Dr Allan McDonald

Dr Allan McDonald The University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences Senior Lecturer work +44 (0)1224 272694

Senior Lecturer

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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 272694
Email: jim.mcdonald@abdn.ac.uk
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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

  • Nosir, WSES., McDonald, AJS. & Woodward, S. (2011). 'Impact of biological control agents on fusaric acid secreted from Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli (Massey) Snyder & Hansen in Gladiolus grandiflorus corms'. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol 38, no. 1, pp. 21-27.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0842-2
  • Richards, MLA., Aitkenhead, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2010). 'Improving the effectiveness of angular dispersion in plant neighbourhood models'. Ecological Modelling, vol 221, no. 13-14, pp. 1649-1654.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.03.006
  • Paterson, E., Sim, A., Standing, DB., Dorward, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2006). 'Root exudation from Hordeum vulgare in response to localized nitrate supply'. Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 57, no. 10, pp. 2413-2420.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj214
  • Macdonald, LM., Paterson, E., Dawson, LA. & McDonald, AJS. (2006). 'Defoliation and fertiliser influences on the soil microbial community associated with two contrasting Lolium perenne cullivars'. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 38, no. 4, pp. 674-682.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.06.017
  • Talukder, ZI., McDonald, AJS. & Price, AH. (2005). 'Loci controlling partial resistance to rice blast do not show marked QTL x environment interaction when plant nitrogn status alters disease severity'. New Phytologist, vol 168, pp. 455-464.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01507.x
  • Aitkenhead, M., Mustard, MJ. & McDonald, AJS. (2004). 'Using neural networks to predict spatial structure in ecological systems'. Ecological Modelling, vol 179, pp. 393-403.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.05.008
  • Aitkenhead, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2004). 'Complex environments, complex behaviour'. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol 17, pp. 611-621.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2004.08.006
  • Macdonald, LM., Paterson, E., Dawson, LA. & McDonald, AJS. (2004). 'Short-term effects of defoliation on the soil microbial community associated with two contrasting Lolium perenne cultivars'. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol 36, no. 3, pp. 489-498.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.11.001
  • Darwent, MJ., Paterson, E., McDonald, AJS. & Tomos, AD. (2003). 'Biosensor reporting of root exudation from Hordeum vulgare in relation to shoot nitrate concentration'. Journal of Experimental Botany, vol 54, pp. 325-334.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1093/jxb/54.381.325
  • Mustard, MJ., Standing, DB., Aitkenhead, M., Robinson, D. & McDonald, AJS. (2003). 'The emergence of primary strategies in evolving virtual-plant populations'. Evolutionary Ecology Research, vol 5, pp. 1067-1081.
  • Aitkenhead, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2003). 'A neural network face recognition system'. Artificial Intelligence, vol 16, pp. 167-176.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0952-1976(03)00042-3
  • Aitkenhead, M., Dalgetty, IA., Mullins, C., McDonald, AJS. & Strachan, NJC. (2003). 'Weed and crop discrimination using image analysis and artificial intelligence methods'. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol 39, no. 3, pp. 157-171.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(03)00076-0
  • Aitkenhead, M., McDonald, AJS., Dawson, LA., Couper, G., Smart, RP., Billett, M., Hope, D. & Palmer, S. (2003). 'A novel method for training neural networks for time-series prediction in environmental systems'. Ecological Modelling, vol 162, no. 1-2, pp. 87-95.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00401-5
  • Ghorbani, R., Scheepens, PC., Zweerde, WVD., Leifert, C., McDonald, AJS. & Seel, WE. (2002). 'Effects of nitrogen availability and spore concentration on the biocontrol activity of Ascochyta caulina in common lambsquarters ( Chenopodium album )'. Weed Science, vol 50, pp. 628-633.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2002)050[0628:EONAAS]2.0.CO;2
  • Aitkenhead, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2002). 'A neural network based obstacle-navigation animat in a virtual environment'. Artificial Intelligence, vol 15, pp. 229-239.
  • Liu, L., McDonald, AJS., Stadenberg, I. & Davies, WJ. (2001). 'Stomatal and leaf growth responses to partial drying of root tips in willow'. Tree Physiology, vol 21, pp. 765-770.
  • Liu, L., McDonald, AJS., Stadenberg, I. & Davies, WJ. (2001). 'Abscisic acid in leaves and roots of willow: significance for stomatal conductance'. Tree Physiology, vol 21, pp. 759-764.
  • Roggatz, U., McDonald, AJS., Stadenberg, I. & Schurr, U. (1999). 'Effects of nitrogen deprivation on cell division and expansion in leaves of Ricinus communis L'. Plant, Cell & Environment, vol 22, no. 1, pp. 81-89.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00383.x

Scientific Reviews

  • Aitkenhead, M. & McDonald, AJS. (2006). 'The state of play in machine/environment interactions'. Artificial Intelligence Review, vol 25, no. 3, pp. 247-276.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s10462-007-9063-0

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