Associate Professor Paul Cooper
Areas of expertise
- Life Histories 060308
- Crop And Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) 070308
- Invertebrate Biology 060808
- Comparative Physiology 060604
- Animal Neurobiology 060805
- Animal Physiology Biophysics 060601
- Animal Physiology Systems 060603
Publications
- Cooper, P, Truong, T, Keszei, A et al. 2023, 'The Effect of Scale Insects on Growth Parameters of cv. Chardonnay and cv. Sauvignon Blanc Grapevines Grown in a Greenhouse', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 1-13.
- Othman, N, Barron, A & Cooper, P 2023, 'Feeding and Amines Stimulate the Growth of the Salivary Gland following Short-Term Starvation in the Black Field Cricket, Teleogryllus commodus', Insects, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1-16.
- Walker, A, Robinson, S, Merritt, D et al. 2023, 'Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae)', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120, no. 29, pp. 1-11.
- Chen, Y, Cooper, P, Fulton, C et al. 2021, 'Quantifying epifaunal secondary production within tropical macroalgal meadows: Seasonality and sensitivity to canopy structure', Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 4267-4284.
- Chen, Y, Cooper, P & Fulton, C 2020, 'Sargassum epifaunal communities vary with canopy size, predator biomass and seascape setting within a fringing coral reef ecosystem ', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 640, pp. 17-30.
- Massaro, A & Cooper, P 2020, 'The effect of sideroxylonal-A on feeding of steelblue sawfly, Perga affinis affinis Kirby (Hymenoptera:Pergidae), larvae ', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 67, pp. 114-123.
- Campos Pereira, M & Cooper, P 2020, 'A Novel Head Capsule Labial Gland Lobe in the Black Field Cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)', Journal of Insect Science, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1-9.
- Zhou, S, Woodman, J, Chen, H et al. 2020, 'The role of the foregut in digestion in the cricket Teleogryllus commodus and the locust Chortoicetes terminifera', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 68, pp. 212-221.
- Hayes, A, Neeman, T & Cooper, P 2019, 'Overwintering survival of grapevine scale Parthenolecanium persicae (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the Canberra region of Australia', Austral Entomology, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 346-353.
- Cooper, P & Venus, J 2019, 'Climate change and its influence on scale insects and sooty mould occurrence ', 17th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, AWITC 2019, ed. K S Beames, E M C Robinson, P R Dry, D L Johnson, The Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference Inc., Adelaide Australia, pp. 1-5.
- Nelson, L & Cooper, P 2017, 'Seasonal effects on body temperature of the endangered grassland earless dragon, Tympanocryptis pinguicolla, from populations at two elevations', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. Published online: 2 October 2017, pp. 1-14.
- Simbiken, N, Cooper, P & Powell, K 2015, 'Development and feeding effect of frosted scale Parthenolecanium pruinosum Cocquillet (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on selected Vitis vinifera L. cultivars', Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 451-457.
- Cooper, P & Othman, N 2014, 'Feeding and the salivary gland response in free-ranging yellow-winged grasshoppers (Gastrimargus musicus)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 393-400.
- Cooper, P 2014, 'Golden Anniversary of the Australian Society of Herpetologists', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 415-416.
- Powell, K, Cooper, P & Forneck, A 2013, 'The Biology, Physiology and Host-Plant Interactions of Grape Phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae', in Scott N. Johnson, Ivan Hiltpold and Ted C.J. Turlings (ed.), Advances in Insect Physiology, Academic Press, UK, pp. 159-218.
- Cooper, P 2012, 'Australian Journal of Zoology: 60th anniversary', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. III-III.
- Cooper, P 2011, 'Nutritional ecology: patterns and processes', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 347-349.
- Andrews, K, Kempers, D, Powell, K et al 2011, 'Spatial trade-offs in the digestive and reproductive systems of grape phylloxera', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 59, pp. 392-399.
