Peat swamp frogs of Borneo

The frog fauna of peat swamps in Borneo has been little studied,which may at least partlyaccount for the small known size of this fauna.Yet the areal extent and wide distribution of this habitatin Sundaland suggest that it may be an important habitat for a segment of the Sundaland fauna.Remnants of...

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Main Authors: Robert F, Inger, Robert B, Stuebing, Ramlah, Zainudin
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Published: Academia Publisher 2005
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Robert B, Stuebing
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description The frog fauna of peat swamps in Borneo has been little studied,which may at least partlyaccount for the small known size of this fauna.Yet the areal extent and wide distribution of this habitatin Sundaland suggest that it may be an important habitat for a segment of the Sundaland fauna.Remnants of peat swamps have been discovered at a number of submarine sites and dated at agesbetween 40,000 and 3,500 yBP.These discoveries indicate that peat swamps may have been importantdispersal routes for some species of frogs during periods of regression of the South China Sea.Thispotential for Pleistocene dispersal may explain the low level of endemism within the peat swampassemblage of frog species.
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spelling unimas-73922015-06-24T00:44:33Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7392/ Peat swamp frogs of Borneo Robert F, Inger Robert B, Stuebing Ramlah, Zainudin Q Science (General) QL Zoology The frog fauna of peat swamps in Borneo has been little studied,which may at least partlyaccount for the small known size of this fauna.Yet the areal extent and wide distribution of this habitatin Sundaland suggest that it may be an important habitat for a segment of the Sundaland fauna.Remnants of peat swamps have been discovered at a number of submarine sites and dated at agesbetween 40,000 and 3,500 yBP.These discoveries indicate that peat swamps may have been importantdispersal routes for some species of frogs during periods of regression of the South China Sea.Thispotential for Pleistocene dispersal may explain the low level of endemism within the peat swampassemblage of frog species. Academia Publisher 2005 Article PeerReviewed Robert F, Inger and Robert B, Stuebing and Ramlah, Zainudin (2005) Peat swamp frogs of Borneo. Proceedings of the International Conference: Wallace in Sarawak–150 Years Later. pp. 178-181. https://www.academia.edu/2873878/Peat_swamp_frogs_of_Borneo
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
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Robert F, Inger
Robert B, Stuebing
Ramlah, Zainudin
Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title_full Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title_fullStr Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title_short Peat swamp frogs of Borneo
title_sort peat swamp frogs of borneo
topic Q Science (General)
QL Zoology
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7392/
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