Cave-frequenting Vertebrates in the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Cave-frequenting Vertebrates in the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak. |
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Author :
Philip Chapman |
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Abstract:
The Melinau limestone formation within the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, is highly cavernous, providing an important subterranean habitat which is exploited by numerous invertebrate species and by at least 31 vertebrates. 13 bats, 3 swiftlets, 2 lizards and perhaps 2 fish use the caves as shelter and perhaps as a breeding site, but leave the cave to feed outside. At least 4 mammals and one snake make sporadic visits to the cave in order to eat cavernicoles or bat guano. At least 6 fish species may perhaps be able to sustain permanent populations in the caves and one of these, Silurus fumessi, may prove to be largely confined to caves.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Chapman, P. (1985). Cave-frequenting Vertebrates in the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XXXIV (55): 101-114 |
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