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Peter Schausberger

Peter Schausberger

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5343
World Ranking
6187
National Ranking
47

Overview

Peter Schausberger is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable concentration in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Genetics, and Plant Science. Their publication record reflects a multidisciplinary approach spanning multiple subfields within biological sciences.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect behavior and control techniques

They have published research articles in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Insects
  • Zoosymposia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Among their recent papers are:

  • Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Defense of Strawberry Plants Against Spider Mites, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Cooperative Behaviors in Group-Living Spider Mites, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Innate and learned responses of foraging predatory mites to polar and non-polar fractions of thrips' chemical cues, 2020, Biological Control
  • Learned predators enhance biological control via organizational upward and trophic top-down cascades, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Transgenerational effects of grandparental and parental diets combine with early-life learning to shape adaptive foraging phenotypes in Amblyseius swirskii, 2022, Communications Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yukie Sato
  • Thi Hanh Nguyen
  • Maryam Jafari
  • Shila Goldasteh

Best Publications

  • Cannibalism among phytoseiid mites: a review.

    Peter Schausberger

  • Inter- and intraspecific predation on immatures by adult females in Euseius finlandicus, Typhlodromus pyri and Kampimo dromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

    Peter Schausberger

  • Cannibalism and interspecific predation in the phytoseiid mites Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus californicus: predation rates and effects on reproduction and juvenile development

    A. Walzer;P. Schausberger

  • Prey-Stage Preference in Generalist and Specialist Phytoseiid Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) When Offered Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) Eggs and Larvae

    J. S. Blackwood;P. Schausberger;B. A. Croft

  • Mycorrhiza changes plant volatiles to attract spider mite enemies

    Peter Schausberger;Stefan Peneder;Simone Jürschik;Daniela Hoffmann

  • Combined versus Single Species Release of Predaceous Mites: Predator–Predator Interactions and Pest Suppression

    P Schausberger;A Walzer

  • Cannibalism and intraguild predation among phytoseiid mites: are aggressiveness and prey preference related to diet specialization?

    Peter Schausberger;Brian A. Croft

  • Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies

    L.M. Lawson-Balagbo;M.G.C. Gondim;G.J. de Moraes;R. Hanna

  • Incidence of the endosymbionts Wolbachia, Cardinium and Spiroplasma in phytoseiid mites and associated prey

    Monika Enigl;Peter Schausberger

  • Prey suitability of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci, for the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii

    D. Wimmer;D. Hoffmann;P. Schausberger

  • Predation preferences and discrimination between con- and heterospecific prey by the phytoseiid mites Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus californicus

    A. Walzer;P. Schausberger

  • Nutritional benefits of intraguild predation and cannibalism among generalist and specialist phytoseiid mites.

    Peter Schausberger;Peter Schausberger;Brian A. Croft

  • Intraspecific variation in humidity susceptibility of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus: Survival, development and reproduction

    A. Walzer;M. Castagnoli;S. Simoni;M. Liguori

  • Phytoseiid mites under environmental stress

    Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy;Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy;Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy;Masahiro Osakabe;Mohamed Waleed Negm;Peter Schausberger

  • Kin recognition and larval cannibalism by adult females in specialist predaceous mites

    Peter Schausberger;Brian A. Croft

  • Activity, Feeding, and Development Among Larvae of Specialist and Generalist Phytoseiid Mite Species (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

    P. Schausberger;B. A. Croft

  • Kin recognition by juvenile predatory mites: prior association or phenotype matching?

    Peter Schausberger

  • Threat-sensitive anti-intraguild predation behaviour: maternal strategies to reduce offspring predation risk in mites.

    Andreas Walzer;Peter Schausberger

  • Refuge use by the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: fine scale distribution and association with other mites under the perianth

    L.M. Lawson-Balagbo;L.M. Lawson-Balagbo;M.G.C. Gondim;G.J. de Moraes;R. Hanna

  • Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) and associated predators on coconut fruits in Northeastern Brazil

    Aleuny C. Reis;Manoel G.C. Gondim;Gilberto J. de Moraes;Rachid Hanna

  • Comparative investigations on the effect of different foods on development and reproduction of Amblyseius aberrans Oud. and Amblyseius finlandicus Oud. (Acarina, Phytoseiidae).

    P. Schausberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Horst Vierheilig
Horst Vierheilig Spanish National Research Council
Gilberto J. de Moraes
Gilberto J. de Moraes Universidade de São Paulo
Alberto Urbaneja
Alberto Urbaneja Spanish National Research Council
Petre I. Dobrev
Petre I. Dobrev Czech Academy of Sciences

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