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.
Kibor, M.K., Sole, C.L., Joubert, E., Weldon, C.W.. (2025) Abundance, diversity and development of thrips (Thysanoptera) on avocados and macadamias in the Levubu region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Austral Entomology 10.1111/aen.70013
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, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Sole, Catherine L.. (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, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Mbewe, Njelembo J., Sole, Catherine L.. (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