Professor
My research is driven by the power of molecular techniques in testing evolutionary processes at various levels: population, species and higher taxa with special focus on invertebrates. I aim to find common evolutionary patterns in different taxa that reflect landscape and phylogenetic changes; and linking them to climatic, biogeographic and geological changes.
I am affiliated with the University of Pretoria Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) to which I contribute entomological capacity and expertise.
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL. (2024) Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population-level variation. Ecology and Evolution 10.1002/ece3.70348
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL. (2023) Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle- mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011512
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Mbewe NJ, Sole CL. (2021) A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap; an effective sampling tool for savannah tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and Glossina morsitans centralis Machado. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009620