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Jonathan Colville
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
570 Points

Contributions by role

Author 435
Preprint Author 35
Editor 100

Contributions by subject area

Animal Behavior
Entomology
Evolutionary Studies
Zoology
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Plant Science
Ecology
Agricultural Science
Ecosystem Science

Jonathan F. Colville

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

I am interested in the distribution and diversity patterns of insects and the reasons underlying observed patterns. I study both point diversity and compositional differences in insect and plant community patterns and relate these to ecological and evolutionary processes. I am also interested in the evolution of exaggerated traits in insects, such as those traits associated with sexual selection. The functional morphology of insect mouthparts, particularly of insect pollinators, are a further area of interest, as is the systematics and taxonomy of beetles (Scarabaeidae).

Biogeography Ecology Entomology Taxonomy

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Cape Town

Work details

NRF - Research Career Award Fellow

Kirstenbosch Research Centre
Biodiversity, Research, Assessment and Monitoring (BRAM)

NRF - Research Career Award Fellow

South African National Biodiversity Institute
Biodiversity, Research, Assessment and Monitoring (BRAM)

Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation Department of Statistical Sciences University of Cape Town

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 4
  • Preprints 1
  • Edited 1
September 27, 2018
Assessing the role of dispersed floral resources for managed bees in providing supporting ecosystem services for crop pollination
Annalie Melin, Mathieu Rouget, Jonathan F. Colville, Jeremy J. Midgley, John S. Donaldson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5654 PubMed 30280031
June 20, 2018
Feeding ecology and sexual dimorphism in a speciose flower beetle clade (Hopliini: Scarabaeidae)
Jonathan F. Colville, Mike D. Picker, Richard M. Cowling
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4632 PubMed 29942673
February 21, 2017
Counting complete? Finalising the plant inventory of a global biodiversity hotspot
Martina Treurnicht, Jonathan F. Colville, Lucas N. Joppa, Onno Huyser, John Manning
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2984 PubMed 28243528
January 21, 2016
Comparative morphology of the mouthparts of the megadiverse South African monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini): feeding adaptations and guild structure
Florian Karolyi, Teresa Hansal, Harald W. Krenn, Jonathan F. Colville
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1597 PubMed 26819850
November 3, 2016 - Version: 1
Counting complete? Finalising the plant inventory of a global biodiversity hotspot
Martina Treurnicht, Jonathan F Colville, Lucas N Joppa, Onno Huyser, John Manning
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2573v1

Academic Editor on

April 21, 2020
Within-host competition drives energy allocation trade-offs in an insect parasitoid
J. Keaton Wilson, Laura Ruiz, Goggy Davidowitz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8810 PubMed 32341889