Two species, one snare: Analysing snare usage and the impacts of tiger poaching on a non-target species, the Malayan tapir
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.009
Abstract: Abstract The illegal trade in tiger bones and body parts is crippling the remaining populations of tigers worldwide, but what effect does this trade have on other wildlife that get caught in the cross fire?… read more here.
Keywords: malayan tapir; snare; population; tiger ... See more keywords
Molecular sexing and preliminary assessment of population sex ratio of the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) in Peninsular Malaysia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60552-y
Abstract: A molecular sexing method by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a portion of the sex-determining region Y (SRY) and the zinc finger (ZF) gene, as well as six equine Y-chromosome-specific microsatellite markers, were tested… read more here.
Keywords: molecular sexing; malayan tapir; sex; sex ratio ... See more keywords
Low Diversity of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes in Endangered Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus).
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2023.62-12
Abstract: The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to multiple threats such as habitat loss and human disturbance that have led to its population decline. This decline increases… read more here.
Keywords: mhc; class; tapir tapirus; malayan tapir ... See more keywords