Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo

Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and many studies have demonstrated the effect of anthropogenic disturbance on populations. Several ecological traits within amphibians are vulnerable to landscape change, including reproductive strategies. Borneo is one of the richest...

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Main Author:	Adi Shabrani, Bin Mohammad Ridzuan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Q Science (General) SF Animal culture
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20973/1/Adi%20Shabrani%20Bin%20Mohammad%20Ridzuan%20ft.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.209732023-06-12T03:10:55Z Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo 2016 Adi Shabrani, Bin Mohammad Ridzuan Q Science (General) SF Animal culture Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and many studies have demonstrated the effect of anthropogenic disturbance on populations. Several ecological traits within amphibians are vulnerable to landscape change, including reproductive strategies. Borneo is one of the richest tropical regions for amphibians, yet remains poorly understood in many aspects of their diversity and ecology. Rapid deforestation occurring on Borneo poses major threats to amphibians via habitat degradation and isolation. Anuran amphibians (frogs) are grouped within different guilds, defined as groups whose members exploit similar breeding sites. This study investigates how guilds of frogs respond to different degrees of disturbance, using proportionate canopy cover as a surrogate for disturbance and reproductive modes for guilds, within a lowland dipterocarp forest in central Sarawak. Additionally, variation in body and clutch size within different amphibian guilds was also investigated. Visual and Acoustic Encounter Surveys along transects were conducted at four sites between May 2014 to April 2015. A total of 46 species, associated with 12 reproductive modes, were recorded, in addition to two unassigned to a specific mode. unimas 2016 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20973/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20973/1/Adi%20Shabrani%20Bin%20Mohammad%20Ridzuan%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters UNIMAS
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description	Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and many studies have demonstrated the effect of anthropogenic disturbance on populations. Several ecological traits within amphibians are vulnerable to landscape change, including reproductive strategies. Borneo is one of the richest tropical regions for amphibians, yet remains poorly understood in many aspects of their diversity and ecology. Rapid deforestation occurring on Borneo poses major threats to amphibians via habitat degradation and isolation. Anuran amphibians (frogs) are grouped within different guilds, defined as groups whose members exploit similar breeding sites. This study investigates how guilds of frogs respond to different degrees of disturbance, using proportionate canopy cover as a surrogate for disturbance and reproductive modes for guilds, within a lowland dipterocarp forest in central Sarawak. Additionally, variation in body and clutch size within different amphibian guilds was also investigated. Visual and Acoustic Encounter Surveys along transects were conducted at four sites between May 2014 to April 2015. A total of 46 species, associated with 12 reproductive modes, were recorded, in addition to two unassigned to a specific mode.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Adi Shabrani, Bin Mohammad Ridzuan
author_facet	Adi Shabrani, Bin Mohammad Ridzuan
author_sort	Adi Shabrani, Bin Mohammad Ridzuan
title	Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo
title_short	Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo
title_full	Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo
title_fullStr	Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed	Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo
title_sort	frog reproductive modes in central sarawak (kapit division), malaysian borneo
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publishDate	2016
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20973/1/Adi%20Shabrani%20Bin%20Mohammad%20Ridzuan%20ft.pdf
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Frog Reproductive Modes in Central Sarawak (Kapit Division), Malaysian Borneo

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