Open AccessPhysiological implications of life at the forest interface of oil palm agriculture: blood profiles of wild Malay civets (Viverra tangalunga)
Author(s) -
Meaghan N. Evans,
Sergio Guerrero-Sánchez,
Peter Kille,
Carsten T. Müller,
Mohd Soffian Abu Bakar,
Benoît Goossens
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa127
Subject(s) - biology , generalist and specialist species , agriculture , biodiversity , population , wildlife , palm , malay , amazon rainforest , elaeis guineensis , palm oil , ecology , agroforestry , habitat , demography , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
Agriculture is a major threat to tropical biodiversity. We determined the first hematology and serum biochemistry panels for wild Malay civets persisting within a fragmented landscape. In addition to expected biological drivers of variation, select blood parameters predictably varied with proximity to oil palm agriculture.