobile robot

Optimal time allocation in parasitic wasps searching for hosts and food

Soil moisture and soil type influence the breeding behavior of the pest snail Cernuella virgata (da Costa)

A DNA marker to identify predation of Plutella xylostella (Lep., Plutellidae) by Nabis kinbergii (Hem., Nabidae) and Lycosa sp (Aranaea, Lycosidae)

Functional response and predation of Nabis kinbergii (Hemiptera: Nabidae) to Plutella xylostelia (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae). II. Effects of host density and distribution

Improving the integration of pest management practices: theoretical and practical chalk nges

Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae). III. Effects of kairomone sources and previous parasitism

Role of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae) in controlling Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae): Cage exclusion experiments and direct observation

The sweet tooth of adult parasitoid Cotesia rubecula: Ignoring hosts for nectar?

Impact of conservation biological control practices on natural enemies: a case study of diamondback moth and its parasitoids.

Impact of conservation biological control practices on natural enemies: a case study of diamondback moth and its parasitoids.

Local dispersal of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella (L.)) (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae)

Patch time allocation by the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae). I. Effect of interpatch distance

A comparison of the host-searching efficiency of two larval parasitoids of Plutella xylostella

Feeding and survival in parasitic wasps: sugar concentration and timing matter

Optimal patch-leaving behaviour: a case study using the parasitoid Cotesia rubecular

The effect of resource aggregation at different scales: Optimal foraging behavior of Cotesia rubecula

Trophic barriers to fertilizer Cd bioaccumulation through the food chain: A case study using a plant-insect predator pathway

Using Cox's proportional hazard models to implement optimal strategies: An example from behavioural ecology

Biological control of horehound: Lessons from South Australia

Mating behaviour of horehound plume moth: Implications for Allee effects