Metabarcoding data analysis revealed the plant dietary variation of long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis (Cercopithecidae, Cercopithecinae) living in disturbed habitats in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nur Azimah, Osman, Muhammad Abu Bakar, Abdul Latiff, Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Salmah, Yaakop, Kayal Vizi, Karuppannan, Badrul Munir, Md Zain
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39996/3/Metabarcoding%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39996/; https://bdj.pensoft.net/about#ScienceCommunication

The long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) has a wide range in both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Although the primates are especially vulnerable to habitat alterations, this primate lives in disturbed habitats due to human-induced land-use. Thus, this study presents a faecal metabarcoding appr...