Search Results - "Barratt, I"

The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future by Barratt, B. I. P., Moran, V. C., Bigler, F., van Lenteren, J. C.

“…Classical and augmentative biological control of insect pests and weeds has enjoyed a long history of successes. However, biocontrol practices have not been as…”
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Exotic plants accumulate and share herbivores yet dominate communities via rapid growth by Allen, Warwick J., Waller, Lauren P., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Dickie, Ian A., Tylianakis, Jason M.

“…Herbivores may facilitate or impede exotic plant invasion, depending on their direct and indirect interactions with exotic plants relative to co-occurring…”
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Maternal cardiovascular function and risk of intrapartum fetal compromise in women undergoing induction of labor: pilot study by Kalafat, E., Barratt, I., Nawaz, A., Thilaganathan, B., Khalil, A.

“…ABSTRACT Objective Identification of the fetus at risk of intrapartum compromise has many benefits. Impaired maternal cardiovascular function is associated…”
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EP22.19: Prediction of fetal death and adverse perinatal outcomes in dichorionic twin pregnancies complicated by selective fetal growth restriction by Kalafat, E., Liu, B., Barratt, I., Bhate, R., Papageorghiou, A.T., Khalil, A.

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OP04.05: Prediction of the risk of intrapartum fetal distress using maternal hemodynamics by Kalafat, E., Barratt, I., Nawaz, A., Thilaganathan, B., Khalil, A.

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The New Zealand experience of varroa invasion highlights research opportunities for Australia by Iwasaki, Jay M., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Lord, Janice M., Mercer, Alison R., Dickinson, Katharine J. M.

“…The Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) is implicated as a major disease factor in honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations worldwide. Honey bees are extensively…”
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Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control by Cock, Matthew J. W, van Lenteren, Joop C, Brodeur, Jacques, Barratt, Barbara I. P, Bigler, Franz, Bolckmans, Karel, Cônsoli, Fernando L, Haas, Fabian, Mason, Peter G, Parra, José Roberto P

“…Under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) countries have sovereign rights over their genetic resources. Agreements governing the access to these…”
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Puke or poop? Comparison of regurgitate and faecal samples to infer alpine grasshopper (Paprides nitidus Hutton) diet in experimental plant communities by Allen, Warwick J., Waller, Lauren P., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Dickie, Ian A.

“…Characterising plant‐herbivore interactions is important to understanding the processes that influence community structure and ecosystem functioning…”
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Best practices for the use and exchange of invertebrate biological control genetic resources relevant for food and agriculture by Mason, P. G., Cock, M. J. W., Barratt, B. I. P., Klapwijk, J. N., van Lenteren, J. C., Brodeur, J., Hoelmer, K. A., Heimpel, G. E.

“…The Nagoya Protocol is a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity that provides a framework for the effective implementation of the…”
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Big and aerial invaders: dominance of exotic spiders in burned New Zealand tussock grasslands by Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba, Barratt, Barbara I. P, Vink, Cor J, Paterson, Adrian M, Cruickshank, Robert H, Ferguson, Colin M, Barton, Diane M

“…As post-disturbance community response depends on the characteristics of the ecosystem and the species composition, so does the invasion of exotic species rely…”
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Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city by Barratt, Barbara I. P, Dickinson, Katherine J. M, Freeman, Claire, Porter, Stephan, Johnstone, Peter D, Wing, Janine, Heezik, Yolanda, Leather, Simon R

“…Invertebrate biodiversity was investigated in 55 domestic gardens in the city of Dunedin in southern New Zealand. The influence of habitat types within the…”
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Invasive redback spiders (Latrodectus hasseltii) threaten an endangered, endemic New Zealand beetle (Prodontria lewisii) by Bryan, S. A, van Heezik, Y, Vink, C. J, Seddon, P. J, Phillips, C. B, Barratt, B. I. P

“…Australian redback spiders (Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870) are invasive, opportunistic predators that threaten New Zealand fauna. Initially recorded in…”
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Synergy between two invasive species, redback spiders and rabbits, threaten the endangered Cromwell chafer beetle by Spencer, Jackie, van Heezik, Yolanda, Seddon, Philip J., Barratt, Barbara I. P.

“…Interactions between invasive species can be difficult to predict and can result in unanticipated impacts of significance for native fauna. Here we show that…”
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Habitat specificity, dispersal and burning season: Recovery indicators in New Zealand native grassland communities by Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba, Barratt, Barbara I.P., Vink, Cor J., Paterson, Adrian M., Cruickshank, Robert H., Ferguson, Colin M., Barton, Diane M.

“…► We use pre- and post-burn data from a replicated experiment in New Zealand. ► Habitat requirements and dispersal ability determine succession in spiders. ►…”
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Arthropod Morphospecies versus Taxonomic Species: a Case Study with Araneae, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera by Derraik, José G. B., Closs, Gerard P., Dickinson, Katharine J. M., Sirvid, Philip, Barratt, Barbara I. P., Patrick, Brian H.

“…In times of biodiversity crisis there is an increasing need for faster and cheaper methods by which to achieve conservation goals. This situation is especially…”
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Biotic interactions drive ecosystem responses to exotic plant invaders by Waller, L P, Allen, W J, Barratt, B I P, Condron, L M, França, F M, Hunt, J E, Koele, N, Orwin, K H, Steel, G S, Tylianakis, J M, Wakelin, S A, Dickie, I A

“…Ecosystem process rates typically increase after plant invasion, but the extent to which this is driven by (i) changes in productivity, (ii) exotic species'…”
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Fecundity and reproductive strategies in deep-sea incirrate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) by Barratt, I. M, Johnson, M. P, Allcock, A. L

“…Coleoid cephalopods show flexibility in their reproductive strategies or mode of spawning, which can range from simultaneous terminal spawning over a short…”
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Risk Analysis Frameworks Used in Biological Control and Introduction of a Novel Bayesian Network Tool by Meurisse, Nicolas, Marcot, Bruce G., Woodberry, Owen, Barratt, Barbara I. P., Todd, Jacqui H.

“…Classical biological control, the introduction of natural enemies to new environments to control unwanted pests or weeds, is, despite numerous successful…”
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A comparison of methods for selecting non-target species for risk assessment of the biological control agent Cotesia urabae by Todd, Jacqui H., Barratt, Barbara I. P., Withers, Toni M., Berndt, Lisa A., Gresham, Belinda, Avila, Gonzalo A., Malone, Louise A.

“…A computer-based tool called PRONTI (priority ranking of non-target invertebrates) has been developed to aid the selection of non-target species (NTS) for…”
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Female reproductive biology of two sympatric incirrate octopod species, Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson 1930) and Pareledone turqueti (Joubin 1905) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), from South Georgia by Barratt, I. M., Johnson, M. P., Collins, M. A., Allcock, A. L.

“…The reproductive biology of two species of endemic Southern Ocean octopods was investigated around the sub-Antarctic islands of South Georgia and Shag Rocks…”
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