Noninvasive genetic sampling on the rare sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis): Identification of the host species from the blood meal collected from the tabanid fly (Tabanidae: Haematopota sp.)

• Main Authors: Jeffrine Japning, Rovie-Ryan, Zainal Zahari, Zainuddin, Wahap, Marni, Abdul Hamid, Ahmad, Laurentius N., Ambu, Junaidi, Payne
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works; SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/118/1/noninvasive%20genetic%20sampling%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/118/; http://www.elsevier.com
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Objective:To demonstrate a noninvasive large mammalian genetic sampling method using blood meal obtained from a tabanid fly. Methods:Blood meal was recovered from the abdomen of an engorged tabanid fly(Haemotopota sp.) which was captured immediately after biting a Sumatran rhino in captivity.the bl...