Quantifying shrinkage of morphometric measurements: museum specimens versus livetrapping specimens of little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) and grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta)

Hairunizam, Amiruddin (2015) Quantifying shrinkage of morphometric measurements: museum specimens versus livetrapping specimens of little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) and grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta). [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Frequently, morphometric sexing used museum specimens to derive the morphometric sexing guideline. Over long period of time, these specimens tend to dry, cause shrinkage to the specimens. It is unwise to use directly the morphometric sexing guideline without considering the difference between museums and fresh/live trapping samples that caused by the shrinkage. Morpho-measurement of Little Spiderhunter and Grey Breasted Spiderhunter were used to assess amount of shrinkage occurring in various external body parts. Six of seven morphological characteristics of Little Spiderhunter and two out of seven morphological characteristics of grey-breasted spiderhunter were showed significant different between museum and fresh specimens measurements. The amount of shrinkage was varies, for little spiderhunter, the amount of shrinkage was ranging from 20.34% to 0.16% while for grey-breasted spiderhunter ranging from 11.83% to 0.87%.

Item Type: Final Year Project Report
Additional Information: Project Report (B.Sc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2015.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Grey-breasted spiderhunter, Little spiderhunter, Morphometric sexing, Morphomeasurements, Shrinkage.
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Unai
Date Deposited: 17 Dec 2020 03:25
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2023 08:54
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/33456

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