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v8i1.211ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.211
Submitted date: 15 April 2015
Accepted date: 15 March 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 21–23.
27 years: the longest longevity and residency record for northern Indian Ocean blue whales
Asha de Vos
*E-mail: asha.devos@lincoln.oxon.org
The blue whale population using the waters around Sri Lanka is little studied and considered a subpopulation of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus indica Blyth, 1859) that largely remain in the waters of the northern Indian Ocean with a portion remaining resident around Sri Lanka throughout the year. Blue whales are the most commonly observed baleen whales in Sri Lankan waters.
Section Editor: Phillip Clapham
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.211
Submitted date: 15 April 2015
Accepted date: 15 March 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 21–23.
27 years: the longest longevity and residency record for northern Indian Ocean blue whales
Asha de Vos
*E-mail: asha.devos@lincoln.oxon.org
The blue whale population using the waters around Sri Lanka is little studied and considered a subpopulation of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus indica Blyth, 1859) that largely remain in the waters of the northern Indian Ocean with a portion remaining resident around Sri Lanka throughout the year. Blue whales are the most commonly observed baleen whales in Sri Lankan waters.
Section Editor: Phillip Clapham
v8i1.210ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.210
Submitted date: 3 November 2015
Accepted date: 3 March 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 10–20.
FEEDING HABITS OF PACK LIVING DHOLE (Cuon alpinus) IN A DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST OF EAST JAVA, INDONESIA
Sandy Nurvianto*, Rury Eprilurahman, Muhammad Ali Imron & Sven Herzog
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sandy_nurvi@yahoo.com
Abstract
We conducted a study on the feeding habits of dholes in the Baluran National Park, Indonesia. Scat analysis was employed to identify the prey consumed. In total, 54 scats were collected across the park during the dry season of 2013 and analyzed to identify the prey of this species; at least 20 prey species were identified. Ungulates are the most important prey, estimated to contribute more than 95 % of the biomass consumed by dholes in BNP. Efforts to ensure availability of ungulates and to secure habitat will be the key to the dhole’s conservation in Java.
Key words : Baluran National Park, conservation, food, predator, prey, scat analysis, ungulates
Section Editor: Colin Groves
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.210
Submitted date: 3 November 2015
Accepted date: 3 March 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 10–20.
FEEDING HABITS OF PACK LIVING DHOLE (Cuon alpinus) IN A DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST OF EAST JAVA, INDONESIA
Sandy Nurvianto*, Rury Eprilurahman, Muhammad Ali Imron & Sven Herzog
*Corresponding author. E-mail: sandy_nurvi@yahoo.com
Abstract
We conducted a study on the feeding habits of dholes in the Baluran National Park, Indonesia. Scat analysis was employed to identify the prey consumed. In total, 54 scats were collected across the park during the dry season of 2013 and analyzed to identify the prey of this species; at least 20 prey species were identified. Ungulates are the most important prey, estimated to contribute more than 95 % of the biomass consumed by dholes in BNP. Efforts to ensure availability of ungulates and to secure habitat will be the key to the dhole’s conservation in Java.
Key words : Baluran National Park, conservation, food, predator, prey, scat analysis, ungulates
Section Editor: Colin Groves
v8i1.209ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.209
Submitted date: 21 January 2016
Accepted date: 18 February 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 1–9.
A NEW SNAIL-EATING TURTLE OF THE GENUS Malayemys LINDHOLM, 1931 (GEOEMYDIDAE) FROM THAILAND AND LAOS
Montri Sumontha, Timothy R. Brophy, Kirati Kunya, Suthep Wiboonatthapol & Olivier S.G. Pauwels*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: osgpauwels@yahoo.fr
Abstract
We describe a snail-eating turtle, Malayemys isan sp. nov., from the Mekong River Basin in northeastern Thailand (Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai and Udon Thani provinces) and the adjacent Vientiane area in Laos. The new species is readily distinguishable from M. subtrijuga by its two (vs. six to nine) nasal stripes, and from both M. subtrijuga and M. macrocephala by its thin, often discontinuous, infraorbital stripe that never reaches the loreal seam. This geographically-restricted new species is sold in several food markets throughout the species‟ distribution and is in urgent need of conservation measures.
