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Overview

Robert A. Raguso is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics. Their body of work encompasses a diverse range of topics including plant and animal studies, plant parasitism and resistance, ecology and vegetation dynamics, insect and pesticide research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant diversity and evolution, and insect-plant interactions and control.

The researcher has published extensively in several frequent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Raguso highlight a breadth of study areas and have appeared in reputable scientific journals. Notable works include:

  • "Don't forget the flies: dipteran diversity and its consequences for floral ecology and evolution" (2020, Applied Entomology and Zoology)
  • "Pollen transfer networks reveal alien species as main heterospecific pollen donors with fitness consequences for natives" (2020, Journal of Ecology)
  • "Scented nectar and the challenge of measuring honest signals in pollination" (2020, Journal of Ecology)
  • "A signal-like role for floral humidity in a nocturnal pollination system" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Associative learning of non-sugar nectar components: amino acids modify nectar preference in a hawkmoth" (2021, Journal of Experimental Biology)

Collaboration is a key part of Raguso's scientific work, with several frequent coauthors contributing to multiple projects. These colleagues include:

  • Krissa A. Skogen
  • Ajinkya Dahake
  • Jeremie B. Fant
  • Geoffrey T. Broadhead
  • Matthew G. Johnson

Their research covers a variety of specialized subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Insect Science, Genetics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. This interdisciplinary approach enables a comprehensive understanding of ecological interactions, plant biology, and insect behavior within biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Wake Up and Smell the Roses: The Ecology and Evolution of Floral Scent

    Robert A. Raguso

  • Why do plants produce so many terpenoid compounds

    Eran Pichersky;Robert A. Raguso

  • Synergy between visual and olfactory cues in nectar feeding by naı̈ve hawkmoths, Manduca sexta

    Robert A. Raguso;Mark A. Willis

  • Fragrance chemistry, nocturnal rhythms and pollination “syndromes” in Nicotiana

    Robert A Raguso;Rachel A Levin;Susan E Foose;Susan E Foose;Meredith W Holmberg

  • WHY ARE SOME FLORAL NECTARS SCENTED

    Robert A. Raguso

  • New Perspectives in Pollination Biology: Floral Fragrances. A day in the life of a linalool molecule: Chemical communication in a plant‐pollinator system. Part 1: Linalool biosynthesis in flowering plants

    Robert A. Raguso;Eran Pichersky

  • Flowers as sensory billboards: progress towards an integrated understanding of floral advertisement.

    Robert A Raguso

  • Acetyl‐CoA:benzylalcohol acetyltransferase – an enzyme involved in floral scent production in Clarkia breweri

    Natalia Dudareva;John C. D’Auria;Kyoung Hee Nam;Robert A. Raguso

  • Floral scent production in Clarkia (Onagraceae). I: Localization and developmental modulation of monoterpene emission and linalool synthase activity

    E. Pichersky;R. A. Raguso;E. Lewinsohn;R. Croteau

  • Floral volatiles from Clarkia breweri and C. concinna ( Onagraceae ): Recent evolution of floral scent and moth pollination

    Robert A. Raguso;Eran Pichersky

  • Dynamic headspace analysis of floral volatiles: A comparison of methods

    Robert A. Raguso;Olle Pellmyr

  • Electroantennogram responses ofHyles lineata (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) to volatile compounds fromClarkia breweri (Onagraceae) and other moth-pollinated flowers

    Robert A. Raguso;Douglas M. Light;Eran Pickersky

  • Floral Scent Production in Clarkia breweri (Onagraceae) (II. Localization and Developmental Modulation of the Enzyme S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine:(Iso)Eugenol O-Methyltransferase and Phenylpropanoid Emission)

    Jihong Wang;Natalia Dudareva;Shyam Bhakta;Robert A. Raguso

  • Synergy between visual and olfactory cues in nectar feeding by wild hawkmoths, Manduca sexta

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  • Phenotypic selection to increase floral scent emission, but not flower size or colour in bee-pollinated Penstemon digitalis.

    Amy L. Parachnowitsch;Amy L. Parachnowitsch;Robert A. Raguso;André Kessler

  • Light intensity limits foraging activity in nocturnal and crepuscular bees

    Almut Kelber;Eric J. Warrant;Michael Pfaff;Rita Wallén

  • More lessons from linalool: insights gained from a ubiquitous floral volatile.

    Robert A Raguso

  • Trumpet Flowers of the Sonoran Desert: Floral Biology of Peniocereus Cacti and Sacred Datura

    Robert A. Raguso;Robert A. Raguso;Cynthia Henzel;Stephen L. Buchmann;Gary P. Nabhan

  • Start making scents: the challenge of integrating chemistry into pollination ecology

    Robert A. Raguso

  • The scent of a male: The role of floral volatiles in pollination of a gender dimorphic plant

    Tia-Lynn Ashman;Megan Bradburn;Denise H. Cole;Bernard H. Blaney

  • Fragrance chemistry and pollinator affinities in Nyctaginaceae.

    Rachel A. Levin;Robert A. Raguso;Lucinda A. McDade

  • Floral scent production in Clarkia breweri. III. Enzymatic synthesis and emission of benzenoid esters

    Natalia Dudareva;Robert A. Raguso;Jihong Wang;Jeannine R. Ross

Frequent Co-Authors

Eran Pichersky
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson University of KwaZulu-Natal
André Kessler
André Kessler Cornell University
Andrea A. Cocucci
Andrea A. Cocucci National University of Córdoba
Tia-Lynn Ashman
Tia-Lynn Ashman University of Pittsburgh
Diane R. Campbell
Diane R. Campbell University of California, Irvine
Ricardo Rozzi
Ricardo Rozzi University of North Texas
Lucinda A. McDade
Lucinda A. McDade Claremont Graduate University
Adrian G. Dyer
Adrian G. Dyer RMIT University
John N. Thompson
John N. Thompson University of California, Santa Cruz

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