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34
Citations
5587
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7551
National Ranking
582

Overview

Nigel R. Andrew is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields, including Insect Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's main research topics cover Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect Utilization and Effects, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Recent publications reflect a diverse set of interests and collaborative work. Notable papers include:

  • Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover, 2022, Science
  • Black soldier fly larvae in broiler diets improve broiler performance and modulate the immune system, 2021, Animal nutrition
  • A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Technological Quality, Amino Acid and Fatty Acid Profile of Broiler Meat Enhanced by Dietary Inclusion of Black Soldier Fly Larvae, 2021, Foods
  • A trait-based framework for dung beetle functional ecology, 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Austral Ecology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), PeerJ, Scientific Data, and Austral Entomology. These journals indicate a focus on ecology, biodiversity, and data-driven environmental research.

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research practice. Frequent co-authors include Zac Hemmings, Bess Hardwick, Panu Somervuo, Nerea Abrego, and Isabella Palorinne, reflecting an active network in ecological and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events

    R.M.B. Harris;R.M.B. Harris;L.J. Beaumont;T.R. Vance;C.R. Tozer;C.R. Tozer

  • Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

    Tomas Roslin;Tomas Roslin;Bess Hardwick;Vojtech Novotny;Vojtech Novotny;William K. Petry;William K. Petry

  • The fourth-corner solution – using predictive models to understand how species traits interact with the environment

    Alexandra M. Brown;David I. Warton;Nigel R. Andrew;Matthew Binns

  • Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes

    Angela T. Moles;Ian R. Wallis;William J. Foley;David I. Warton

  • Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?

    Angela T. Moles;Begoña Peco;Ian R. Wallis;William J. Foley

  • Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

    Ary A. Hoffmann;Paul D. Rymer;Margaret Byrne;Katinka X. Ruthrof

  • Assessing insect responses to climate change: What are we testing for? Where should we be heading?

    Nigel R Andrew;Sarah J Hill;Matthew Binns;Habibullah Bahar;Habibullah Bahar

  • Frequent fuel-reduction burning: the role of logs and associated leaf litter in the conservation of ant biodiversity

    N. Andrew;L. Rodgerson;A. York

  • Herbivore damage along a latitudinal gradient: relative impacts of different feeding guilds

    Nigel R. Andrew;Lesley Hughes

  • Can temperate insects take the heat? A case study of the physiological and behavioural responses in a common ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus (Formicidae), with potential climate change

    Nigel R. Andrew;Robert A. Hart;Myung-Pyo Jung;Zac Hemmings

  • Diversity and assemblage structure of phytophagous Hemiptera along a latitudinal gradient: predicting the potential impacts of climate change

    Nigel R. Andrew;Lesley Hughes

  • Mobile gene cassettes : a fundamental resource for bacterial evolution

    Carolyn A. Michael;Michael R. Gillings;Andrew J. Holmes;Lesley Hughes

  • Variation in invertebrate-bryophyte community structure at different spatial scales along altitudinal gradients

    Nigel R. Andrew;Louise Rodgerson;Mike Dunlop

  • Insects as poultry feed: a scoping study for poultry production systems in Australia

    Mohammad Khusro;Nigel R Andrew;Adrian Nicholas

  • Does morphology predict trophic position and habitat use of ant species and assemblages

    Heloise Gibb;Jakub Stoklosa;David I Warton;A M Brown

  • Measuring continuous compositional change using decline and decay in zeta diversity

    Melodie A. McGeoch;Guillaume Latombe;Nigel R. Andrew;Shinichi Nakagawa;Shinichi Nakagawa

  • Species diversity and structure of phytophagous beetle assemblages along a latitudinal gradient: predicting the potential impacts of climate change

    Nigel R. Andrew;Lesley Hughes

  • Black soldier fly larvae in broiler diets improve broiler performance and modulate the immune system.

    Jessica de Souza Vilela;Nicholas M. Andronicos;Manisha Kolakshyapati;Matthew Hilliar

  • A trait‐based framework for dung beetle functional ecology

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  • Arthropod community structure along a latitudinal gradient: Implications for future impacts of climate change

    Nigel R. Andrew;Lesley Hughes

  • Morphological traits: predictable responses to macrohabitats across a 300 km scale.

    Michelle L. Yates;Nigel R. Andrew;Matthew Binns;Heloise Gibb

  • Potential impacts of climate change on insect communities: a transplant experiment.

    Sabine S. Nooten;Nigel R. Andrew;Lesley Hughes

  • Leaf miner and plant galler species richness on Acacia : relative importance of plant traits and climate

    Katy A Bairstow;Kerri L Clarke;Melodie Alyce McGeoch;Nigel R Andrew

  • Insect Evolutionary Ecology

    Nigel Andrew

Frequent Co-Authors

Lesley Hughes
Lesley Hughes Macquarie University
Heloise Gibb
Heloise Gibb La Trobe University
Shayne McGregor
Shayne McGregor Monash University
Bente J. Graae
Bente J. Graae Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Melodie A. McGeoch
Melodie A. McGeoch Monash University
Ben D. Moore
Ben D. Moore Western Sydney University
Tomas Roslin
Tomas Roslin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
William K. Cornwell
William K. Cornwell University of New South Wales
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Christoph F. J. Meyer University of Salford
Adrià López-Baucells
Adrià López-Baucells Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers

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