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Martin H. Villet

Martin H. Villet

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Ecology and Evolution

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42
Citations
6045
World Ranking
5630
National Ranking
59

Overview

Martin H. Villet is affiliated with Rhodes University in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research predominantly spans the subfields of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; and Genetics, with particular focus on Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in their work include Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Diptera Species Taxonomy and Behavior, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Behavior and Control Techniques, Fossil Insects in Amber, and Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy. These topics reflect a comprehensive approach to insect science with applications in both ecology and forensic investigations.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin H. Villet include Krzysztof Szpila, John M. Midgley, Anabel Martínez-Sánchez, Arianna Thomas-Cabianca, and Santos Rojo. These collaborations suggest an interdisciplinary research network within the fields of forensic entomology and insect taxonomy.

The scientist has multiple publications in several notable venues. The most frequent publication venues are African Invertebrates and Zootaxa, each with four publications, followed by Forensic Science International and Medical and Veterinary Entomology, both with two publications, as well as ZooKeys with two publications.

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin H. Villet include:

  • Dietary fatty acids of spiders reveal spatial and temporal variations in aquatic-terrestrial linkages (2020), published in Food Webs
  • Key for the identification of third instar larvae of African blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of forensic importance in death investigations (2023), published in Forensic Science International
  • Detecting and Removing Sample Contamination in Phylogenomic Data: An Example and its Implications for Cicadidae Phylogeny (Insecta: Hemiptera) (2022), published in Systematic Biology
  • Intermediate disturbance promotes diversity and the conservation of dung beetles (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae and Aphodiidae) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (2020), published in Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Metrological framework for selecting morphological characters to identify species and estimate developmental maturity of forensically significant insect specimens (2020), published in Forensic Sciences Research

Best Publications

  • A PCA-based modelling technique for predicting environmental suitability for organisms from presence records

    M. P. Robertson;N. Caithness;M. H. Villet

  • Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of the snake superfamily Elapoidea: a rapid radiation in the late Eocene

    Christopher M. R. Kelly;Nigel P. Barker;Martin H. Villet;Donald G. Broadley

  • Comparing models for predicting species’ potential distributions: a case study using correlative and mechanistic predictive modelling techniques

    Mark P. Robertson;Craig I. Peter;Martin H. Villet;Brad S. Ripley

  • A global study of forensically significant calliphorids: implications for identification.

    M L Harvey;S Gaudieri;Martin Herrer Villet;I R Dadour

  • A fuzzy classification technique for predicting species’ distributions: applications using invasive alien plants and indigenous insects

    Mark P. Robertson;Martin H. Villet;Anthony R. Palmer

  • Molecular identification of some forensically important blowflies of southern Africa and Australia

    M. L. Harvey;M. W. Mansell;M. H. Villet;I. R. Dadour

  • Phylogenetics of advanced snakes (Caenophidia) based on four mitochondrial genes.

    Christopher M. R. Kelly;Nigel P. Barker;Martin H. Villet

  • Contemporary Precision, Bias and Accuracy of Minimum Post-Mortem Intervals Estimated Using Development of Carrion-Feeding Insects

    Martin H. Villet;Cameron S. Richards;John M. Midgley

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

    Cameron S. Richards;Iain D. Paterson;Martin H. Villet

  • Thermal ecophysiology of seven carrion‐feeding blowflies in Southern Africa

    C. S. Richards;B. W. Price;M. H. Villet

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Oestroidea (Diptera: Calyptratae) with emphasis on Calliphoridae: Insights into the inter-familial relationships and additional evidence for paraphyly among blowflies

    M.A.T. Marinho;A.C.M. Junqueira;D.F. Paulo;M.C. Esposito

  • A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.

    David C. Marshall;Max Moulds;Kathy B. R. Hill;Benjamin W. Price

  • The Utility of Coleoptera in Forensic Investigations

    John M. Midgley;Cameron S. Richards;Martin H. Villet

  • Flies in the ointment: a morphological and molecular comparison of Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in South Africa.

    R. Tourle;D. A. Downie;M. H. Villet

  • Data quality in thermal summation development models for forensically important blowflies.

    C. S. Richards;M. H. Villet

  • Patterns and processes underlying evolutionary significant units in the Platypleura stridula L. species complex (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    B W Price;Nigel P Barker;Martin Herrer Villet

  • Climate change effects on animal and plant phylogenetic diversity in southern Africa

    Dorothea V. Pio;Dorothea V. Pio;Dorothea V. Pio;Robin Engler;H. Peter Linder;Ara Monadjem

  • Development of Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius 1794) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) at constant temperatures

    John M. Midgley;Martin H. Villet

  • A proposed prioritization system for the management of invasive alien plants in South Africa

    M. P. Robertson;M. H. Villet;D. H. K. Fairbanks;L. Henderson

  • Field Guide to Insects of South Africa by M. Picker, C. Griffiths & A. Weaving : book review

    Martin H. Villet

  • Evolutionary Ecology of Birds: Life Histories, Mating Systems and Extinction

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  • Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations

    M.H. Villet

  • Book Review: Medical Entomology for Students

    Martin H. Villet

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel P. Barker
Nigel P. Barker University of Pretoria
Mark P. Robertson
Mark P. Robertson University of Pretoria
Clarke H. Scholtz
Clarke H. Scholtz University of Pretoria
Nicolas Salamin
Nicolas Salamin University of Lausanne
Luc Brendonck
Luc Brendonck KU Leuven
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
David T. Bilton
David T. Bilton Plymouth University
Ryan J. Wasserman
Ryan J. Wasserman Rhodes University
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor University of the Free State
Krzysztof Szpila
Krzysztof Szpila Nicolaus Copernicus University

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