Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia
The Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji is commonly found in many wooded habitat types in Malaysia. However, as with other owl species in Southeast Asia, there is a lack of published ecological studies. We examined the home range and activity patterns of six adult Sunda scops owls based on radio-telemetry...
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| author | Zolkanain, Nornajmi Hanis Puan, Chong Leong Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar |
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| description | The Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji is commonly found in many wooded habitat types in Malaysia. However, as with other owl species in Southeast Asia, there is a lack of published ecological studies. We examined the home range and activity patterns of six adult Sunda scops owls based on radio-telemetry in an isolated forest, namely Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia from December 2012 to June 2013. Mean minimum convex polygon and harmonic mean home range areas of the owls were 2.40 ± 0.28 SD ha and 4.00 ± 0.78 SD ha, respectively. The birds exhibited territorial behaviour with little overlapping of home ranges. Movements (the means of inter-fix speed) were not associated with lunar illumination nor with time. This study provided baseline information on the spatial requirements of the Sunda scops owl in a lowland forest. |
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| spelling | upm-544452018-03-16T08:51:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54445/ Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia Zolkanain, Nornajmi Hanis Puan, Chong Leong Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar The Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji is commonly found in many wooded habitat types in Malaysia. However, as with other owl species in Southeast Asia, there is a lack of published ecological studies. We examined the home range and activity patterns of six adult Sunda scops owls based on radio-telemetry in an isolated forest, namely Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia from December 2012 to June 2013. Mean minimum convex polygon and harmonic mean home range areas of the owls were 2.40 ± 0.28 SD ha and 4.00 ± 0.78 SD ha, respectively. The birds exhibited territorial behaviour with little overlapping of home ranges. Movements (the means of inter-fix speed) were not associated with lunar illumination nor with time. This study provided baseline information on the spatial requirements of the Sunda scops owl in a lowland forest. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research 2016-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54445/1/Home%20range%20and%20activity%20patterns%20of%20Sunda%20scops%20owl%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf Zolkanain, Nornajmi Hanis and Puan, Chong Leong and Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria and Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar (2016) Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 64. pp. 28-32. ISSN 0217-2445 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/350-2/ Sunda scops owl; Otus lempiji; Home range; Territorial behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Sunda scops owl; Otus lempiji; Home range; Territorial behaviour Zolkanain, Nornajmi Hanis Puan, Chong Leong Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria Md. Sharif, Badrul Azhar Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Home range and activity patterns of Sunda scops owl in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | home range and activity patterns of sunda scops owl in peninsular malaysia |
| topic | Sunda scops owl; Otus lempiji; Home range; Territorial behaviour |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54445/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54445/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54445/1/Home%20range%20and%20activity%20patterns%20of%20Sunda%20scops%20owl%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf |