A survey of understorey bats at two localities within Gunung Jerai Forest Reserve

Shukor M. N and Shahrul Anuar M. S. and Nor Zalipah M. and Norhayati A. and Yusof Ahmad and Mohd. Yusof O. and Norzami Omar and M. Ganesan and Nordin A. (2006) A survey of understorey bats at two localities within Gunung Jerai Forest Reserve. In: Hutan simpan Gunung Jerai, Kedah: pengurusan, persekitaran fizikal dan kepelbagaian biologi. Siri kepelbagaian biologi hutan (6). Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 443-450. ISBN 9839269402

A study on species diversity of understorey bats at two lowland localities within Gunung Jerai Permanent Forest Reserve was conducted between 6-9 February 2004. The field technique for generating species lists involves mist-netting and harp- trapping. Each captured individuals were inspected and measured for species identification besides other information such as sexual condition, weight and morphological measurements. A total of 127 individuals comprising of six families and 18 species of bats were captured. Sixteen species were insectivorous bats from the family of Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Vespertilionidae Megadermatidae, and Nycteridae, except two species of fruit bats from the family of Pteropodidae. Vespertilionidae is represented by the highest number of species (six species) and Hipposideridae with the highest number of individuals caught from the two study sites. This study has further increased the total number of bat species from 19 to 26 species with additional 7 new records.

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A study on species diversity of understorey bats at two lowland localities within Gunung Jerai Permanent Forest Reserve was conducted between 6-9 February 2004. The field technique for generating species lists involves mist-netting and harp- trapping. Each captured individuals were inspected and measured for species identification besides other information such as sexual condition, weight and morphological measurements. A total of 127 individuals comprising of six families and 18 species of bats were captured. Sixteen species were insectivorous bats from the family of Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Vespertilionidae Megadermatidae, and Nycteridae, except two species of fruit bats from the family of Pteropodidae. Vespertilionidae is represented by the highest number of species (six species) and Hipposideridae with the highest number of individuals caught from the two study sites. This study has further increased the total number of bat species from 19 to 26 species with additional 7 new records.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QH77 M3K4973 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Chiroptera
AGROVOC Term:	tropical forests
AGROVOC Term:	forest ecosystems
AGROVOC Term:	forest reserves
AGROVOC Term:	surveys
AGROVOC Term:	sampling
AGROVOC Term:	ecologists
AGROVOC Term:	species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	forest management
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2024 07:28
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2024 07:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/985

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