Determining the Dietary Preferences of Wild Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Taman Negara National Park Based on Sex and Age using trnL DNA Metabarcoding Analysis

• Main Authors: Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah, Abdullah-Fauz, Kayal Vizi, Karuppannan, Nor Hafisa Syafina, Mohd Radzi, Millawati, Gani, Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Nursyuhada, Othman, Hidayah, Haris, Nur Hartini, Sariyati, Nor Rahman, Aifat, Muhammad Abu Bakar, Abdul-Latiff, Mohd Firdaus Ariff Abdul, Razak, Badrul Munir, Md Zain
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Biodiversity Research Centre, Academia Sinica 2022
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39866/3/Determining%20the%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39866/; http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/

The world’s largest terrestrial mammal, Asian elephants are known to have enormous feeding needs. Several factors such as season, sex, age, and daily activities of elephants influence the amount of food required by an individual. Generally, captive elephants have a limited choice of food on a daily...