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Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak

Conservation of orangutans in their remaining habits in Sarawak requires the knowledge of the resources that sustain existing population. One of the most important of these resources is food. The main focus of this study therefore was to determine the distribution and nutritive quality of fruits con...

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Main Author: Pang, Sing Tyan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012
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QL Zoology
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spelling my.unimas.ir.130602023-06-22T04:48:41Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13060/ Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak Pang, Sing Tyan QL Zoology Conservation of orangutans in their remaining habits in Sarawak requires the knowledge of the resources that sustain existing population. One of the most important of these resources is food. The main focus of this study therefore was to determine the distribution and nutritive quality of fruits consumed by orangutans in areas where they are found in Sarawak. An important prerequisite was to determine if the fruits were eaten by orangutan or by other animals in the forest. Thus, the first part of this thesis focused on developing a technique, based on teeth marks, which could be used to identify the consumer of the fruit. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13060/1/Pang%20Sing%20Tyan%20ft.pdf Pang, Sing Tyan (2012) Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS).
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Pang, Sing Tyan
Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
description Conservation of orangutans in their remaining habits in Sarawak requires the knowledge of the resources that sustain existing population. One of the most important of these resources is food. The main focus of this study therefore was to determine the distribution and nutritive quality of fruits consumed by orangutans in areas where they are found in Sarawak. An important prerequisite was to determine if the fruits were eaten by orangutan or by other animals in the forest. Thus, the first part of this thesis focused on developing a technique, based on teeth marks, which could be used to identify the consumer of the fruit.
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author Pang, Sing Tyan
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title Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
title_short Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
title_full Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
title_fullStr Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Feeding ecology of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, Sarawak
title_sort feeding ecology of orangutan (pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in three selected protected areas, sarawak
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13060/1/Pang%20Sing%20Tyan%20ft.pdf
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