Margaretha D. Hofmeyr

University of the Western Cape — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Turtle Biology and Conservation(72), Amphibian and Reptile Biology(32), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(28), Genetic diversity and population structure(15), Ichthyology and Marine Biology(15)

Publications88 total

A revision of African helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa), with descriptions of six new species
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Disentangling the Pelomedusa complex using type specimens and historical DNA (Testudines: Pelomedusidae)
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
The padloper s tortuous path (Chelonia: Testudinidae): Two genera, not one
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Management of a Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) Population in a High-Risk, Fire-Prone Landscape
Chelonian Conservation and Biology·2023Open Access
Population Structure and Sexual Dimorphism in a Southern Population of Tent Tortoises (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) of the Karoo, South Africa
Chelonian Conservation and Biology·2023Open Access
Facultative Embryonic Diapause and a Transitional Stage Between Oviparity and Viviparity in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata
Chelonian Conservation and Biology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Oviducal Period and Egg Shell Calcification in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata
Chelonian Conservation and Biology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Too Hot to Nest? In a Hot Summer the Tortoise Chersina angulata Can Switch From Nesting to Facultative Viviparity
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Correction to: Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
BMC Ecology and Evolution·2021Open Access
Codon‐based analysis of selection pressure and genetic structure in the <i>Psammobates tentorius</i> (Bell, 1828) species complex, and phylogeny inferred from both codons and amino acid sequences
African Journal of Ecology·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Fruit flies associated with the pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris (G.Bertol.) Chiov.) in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Fruits·2020· 2 cited
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
BMC Evolutionary Biology·2020· 14 citedOpen Access
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
Research Square (Research Square)·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Testing alternative phylogenetic hypotheses for the tent tortoise species complex (Reptilia, Testudinidae) using multiple data types and methods
2020
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
Research Square (Research Square)·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
Research Square (Research Square)·2020Open Access
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the radiation and biogeography of tent tortoises (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in southern Africa as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes, microsatellite markers as well as ecological niche modelling
Research Square (Research Square)·2020Open Access
Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble
Current Biology·2020· 335 citedOpen Access
How many species of angulate tortoises occur in Southern Africa? (Testudines: Testudinidae: <i>Chersina</i>)
Zoologica Scripta·2020· 7 citedOpen Access
Niche divergence corresponds to genetic differentiation within the parrot-beaked tortoise<i>Homopus areolatus</i>(Reptilia: Testudinidae), endemic to South Africa
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society·2020· 7 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Brian T. Henen(18), Uwe Fritz(12), Victor J. T. Loehr(8), William R. Branch(6), Savel R. Daniels(6), Gerald Kuchling(5), Melita Vamberger(5), Alfred Schleicher(4), Ernst H.W. Baard(3), Mario Vargas‐Ramírez(3), Miguel Vences(3), Jérôme Maran(3), Pavel Široký(3), Christian Kehlmaier(3), Heiko Stuckas(3), Flora Ihlow(3), Craig B. Stanford(2), John B. Iverson(2), Anders G. J. Rhodin(2), Peter Paul van Dijk(2)