Distribution modeling of the Lamproptera species (Papilionidae: Leptocircini) in Borneo
Conservation planning and ecological research aimed to understand patterns of biological diversity have focused on determining threatened and rare species. Species distribution modelling had been increasingly used to understand the rare and endangered species distribution and their relationshi...
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Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16587/1/34486-134205-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16587/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1296/showToc |
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| Summary: | Conservation planning and ecological research aimed to understand patterns of biological
diversity have focused on determining threatened and rare species. Species distribution
modelling had been increasingly used to understand the rare and endangered species
distribution and their relationship with environmental factors. The aim of this study was to
predict the potential distribution of Lamproptera butterflies across Borneo, and determine the
conservation status and potential threats to their survival. Subsequent to this, species
occurrence data obtained from voucher specimens of Lamproptera butterflies deposited in
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Insects Reference Collection (UIRC), Research Development and
Innovation Division (RDID) of the Sarawak Forest Department, and Centre of Insects
Systematics (CIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, an extensive literature reviews and field
sampling were documented. The occurrence data were later analyzed using Maxent software
to obtain the potential distribution of the Lamproptera species. Majority of the high suitability
area for the Lamproptera butterflies lie in the northwest part of Borneo. Environmental
variables that affects the species distributions are temperature of annual range (Bio7),
precipitation of driest month (Bio14), temperature seasonality (Bio4) and precipitation of
wettest quarter (Bio16). Increasing knowledge on the status and distribution range regarding
Lamproptera species will provided more understanding on their population dynamics and
increase the effectiveness of their conservation planning. |
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