Projects
Current Research Projects
- Genetic diversity of populations of a southern African millipede, Bicoxidens flavicollis (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae).
- Genetic analyses of southern African earthworms.
- Flightless macroinvertebrates diversity on rock outcrops in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- Macroinvertebrates diversity in disturbed and undisturbed habitats in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
- Taxonomic diversity of flightless arthropods in caves.
- Chemical composition of secretions of tropical millipede.
- Taxonomic revision of southern African spirostreptid millipede genera
Selected publications
1. Nxele, T.C., Plisko, J.D., Mwabvu, T. & Zishiri, T. O. 2017 Four new species of Kazimierzus Plisko, 2006 (Clitellata, Kazimierzidae). Zootaxa 4353 (1): 187-194
2. Tinago T., Mwabvu, T. & McDonald A.M.M. 2017 Evidence of multiple divergent mitochondrial lineages within the Southern African diplopod genus Bicoxidens Attems 1928 (Spirostreptida). African Zoology 52(4): 229-235.
3. Mwabvu, T. 2017. Variation in soil content of faecal pellets of a tropical millipede, Doratogonus uncinatus (Attems, 1914) (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae). African Journal of Ecology DOI: 10.111/aje.12486
4. Mwabvu, T. & Schoeman C. 2016. Little overlap in suitable habitat niches between thre species of a southern African millipede genus, Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae). African Journal of Ecology 54(2): 248-251.
5. Nxele, T.C., Plisko, J.D., Mwabvu, T. & Zishiri, T. O. 2016. A new family Kazimierzidae for the genus Kazimierzus, earlier recorded to the composite Microchaetidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta). African Invertebrates 57(2):111-117.
6. Mwabvu, T. and VandenSpiegel, D. 2015. A review of the genus Obelostreptus Attems 1909 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) with the description of a new species from Kenya. African Invertebrates 56(1): 51-61.
7. Mwabvu, T., Lamb, J., Slotow, R., Hamer, M. & Barraclough, D. 2015. Do cytochrome C oxidase 1 gene sequences differentiate species of spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae)? African Invertebrates 56(3): 651-661.
8. Mwabvu, T. 2014. Surface-active millipedes (Diplopoda) and associated mites (Acari,Mesostigmata) in Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve in Durban, South Africa. Soil Organisms 86(2): 147-151.
9. Mwabvu, T., Lamb, J., Slotow, R., Hamer, M. & Barraclough, D. 2013. Is taxonomy in millipedes based on gonopod morphology too inclusive? Observations on genetic variation and cryptic speciation in Bicoxidens flavicollis (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). African Invertebrates 54(2): 349-356.
10. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M., Slotow, R. & Barraclough, D. 2010. A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Archispirostreptus Silvestri 1895 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), and description of a new spirostreptid genus with three new species. Zootaxa 2567:1-49.
11. Mwabvu, T. & Van den Spiegel, D. 2009. Spirostreptid millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of the Taita Hills, Kenya, including the description of three new species. In: S. M. Roble & J. C. Mitchell (eds). A Lifetime of Contributions to Myriapodology and the Natural History of Virginia: A Festschrift in honor of Richard L. Hoffman’s 80th Birthday. Virginia Museum of natural History Special Publication No. 16, Martinsville, USA. Pp. 195-207.
12. Mwabvu, T. & Sasa A. 2009. The influence of environmental parameters on the abundance, distribution and species composition of macro-invertebrates in Fletcher Dam, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 47: 502-508.
13. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M. L. & Slotow, R. L. 2009. A new species of Bicoxidens Attems, (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) species from northern Zimbabwe. ZooKeys 7: 75-81.
14. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M., Slotow, R. & Barraclough, D. 2009. A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Zootaxa 2211:36-56.
15. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M., Slotow, R. & Barraclough, D. 2009. A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Plagiotaphrus (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Zootaxa 2304:51-60.
16. Mwabvu, T. & Van den Spiegel, D. 2007. On the generic position of Pseudotibiozus montanus (Attems, 1909) (Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Journal of Afrotropical Zoology 3: 35-40.
17. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M. & Slotow, R. 2007. A taxonomic review and description of three new species; and phylogeny of the southern African millipede genus, Bicoxidens (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Zootaxa 1452: 1-23.
18. Mwabvu, T. 2006. Spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) of urban and peri-urban habitats in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 45 (3): 311-314.