Genetic Identification of Critically Endangered Orangutans in Captivity

• Main Authors: Siti Norsyuhada, Kamaluddin, Salmah, Yaakob, Wan Mohd Razi, Idris, Sabapathy, Dharmalingam, Jeffrine Japning, Rovie-Ryan, Badrul Munir, Md Zain
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UMT 2018
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35978/1/captivity1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35978/; https://jssm.umt.edu.my/?page_id=132

A large numerals of the orangutans’ genetic status in captivity is unknown to its exact, thus complicates the translocation process to their true natural habitat. A study was carried out to identify 37 captive orangutans in Peninsular Malaysia at the species and subspecies level using mitochondrial...