Molecular identification and genetic variation of rattus species from oil palm plantations of Malaysia based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit i (COI) gene sequences

• Main Authors: Nasir, Mohamad Harris, Bhassu, Subha, Mispan, Muhamad Shakirin, Abu Bakar, Sazaly, Jing, Khoo Jing, Omar, Hasmahzaiti
• Format: Article
• Published: ZOOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN 2022
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46136/; https://doi.org/10.2108/zs210093
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Rats (Rattus species) are the most notorious vertebrate pests in Malaysian oil palm plantations. Although many studies have been conducted on Asian rats, little attention has been paid to their species composition and phylogenetic relationships in oil palm plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. We dete...