Assoc. Prof. Michael Keller

Name:	Assoc. Prof. Michael Keller
Position:	Deputy Head of School
Organisation:	University of Adelaide
Department/Division:	School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Primary Areas:	Agriculture and farming
	Environment
Expertise:	Plant protection (insects and weeds); biological control; integrated pest management; insect behaviour; pest control; weeds; pollination
Organisation type:	Academic
Website:	www.adelaide.edu.au
Personal Website:	www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/mike.keller
Notes:	Board Memberships: Eyre Penninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
Expert's direct contacts:
Phone:	(08) 8303 7222
Fax:	(08) 8303 7109
This expert is available for:	Research collaboration, Consulting work, Expert witness work, Board/committee positions, Conference presentation opportunities, Other speaking engagements

Media Contact: (Note: For journalists only)
Contact:	Candy Gibson
Phone:	+61 8 8303 3173
After Hours:	0414 559 773

Publications:	Tenhumberg, B., M. A. Keller, A. J. Tyre and H. P. Possingham. 2001a. The effect of resource aggregation at different scales: Optimal foraging behavior of Cotesia rubecula. American Naturalist 158: 505-518. Siekmann, G., B. Tenhumberg and M. A. Keller. 2001. Feeding and survival in parasitic wasps: sugar concentration and timing matter. Oikos 95: 425-430. Tenhumberg, B., M. A. Keller, H. P. Possingham and A. J. Tyre. 2001b. Optimal patch-leaving behaviour: a case study using the parasitoid Cotesia rubecula. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 683-691. Tenhumberg, B., G. Siekmann and M. A. Keller. 2006. Optimal time allocation in parasitic wasps searching for hosts and food. Oikos 113 (1): 121-131. Wang, X., and M. A. Keller. 2002. A comparison of the host-searching efficiency of two larval parasitoids of Plutella xylostella. Ecological Entomology, 27: 105-114. Mo, J. H., G. Baker, M. Keller and R. Roush. 2003. Local dispersal of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella (L.)) (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae). Environmental Entomology 32: 71-79. Keller, M. A. 1990. Responses of the parasitoid Cotesia rubecula to it s host Pieris rapae in a flight tunnel. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 57: 243-249. Hogendoorn, K., C. L. Gross, M. Sedgley and M. A. Keller. 2006. Increased tomato yield through pollination by native Australian Amegilla chlorocyanea (Hymenoptera : Anthophoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (3): 828-833. Ma, J., D. Li, M. Keller, O. Schmidt and X. Feng. 2005. A DNA marker to identify predation of Plutella xylostella (Lep., Plutellidae) by Nabis kinbergii (Hem., Nabidae) and Lycosa sp. (Aranaea, Lycosidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 129(6): 330-335. Field, S. A., G. Calbert and M. A. Keller. 1998. Patch defence in the parasitoid wasp Trissolcus basalis (Insecta, Scelionidae) - the time structure of pairwise contests, and the waiting game. Ethology 104(10): 821-840. Field, S. A., M. A. Keller and G. Calbert. 1997. The pay-off from superparasitism in the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis, in relation to patch defence. Ecological Entomology 22(2):142-149. Keller, M. A. 1999. Understanding host selection behaviour: the key to more effective host specificity testing. pp. 105-116 In T. M. Withers, L. Barton Browne and J. Stanley (eds.), Host specificity testing in Australasia: towards improved assays for biological control. CRC for Tropical Pest Management, Brisbane. Keller, M. A. 2004. Improving the integration of pest management practices: theoretical and practical challenges. pp. 19-26. In N. M. Endersby and P. M. Ridland (eds.), The management of diamondback moth and other crucifer pests: Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop, Melbourne, Australia, 26-29 November 2001. Gurr, G. M., S. D. Wratten, J. Tylianakis, J. Kean and M. Keller. 2005. Providing plant foods for insect natural enemies in farming systems: balancing practicalities and theory. Pp. 326-347 In F. L. Wackers, P.C.J. van Rijn and J. Bruin (eds.), Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: a protective mutualism and its applications. Cambridge University Press.