| vertical stratification of adult mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) within a tropical rainforest in sabah, malaysia. | malaria cases caused by plasmodium knowlesi, a simian parasite naturally found in long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques, are increasing rapidly in sabah, malaysia. one hypothesis is that this increase is associated with changes in land use. a study was carried out to identify the anopheline vectors present in different forest types and to observe the human landing behaviour of mosquitoes. | 2016 | 27430261 |
| functional uniqueness of a small carnivore as seed dispersal agents: a case study of the common palm civets in the tabin wildlife reserve, sabah, malaysia. | many carnivorous mammals consume fruits and disperse the intact seeds to specific sites. few studies have attempted to quantify this seed dispersal or evaluate its effectiveness, despite its potential importance and functional uniqueness. in the study reported here, we found that a frugivorous carnivore, the common palm civet (paradoxurus hermaphroditus), generated seed shadows that are distinct from those of the sympatric frugivore, the pig-tailed macaque (macaca nemestrina), and played a uniqu ... | 2010 | 20602116 |