Peter Schausberger

Univ.-Doc. Dr.

Head of Arthropod Behavioral Ecology  

Office +43 1 4277-76118
Laboratory +43 1 4277-78168
peter.schausberger[at]univie.ac.at

Biosketch

2024               Professor (Invited), University of Kyoto, Japan

2018-2019      Professor (Invited, JSPS-funded), University of Tsukuba, Japan

2016-              University Docent, University of Vienna, Austria

1999-2016      Professor (Extraordinary)/University Docent, Boku, Vienna, Austria

1999-2008      Professor (Contract), Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy

2000-2004      APART Research Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences

1998-1999      Schrödinger Fellow (Austrian Science Fund), Oregon State University, USA

1995-1998      Researcher, Federal Office and Research Centre for Agriculture, Vienna, Austria

1991-1995      Head of Advisory Service Biocontrol, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Austria

1990                PhD Zoology (minor in Botany), University of Vienna, Austria

In Numbers

123                    ­­Peer-reviewed publications (41 first author, 80 corresponding, 108 PI of work)
35 to 42­            H-index Scopus (08/23) and Google Scholar (08/23)
2.8                 ­­     Million € grant money acquired
15, 10, 27       ­  Postdocs, PhD students, MSc students supervised

Publications

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Reis AC, Gondim MGC, De Moraes GJ, Hanna R, Schausberger P, Lawson-Balagbo E et al. Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) and associated predators on coconut fruits in Northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology. 2008;37(4):457-462.
Wimmer D, Hoffmann D, Schausberger P. Prey suitability of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci, for the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii. Biocontrol Science and Technology . 2008;18(6):533-542. doi: 10.1080/09583150802029784
Koller M, Knapp M, Schausberger P. Direct and indirect adverse effects of tomato on the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus feeding on the spider mite Tetranychus evansi. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 2007 Dec;125(3):297-305. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00625.x
Schausberger P. Kin recognition by juvenile predatory mites: prior association or phenotype matching? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2007 Nov;62(1):119-125. doi: 10.1007/s00265-007-0444-9
Lawson-Balagbo LM, Gondim MGC, de Moraes GJ, Hanna R, Schausberger P. Refuge use by the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: Fine scale distribution and association with other mites under the perianth. Biological Control. 2007 Oct;43(1):102-110. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.05.010
Lawson-Balagbo LM, Gondim MGC, de Moraes GJ, Hanna R, Schausberger P. Life history of the predatory mites Neoseiulus paspalivorus and Proctolaelaps bickleyi, candidates for biological control of Aceria guerreronis. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2007 Sep;43(1):49-61. doi: 10.1007/s10493-007-9101-2
Enigl M, Schausberger P. Incidence of the endosymbionts Wolbachia, Cardinium and Spiroplasma in phytoseiid mites and associated prey. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2007 Jun;42(2):75-85. doi: 10.1007/s10493-007-9080-3
Seelmann L, Schausberger P. Leaf pubescence mediates intraguild predation between predatory mites. Oikos: a journal of ecology. 2007 May;116(5):807-817. doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15895.x
Walzer A, Castagnoli M, Simoni S, Liguori M, Palevsky E, Schausberger P. Intraspecific variation in humidity susceptibility of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus: Survival, development and reproduction. Biological Control. 2007 Apr;41(1):42-52. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.11.012
Walzer A, Schausberger P. Key factors of intraguild predation among Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus californicus (Acari, Phytoseiidae) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera, Thripidae). In Morales-Malacara JB, Behan-Pelletier V, Ueckermann E, Perez TM, Estrada-Venegas EG, Badii M, editors, Acarology XI: Proceedings of the International Congress, 9.9.-13.9.02, Merida, Mexico. 2007. p. 645-648
Blackwood JS, Croft BA, Schausberger P. Why does the specialist Phytoseiulus persimilis prefer spider mite eggs as prey? In Morales-Malacara JB, Behan-Pelletier V, Ueckermann E, Perez TM, Estrada-Venegas EG, Badii M, editors, Acarology XI: Proceedings of the International Conference, 9.9.-13.9.02. 2007. p. 675-682
Walzer A, Paulus HF, Schausberger P. Oviposition behavior of interacting predatory mites: Response to the presence of con- and heterospecific eggs. Journal of Insect Behavior. 2006 May;19(3):305-320. doi: 10.1007/s10905-006-9025-4
Vanas A, Enigl M, Walzer A, Schausberger P. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis adjusts patch-leaving to own and progeny prey needs. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2006 May;39(1):1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10493-006-0024-0
Enigl M, Zchori-Fein E, Schausberger P. Negative evidence of Wolbachia in the predaceous mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2005 Dec;36(4):249-262. doi: 10.1007/s10493-005-6075-9
Schausberger P. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis manipulates imprinting among offspring through egg placement. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2005 May;58(1):53-59. doi: 10.1007/s00265-004-0898-y
Walzer A, Paulus HF, Schausberger P. Ontogenetic shifts in intraguild predation on thrips by phytoseiid mites: the relevance of body size and diet specialization. Bulletin of Entomological Research: containing original and review articles on economic entomology. 2004 Dec;94(6):577-584. doi: 10.1079/BER2004329
Enigl M, Schausberger P. Mate choice in the predaceous mite Phytoseiulus persimilis: evidence of self-referent phenotype matching? Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 2004 Jul;112(1):21-28.
Schausberger P. Ontogenetic isolation favours sibling cannibalism in mites. Animal Behaviour. 2004 Jun;67:1031-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.10.006
Schausberger P. Special issue - Phytoseiid life styles on the occasion of Brian A. Croft's retirement - Preface. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2004;33(4):V-V.
Schausberger P. Cannibalism among phytoseiid mites: a review. Experimental & Applied Acarology. 2003;29(3-4):173-191.
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