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Dr Anantanarayanan Raman
PhD, DSc (Madras)
Position Senior Lecturer in Ecological Agriculture
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
Location Charles Sturt University, Orange
Phone 02 6365 7833
Fax
Email araman@csu.edu.au
Career Brief
Dr Raman holds masters and doctoral (two) degrees in Biology. He has extensive teaching experience in Agricultural Ecology, Forestry, Ecological Entomology , Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology . He has been studying the bioecology and nutritional physiology of plant-feeding arthropods for the past 25 years. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of insect and plant interactions and the winner of the prestigious Fulbright Award in 1990, and the Deutscher Akademischer Austaush Dienst [DAAD] Award, twice, in 1991 and 2003. He has a substantial record of research publications documented in international journals and several books and monographs and has proven independent research abilities, a strong capability to organize and administer teaching and research projects, and critically analyze their outcomes. Dr. Raman has a strong commitment to the development of higher education and pedagogical processes, with highly developed written and oral communication skills. He is an effective teacher and a motivated researcher with accomplished leadership with co-operative, problem solving, and group facilitation skills, which are well supported by an extensive international work experience.
Research
- insect-plant interactions
- weed ecology and biological control of weeds
- agroforestry
- soil ecology (with special reference to degraded soils, e.g., saline, mined).
Professional Links
- The Environment Institute of Australia (Member)
- The Ecological Society of America (Member)
- The Ecological Society of Australia (Member)
- The Australian Entomological Society (Member)
- The National Institute of Ecology (Fellow)
- The Australian Fulbright Association (Member)
Editor
- International Journal of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
- Oriental Insects
Selected Publications
Raman A (2007) Biogeographical implications in species richness, biological diversity, and evolution of gall-inducing insects of the Orient and the Eastern Palearctic. Oriental Insects 41: 9-25.
Raman A, Cruz ZT, Muniappan R, and Reddy GVP (2007) Biology and host specificity of gall-inducing Acythopeus burkhartorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae), a biological control agent for the invasive weed Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae) in Guam and Saipan. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 181-191.
Raman A, Muniappan RN, Silva-Krott IU, and Reddy GVP (2006) Induced-defense responses in the leaves of Chromolaena odorata consequent to infestation by Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Journal of Plant Disease and Protection 113: 234-239.
Raman A , McKenzie AD, and Cochrane, KW (2006) Enhancing learner capabilities in undergraduate science programmes through small-scale research activity. Current Science 90: 1183-1187.
Raman A , Madhavan S, Florentine SK, and Dhileepan K (2006) Stable-isotope ratio analyses of metabolite mobilization in the shoot galls of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) induced by Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 119: 101-107.