- Jayatilaka P, Narendra A, Reid SF, Cooper P & Zeil J. 2011, 'Different effects of temperature on foraging activity schedules in sympatric Myrmecia ants', Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 214, pp. 2730-2738.
- Kingston, K, Powell, K & Cooper, P 2009, 'Grape Phylloxera: New Investigations into the Biology of an Old Grapevine Pest', International Phylloxera Symposium 2007, ed. L Kocsis, J Granett, International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium, pp. 63-70.
- Kingston, K B , Powell, K S & Cooper, P D 2009. 'Grape phylloxera: new investigations into the biology of an old grapevine pest', Acta Horticulturae, vol. 816, pp. 63-70.
- Cooper, P 2001, 'What physiological processes permit insects to eat Eucalyptus leaves?', Austral Ecology, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 556-562.
- Cooper, P, Dennis, S, Woodman, J et al 2010, 'Effect of opioid compounds on feeding and activity of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 151, no. 3, pp. 298-302.
- Cooper, P & Beckage, N 2010, 'Effects of starvation and parasitism on foregut contraction in larval Manduca sexta', Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 1958-1965.
- Woodman, J, Cooper, P & Haritos, V 2008, 'Neural regulation of discontinuous gas exchange in Periplaneta americana', Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 54, pp. 472-480.
- Woodman, J, Haritos, V & Cooper, P 2008, 'Effects of phosphine on the neural regulation of gas exchange in Periplaneta americana', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 147, pp. 271-277.
- Kingston, K, Powell, K & Cooper, P 2007, 'Grape Phylloxera External Morphology Observations under Scanning Electron Microscopy', International Grapevine Phylloxera Symposium 2005, ed. K.S. Powell and C.J. Trethowan, International Society for Horticultural Science, The Netherlands, pp. 107-114.
- Kingston, K, Powell, K & Cooper, P 2007, 'Characterising the Root-Feeding Habits of Grape Phylloxera Using Electrical Penetration Graph', International Grapevine Phylloxera Symposium 2005, ed. K.S. Powell and C.J. Trethowan, International Society for Horticultural Science, The Netherlands, pp. 33-45.
- Woodman, J, Cooper, P & Haritos, V 2007, 'Cyclic gas exchange in the giant burrowing cockroach, Macropanesthia rhinoceros: Effect of oxygen tension and temperature', Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 53, pp. 497-504.
- Woodman, J, Cooper, P & Haritos, V 2007, 'Effects of temperature and oxygen availability on water loss and carbon dioxide release in two sympatric saproxylic invertebrates', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, vol. 147, pp. 514-520.
- Webster, K, Cooper, P & Mound, L 2006, 'Studies on Kelly's citrus thrips, Pezothrips kellyanus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): sex attractants, host associations and country of origin', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol. 45, pp. 67-74.
- Wharton, T, Cooper, P & Floyd, R 2004, 'Life Stage Development of Essigella californica (Aphidoidea: Lachnidae: Cinarinae)', Annals of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 697-700.
- Wong, B, Cowling, A, Cunningham, R et al. 2004, 'Do temperature and social environment interact to affect call rate in a winter-active frogs (Crinia Signifera)?', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 209-214.
- Colebatch, G, Cooper, P & East, P 2002, 'cDNA cloning of a salivary chymotrypsin-like protease and the identification of six additional cDNAs encoding putative digestive proteases from the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae)', Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 32, pp. 1065-1075.
- Colebatch, G, East, P & Cooper, P 2001, 'Preliminary characterisation of digestive proteases of the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae)', Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 31, pp. 415-423.
- Cooper, P 2001, 'What physiological processes permit insects to eat Eucalyptus leaves?', Austral Ecology, vol. 26, pp. 556-562.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey-Mulloon Institute (Primary Investigator)
- Scale insects and the vitas vinifera cv. shiraz - Reason for high incidence of scales (Primary Investigator)