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Alastair W. Robertson

Alastair W. Robertson

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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33
Citations
4205
World Ranking
5680
National Ranking
61

Ecology and Evolution

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33
Citations
4208
World Ranking
7882
National Ranking
104

Overview

Alastair W. Robertson is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has contributed to research primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses various subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

Robertson's research emphasizes topics such as Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Animal Ecology and Behavior, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Biological Control of Invasive Species, and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

The scientist has published in several notable venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Molecules
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Biological Invasions
  • Ibis

Recent publications illustrate the diversity of Robertson's contributions:

  • Functional consequences of flower curvature, orientation and perch position for nectar feeding by sunbirds, 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Effects of changes in bird community composition and species abundance on plant reproduction, through pollination and seed dispersal, 2021, Ibis
  • Characterisation of New Zealand Propolis from Different Regions Based on Its Volatile Organic Compounds, 2024, Molecules
  • Plant invasion down under: exploring the below-ground impact of invasive plant species on soil properties and invertebrate communities in the Central Plateau of New Zealand, 2024, Biological Invasions
  • Viability and dormancy of the Clematis vitalba aerial seed bank, 2024, Plant Biology

Frequent collaborators include Brenda Jarvis-Lowry, K.C. Harrington, Hossein Ghanizadeh, Maria A. Minor, and A Peel, each coauthoring multiple papers with Robertson.

Best Publications

  • A review on the role of endozoochory in seed germination.

    A. Traveset;A. W. Robertson;J. Rodríguez-Pérez;A. J. Dennis

  • Assessing the benefits of frugivory for seed germination: the importance of the deinhibition effect

    A. W. Robertson;A. Trass;J. J. Ladley;D. Kelly

  • The impact of an invasive weed Tradescantia fluminensis on native forest regeneration

    Rachel J. Standish;Alastair W. Robertson;Peter A. Williams;Peter A. Williams

  • Mutualisms with the wreckage of an avifauna: the status of bird pollination and fruit- dispersal in New Zealand

    Dave Kelly;Jenny J. Ladley;Alastair W. Robertson;Sandra H. Anderson

  • Long-term influences of introduced deer on the composition and structure of New Zealand Nothofagus forests

    Sean W. Husheer;David A. Coomes;Alastair W. Robertson

  • The relationship between floral display size, pollen carryover and geitonogamy in Myosotis colensoi (Kirk) Macbride (Boraginaceae)

    Alastair W. Robertson

  • Progress in understanding pollination systems in New Zealand

    Linda Newstrom;Alastair Robertson

  • Flower color influences insect visitation in alpine New Zealand.

    Diane R. Campbell;Mascha Bischoff;Janice M. Lord;Alastair W. Robertson

  • The effects of floral display size on pollinator service to individual flowers of Myosotis and Mimulus

    Alastair W. Robertson;Mark R. Macnair

  • Effects of Pollinator Loss on Endemic New Zealand Mistletoes (Loranthaceae)

    Alastair W. Robertson;Dave Kelly;Jenny J. Ladley;Ashley D. Sparrow

  • Bumble bee selection of Mimulus guttatus flowers : The effects of pollen quality and reward depletion

    Alastair W. Robertson;Claire Mountjoy;Brian E. Faulkner;Matthew V. Roberts

  • The quantitative genetics of floral characters in Mimulus guttatus

    Alastair W Robertson;Anita Diaz;Mark R Macnair

  • Invasion by a perennial herb increases decomposition rate and alters nutrient availability in warm temperate lowland forest remnants

    Rachel J. Standish;Peter A. Williams;Alastair W. Robertson;Neal A. Scott

  • The origins and evolution of the genus Myosotis L. (Boraginaceae)

    Richard C Winkworth;Jürke Grau;Alastair W Robertson;Peter J Lockhart

  • Discrimination by pollen-collecting bumblebees among differentially rewarding flowers of an alpine wildflower, Campanula rotundifolia (Campanulaceae)

    James E. Cresswell;Alastair W. Robertson

  • HONEYEATERS AND THE NEW ZEALAND FOREST FLORA: THE UTILISATION AND PROFITABILITY OF SMALL FLOWERS

    Isabel Castro;Alastair W. Robertson

  • Is dispersal easier than pollination? Two tests in New Zealand Loranthaceae

    Dave Kelly;Jenny J. Ladley;Alastair W. Robertson

  • Explosive flowering, nectar production, breeding systems, and pollinators of New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae)

    Jenny J. Ladley;Dave Kelly;Alastair W. Robertson

  • Positive effects of forest edges on plant reproduction: literature review and a case study of bee visitation to flowers of Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae)

    Victoria J. Burgess;Dave Kelly;Alastair W. Robertson;Jenny J. Ladley

  • Relative (Un)Importance of Introduced Animals as Pollinators and Dispersers of Native Plants

    D. Kelly;A. W. Robertson;J. J. Ladley;S. H. Anderson

  • Effectiveness of short-tongued bees as pollinators of apparently ornithophilous New Zealand mistletoes

    Alastair W. Robertson;Jenny J. Ladley;Dave Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly University of Canterbury
Mark R. Macnair
Mark R. Macnair University of Exeter
Peter J. Lockhart
Peter J. Lockhart Massey University
Diane R. Campbell
Diane R. Campbell University of California, Irvine
David A. Coomes
David A. Coomes University of Cambridge
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson University of KwaZulu-Natal
Rachel J. Standish
Rachel J. Standish Murdoch University
Robert B. Allen
Robert B. Allen Landcare Research
Klaus Reinhold
Klaus Reinhold Bielefeld University

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