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Martin H. Villet
Researcher at Rhodes University
Publications - 180
Citations - 4384
Martin H. Villet is an academic researcher from Rhodes University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genus & Forensic entomology. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 175 publications receiving 3941 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin H. Villet include University of the Witwatersrand.
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A PCA-based modelling technique for predicting environmental suitability for organisms from presence records
TL;DR: In this paper, a correlative modelling technique that uses locality records (associated with species presence) and a set of predictor variables to produce a statistically justifiable probability response surface for a target species is presented.
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Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of the snake superfamily Elapoidea: a rapid radiation in the late Eocene
TL;DR: The major elapoid and elapid lineages are identified, a phylogenetic classification system for the superfamily is presented, and results imply rapid basal diversification in both clades in the late Eocene of Africa and the mid‐Oligocene of the Oriental region.
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A fuzzy classification technique for predicting species’ distributions: applications using invasive alien plants and indigenous insects
TL;DR: A new predictive modelling technique called the fuzzy envelope model (FEM) is introduced, which can be used to predict species’ potential distributions that could be used for identifying regions at risk from invasion by alien species and in conservation planning in the case of native species.
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Comparing models for predicting species’ potential distributions: a case study using correlative and mechanistic predictive modelling techniques
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a coastal dune plant (Scaevola plumieri ) along the coast of South Africa, using a mechanistic model based on summer water balance (SWB), and two correlative models (a profile and a group discrimination technique).
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A global study of forensically significant calliphorids: implications for identification.
TL;DR: This study used phylogenetic analysis to assess the species status of 27 forensically important calliphorid species based on 1167 base pairs of the COI gene of 119 specimens from 22 countries, and confirmed the utility of theCOI gene in identifying most species.