Staff directory

Massimiliano Virgilio

Biology
Invertebrates
Publications
  • De Meyer, M.,  Delatte, H.,  Mwatawala, M.,  Vayssières, J.-F. & Virgilio, M. 2015. ‘A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus’. De Meyer, M., A. Clarke, T. Vera & J. Hendrichs  (eds), ZooKeys 540, special issue : Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade : 539-557.  (PR).
  • Mwatawala, M.,  Virgilio, M.,  Joseph, J. & De Meyer, M. 2015. ‘Niche partitioning among two Ceratitis rosa morphotypes and other Ceratitis pest species (Diptera, Tephritidae) along an altitudinal transect in Central Tanzania’. De Meyer, M., A. Clarke, T. Vera & J. Hendrichs  (eds), ZooKeys 540, special issue : Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade.  : 429-442.  (PR).
  • De Meyer, M.,  Delatte, H.,  Ekesi, S.,  Jordaens, K.,  Kalinova, B.,  Manrakhan, A.,  Mwatawala, M.,  Steck, G.,  Van Cann, J.,  Vanickova, L.,  Brizova, R. & Virgilio, M. 2015. ‘An integrative approach to unravel the Ceratitis FAR (Diptera, Tephritidae) cryptic species complex: a review’. De Meyer, M., A. Clarke, T. Vera & J. Hendrichs  (eds), ZooKeys 540, special issue : Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade : 405-427.  (PR).
  • Virgilio, M.,  Delatte, H.,  Nzogela, Y.B.,  Simiand, C.,  Quilici, S.,  De Meyer, M. & Mwatawala, M. 2015. ‘Population structure and cryptic genetic variation in the mango fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera , Tephritidae)’. De Meyer, M., A. Clarke, T. Vera & J. Hendrichs (eds), ZooKeys 540, special issue : Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade : 525-538.  (PR).
  • Mwatawala, M.,  Kudra, A.,  Mkiga, A.,  Godfrey, E.,  Jeremiah, S.,  Virgilio , M. & De Meyer, M. 2015. ‘Preference of Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) for three commercial fruit vegetable hosts in natural and semi natural conditions’. Fruits 70 : 333-339. DOI: DOI: 10.1051/fruits/2015034. URL: http://www.fruits-journal.org/articles/fruits/abs/2015/06/fruits150002/fruits150002.html  I.F. 0.883.
  • Virgilio, M.Jordaens, K.,  Verwimp, C.,  White, IM. & De Meyer, M. 2015. ‘Higher phylogeny of frugivorous flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacini): localised partition conflicts and a novel generic classification’. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.01.007. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790315000111  I.F. 4.02.
  • Virgilio, M.,  White, I. & De Meyer, M. 2014. ‘A set of multi-entry identification keys to African frugivorous flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)’. ZooKeys 428: 97-108. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.428.7366. URL: http://www.pensoft.net/myinvoice.php?OID=5410  I.F. 0.864.
  • Vaníčková, L.,  Virgilio, M.,  Tomčala, A.,  Břízová, R.,  Ekesi, S.,  Hoskovec, M.,  Kalinová, B.,  Do Nascimento, R. & De Meyer, M. 2014. ‘Resolution of three cryptic agricultural pests (Ceratitis fasciventris, C. anonae, C. rosa, Diptera: Tephritidae) using cuticular hydrocarbon profiling’. Bulletin of Entomological Research early view. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485314000406.  I.F. 1.99.
  • Delatte, H.,  Virgilio, M.,  Simiand, C.,  Quilici, S.,  Nzogela, YB. & De Meyer, M. 2014. ‘Isolation and characterisation of sixteen microsatellite markers amplifying an African agricultural pest, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)’. Conservation Genetics Resources 6: 9-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-013-0026-2. URL: http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12686-013-0026-2  I.F. 0.71.
  • Sonet, G.,  Jordaens, K.,  Nagy, ZT.,  Breman, F.De Meyer, M.,  Backeljau, T. & Virgilio, M. 2013. ‘Adhoc: an R package to calculate ad hoc distance thresholds for DNA barcoding identification’. ZooKeys 365: 329-336. URL: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/6034/adhoc-an-r-package-to-calculate-ad-hoc-distance-thresholds-for-dna-barcoding-identification  I.F. 0.86.