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S. Raghu
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Arid Zone Research Institute PO Box 8760 Alice Springs, NT 871 MC–652 Phone: 618-89518158 Fax: 618-89518126 Email: raghu@illinois.edu Title: Weed Biological Control Scientist Office Location: Australia | ||
| Activities | I am an ecologist with diverse research interests that include 1. Insect-plant interactions 2. Invasion biology & invasive species management 3. Theory and practice of biological control 4. Chemical mediation of insect behaviour and insect-plant interactions 5. Ecological risk assessment 6. Numerical ecology, and 7. Development of theory for applied ecology 8. Sustainable agriculture |
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| Research |
My lab is involved in research on various aspects of sustainable development of plant industries in arid zones, and the ecology and management of invasive plant species. |
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| Professional affiliations |
University of Illinois - Adjunct | ||
| Selected publications |
Raghu, S., Anderson, R.C., Daehler, C.C., Davis, A.S., Wiedenmann, R.N., Simberloff, D. and Mack, R.N. (2006). Adding biofuels to the invasive species fire? Science 313: 1742. (Policy Forum) Raghu, S., Dhileepan, K. and Treviño, M. (2006). Response of an invasive liana to simulated herbivory: Implications for its biological control. Acta Oecologica 29: 335-345. Dhileepan, K., Croft, B.J., Ridley, A., James, A.P. and Raghu, S. (2006). Susceptibility of source plants to Sugarcane Fiji disease virus influences the acquisition and transmission of the virus by the planthopper vector Perkinsiella saccharicida. Journal of Applied Entomology 130: 67–71. Raghu, S., Wiltshire, C. and Dhileepan, K. (2005). Pre-dispersal seed predation in the invasive legume Leucaena leucocephala is limited by duration of pod retention. Austral Ecology 30: 310–318. Raghu, S. and Dhileepan, K. (2005). The value of simulating herbivory in selecting effective weed biological control agents. Biological Control 34: 265-273. Sheppard, A. and Raghu, S. (2005). Working at the interface of art and science: how best to select an agent for classical biological control. Biological Control 34: 233-235. Raghu, S. (2004) Ecological and evolutionary basis for dacine attractance to lures: a synthetic review. Bulletin of Entomological Research 94: 385–399. |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Ecological Society of America Ecological Society of Australia INTECOL Biological Control – Editorial Board member (2005–present) |
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| Education | Ph.D., Ecology/ Entomology, Griffith University, 2002 M.Sc., Environmental Management, Griffith University, 1997 B.Sc., Zoology, University of Madras, 1996 Grad. Cert. in Environmental Statistics, University of Canberra, 2005 | ||