Dr. Nur Azura Adam
Email: Nur_azura@putra.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 7232
Fax: +603-8656 0698
Expertise: Insect Taxonomy
 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  1. PhD, Insect Taxonomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2006.

  2. Master, Insects Ecology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2001.

  3. Bachelor, Zoology(Entomology), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 1996.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  1. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Zoology, Entomology.

RESEARCH

  1. Molecular genetic studies on Bactrocera spp. complex in Malaysia, Project Leader, 2007-Feb 2008, MOHE, National.
    Interaction between rice planthopper pests, Nilaparvata lugens Stal and Sogatella furcifera Horv., Researcher, 2006-2008, MOHE, National.

  2. The Studies on Taxonomy and Phylogeny of The Genus Goryphus Holmgren (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Sundaland, Researcher, 2006-2008, MOSTI, National.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. A. Nur Azura & A.B. Idris. 2002. Catalogue for Malaysian Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(11): 1192-1194, - Journal

  2. Nur Azura, A. & A.B. Idris. 1998. Comparative study on diversity of Ichneumonidae in disturbed and undisturbed forest. Malaysian Applied Biology, 27: 95-98., - Proceeding

  3. Nur Azura, A. and A. B. Idris. 1998. New records of Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Malaysia. Serangga, 4(1): 79-81., - Journal

  4. Nur Azura, A. and Idris, A.B. 2003. A new species of Goryphus Holmgren from Malaysia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumnidae: Cryptinae). Serangga, 8: 46-50., - Journal

  5. Nur Azura, A. Hong, H.B. F., Adura, M.A. and Idris, A.B. 2003. The DNA Extraction and polymerase chain reaction optimization from the parasitic ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera). Malaysian Applied Biology, 32 (1): 87-90., - Journal

  6. Azura, A. & Idris, A.B. 1999. The Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of UKM Forest. Page 55 – 57. In Proceeding of the 3rd National Seminar on Entomology. 6 –7 March 1999, Kangar Perlis, Malaysia., - Proceeding

  7. Idris, A.B., J. Hanidah, A.D. Gonzaga and A. Nur Azura. 2003. Diversity, abundance, species composition and similarity of genus Xanthopimpla (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) in logged and fragmented forests of the Langat Basin in Selangor, Malaysia. J. Asia-Pacific Entomology, 6(1): 55-62., - Journal

  8. Idris, A. B. and N. A. Azura. 2000. The monthly distribution of Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Forest Reserve. Paper presented in the Conference on Forestry & Forest Products (CFFPR) Series. Insect Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics, 2-3 Oct. 2000, FRIM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., - Proceeding

  9. Idris, A. B. & Nur Azura, A. 2001. List of Xanthopimpla (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) in the Insect Collection of DOA, Malaysia, Serangga, 6(1): 131-136., - Journal

  10. Idris, A. B. & A. Nur Azura. 1998. Comparative study on methods of collecting parasitic Hymenoptera with special emphasis on the family of Ichneumonidae. Proceeding of 5th Symposium of Applied Biology, 5-6 May, 1998. Published in the Malaysian Applied Biology, 27 : 87-94., - Proceeding