The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia
We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. These findings are unexpected, because only two other studies have detected the spotted morph amongst many oth...
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| author | Tan Kai Wei, Cedric Moore, Jonathan Saaban, Salman Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa Macdonald, David W. |
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| description | We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. These findings are unexpected, because only two other studies have detected the spotted morph amongst many other melanistic leopards caught on camera traps in Peninsular Malaysia. We discuss the implications of our findings with respect to the prevalence of melanism among leopards in the region. |
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| spelling | nottingham-307792025-09-09T14:31:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30779/ The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia Tan Kai Wei, Cedric Moore, Jonathan Saaban, Salman Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa Macdonald, David W. We discovered the presence of two individual spotted leopards Panthera pardus in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, a previously under-researched selectively logged rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia. These findings are unexpected, because only two other studies have detected the spotted morph amongst many other melanistic leopards caught on camera traps in Peninsular Malaysia. We discuss the implications of our findings with respect to the prevalence of melanism among leopards in the region. Mongabay.com 2015-09-28 Article PeerReviewed Tan Kai Wei, Cedric, Moore, Jonathan, Saaban, Salman, Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa and Macdonald, David W. (2015) The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Conservation Science, 8 (3). pp. 732-737. ISSN 1940-0829 Melanism Habitat modifications Felid conservation http://tropicalconservationscience.mongabay.com/content/v8/tcs_v8i3_732-737_Tan.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Melanism Habitat modifications Felid conservation Tan Kai Wei, Cedric Moore, Jonathan Saaban, Salman Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa Macdonald, David W. The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | The discovery of two spotted leopards (Panthera pardus) in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | discovery of two spotted leopards (panthera pardus) in peninsular malaysia |
| topic | Melanism Habitat modifications Felid conservation |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30779/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30779/ |