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List of works by Iain D. Paterson

A pre-release assessment of the relationship between the invasive alien plant, Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae), and native plant biodiversity in South Africa

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A promising biological control agent for the invasive alien plant,Pereskia aculeataMiller (Cactaceae), in South Africa

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Assessing the status of biological control as a management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa

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Biological Control of Cactaceae in South Africa

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Effect of water trophic level on the impact of the water hyacinth mothNiphograpta albiguttalisonEichhornia crassipes

article by K Canavan et al published 3 April 2014 in African Journal of Aquatic Science

Encompassing the relative non-target risks from agents and their alien plant targets in biological control assessments

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Estimating the age of immature Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae), correcting for temperature and geographical latitude

scientific article published on 26 September 2007

Evolution of growth traits in invasive Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): testing the EICA hypothesis using its specialist herbivore, Catorhintha schaffneri (Coreidae)

scientific article published on 14 June 2020

Exploring the Origin and Genetic Diversity of the Giant Reed, Arundo donax in South Africa

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Field-based surveys and laboratory tests indicate that candidate biocontrol agents for African lovegrass from South Africa are not suitable for release in Australia

scientific article published in February 2024

Field‐based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: An example from giant rat's tail grass

scientific article published in 2021

Genetic diversity of introduced populations of the water hyacinth biological control agent Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Hemiptera: Miridae)

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Host-specificity testing of the leaf-feeding flea beetle, <i>Phenrica guerini</i>, a biological control agent for the invasive alien cactus, <i>Pereskia aculeata</i>

scientific article published on 17 May 2023

ISSRs indicate that Chromolaena odorata invading southern Africa originates in Jamaica or Cuba

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Molecular identification of Azolla invasions in Africa: The Azolla specialist, Stenopelmus rufinasus proves to be an excellent taxonomist

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Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses

scientific article published in December 2023

Prioritisation of potential agents for the biological control of the invasive alien weed,Pereskia aculeata(Cactaceae), in South Africa

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Prioritization of alien plant targets for biological control in South Africa's offshore sub-Antarctic islands

scientific article published on 12 July 2023

Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved

scientific article published on 28 August 2023

The Herbivorous Arthropods Associated with the Invasive Alien Plant,Arundo donax, and the Native Analogous Plant,Phragmites australis, in the Free State Province, South Africa

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The effect of host plant intraspecific genetic variation on the fitness of a monophagous biological control agent

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Two in one: cryptic species discovered in biological control agent populations using molecular data and crossbreeding experiments

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Using molecular methods to determine the origin of weed populations of Pereskia aculeata in South Africa and its relevance to biological control

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West African Arthropods Hold Promise as Biological Control Agents for an Invasive Tree in the Pacific Islands

“Barcoding” and ISSR data illuminate a problematic infraspecific taxonomy for Chrysanthemoides monilifera (Calenduleae; Asteraceae): Lessons for biocontrol of a noxious weed

scientific article published in 2015