Key words : Aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, herpetofauna, Mekong, snail-eating turtle
Section Editor: Thasun Amarasinghe
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v8i1.209
Submitted date: 21 January 2016
Accepted date: 18 February 2016
Published date: 26 March 2016
Pp. 1–9.
A NEW SNAIL-EATING TURTLE OF THE GENUS Malayemys LINDHOLM, 1931 (GEOEMYDIDAE) FROM THAILAND AND LAOS
Montri Sumontha, Timothy R. Brophy, Kirati Kunya, Suthep Wiboonatthapol & Olivier S.G. Pauwels*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: osgpauwels@yahoo.fr
Abstract
We describe a snail-eating turtle, Malayemys isan sp. nov., from the Mekong River Basin in northeastern Thailand (Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai and Udon Thani provinces) and the adjacent Vientiane area in Laos. The new species is readily distinguishable from M. subtrijuga by its two (vs. six to nine) nasal stripes, and from both M. subtrijuga and M. macrocephala by its thin, often discontinuous, infraorbital stripe that never reaches the loreal seam. This geographically-restricted new species is sold in several food markets throughout the species‟ distribution and is in urgent need of conservation measures.
Key words : Aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, herpetofauna, Mekong, snail-eating turtle
Section Editor: Thasun Amarasinghe
v3i2.57ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i2.57
Submitted date: 29 July 2011
Accepted date: 29 October 2011
Published date: 20 December 2011
Pp. 110–111.
Unusual affiliative behaviour in orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) - Sabah, Malaysia
Lee E. Harding*
*E-mail: harding@sciwrite.ca
Adult male and female orang-utans are usually described as solitary (Delgado Jr & Van Schaik, 2000; Galdikas, 1985; Poole, 1987; Rodman & Mitani, 1987; Weiss et al., 2006), the female providing the only infant care, as far as is known. Adult males, which are twice the size of adult females, do not associate with females except for sex; adult males may associate with subadult males, but not for companionship: it usually involves competition for a receptive female
Section Editor: Colin Groves
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i2.57
Submitted date: 29 July 2011
Accepted date: 29 October 2011
Published date: 20 December 2011
Pp. 110–111.
Unusual affiliative behaviour in orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) - Sabah, Malaysia
Lee E. Harding*
*E-mail: harding@sciwrite.ca
Adult male and female orang-utans are usually described as solitary (Delgado Jr & Van Schaik, 2000; Galdikas, 1985; Poole, 1987; Rodman & Mitani, 1987; Weiss et al., 2006), the female providing the only infant care, as far as is known. Adult males, which are twice the size of adult females, do not associate with females except for sex; adult males may associate with subadult males, but not for companionship: it usually involves competition for a receptive female
Section Editor: Colin Groves
v3i2.56ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i2.56
Submitted date: 15 October 2011
Accepted date: 01 November 2011
Published date: 20 December 2011
Pp. 107–109.
Rare mammals recorded in Borneo – Malaysia
Lee E. Harding*
*E-mail: harding@sciwrite.ca
While on a wildlife-watching trip to Sabah, Borneo, May 21 to June 5, 2011, Jeffrey Harding and I saw several rare and endangered mammal species whose distributions are not well known. Following is a list of the rarest ones with notes on location, elevation, and conservation status. Elevations were taken with a Barigo altimeter. Conservation status notes are based on IUCN (2011). Taxonomy follows Wilson & Reeder (2005). Evidence included field notes and photographs for most species mentioned below. I offer these notes in case they may be of use in future conservation efforts or distribution studies.
Section Editor: Colin Groves
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v3i2.56
Submitted date: 15 October 2011
Accepted date: 01 November 2011
Published date: 20 December 2011
Pp. 107–109.
Rare mammals recorded in Borneo – Malaysia
Lee E. Harding*
*E-mail: harding@sciwrite.ca
While on a wildlife-watching trip to Sabah, Borneo, May 21 to June 5, 2011, Jeffrey Harding and I saw several rare and endangered mammal species whose distributions are not well known. Following is a list of the rarest ones with notes on location, elevation, and conservation status. Elevations were taken with a Barigo altimeter. Conservation status notes are based on IUCN (2011). Taxonomy follows Wilson & Reeder (2005). Evidence included field notes and photographs for most species mentioned below. I offer these notes in case they may be of use in future conservation efforts or distribution studies.
Section Editor: Colin Groves
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