Taxonomic and genetic assessment of captive White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobateslar) in Peninsular Malaysia with implications towards conservation translocation and reintroduction programmes.

ABSTRACT: Conservation translocation and reintroduction for the purpose of repopulating and reinforcing extirpated or depleted populations has been recognised as an important conservation tool, particularly for gibbon conservation in the immediate future. Feasibility assessments involving multiple factors, including taxonomic and genetic assessment of rescued and captive gibbons, are imperative prior to translocation and reintroduction programmes. In this study, we attempt to determine the subspecies and origin of captive Hylobateslar, White-handed gibbons, from Peninsular Malaysia to assist in future translocation and reintroduction programmes. A total of 12 captive and rescued H.lar samples were analysed using the control region segment of mitochondrial DNA. Sequence analyses and phy

SUBMITTER: Gani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674214 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature