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Functional preservation and variation in the cone opsin genes of nocturnal tarsiers by Moritz, Gillian L., Ong, Perry S., Perry, George H., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…The short-wavelength sensitive (S-) opsin gene OPN1SW is pseudogenized in some nocturnal primates and retained in others, enabling dichromatic colour vision…”
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Reforestation and Deforestation in Northern Luzon, Philippines: Critical Issues as Observed from Space by Gay Jane Perez, Josefino C. Comiso, Lemnuel V. Aragones, Harry C. Merida, Perry S. Ong

“…Among the richest in biodiversity globally has been the Philippine rainforest, which used to cover about 90% of the country’s land area. During the last few…”
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Conservation genetics of the Philippine tarsier: cryptic genetic variation restructures conservation priorities for an island archipelago primate by Brown, Rafe M, Weghorst, Jennifer A, Olson, Karen V, Duya, Mariano R M, Barley, Anthony J, Duya, Melizar V, Shekelle, Myron, Neri-Arboleda, Irene, Esselstyn, Jacob A, Dominy, Nathaniel J, Ong, Perry S, Moritz, Gillian L, Luczon, Adrian, Diesmos, Mae Lowe L, Diesmos, Arvin C, Siler, Cameron D

“…Establishment of conservation priorities for primates is a particular concern in the island archipelagos of Southeast Asia, where rates of habitat destruction…”
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The International Long-Term Ecological Research–East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP): history, development, and perspectives by Kim, Eun-Shik, Trisurat, Yongyut, Muraoka, Hiroyuki, Shibata, Hideaki, Amoroso, Victor, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Hoshizaki, Kazuhiko, Kassim, Abd Rahman, Kim, Young-Sun, Nguyen, Hong Quan, Ohte, Nobuhito, Ong, Perry S., Wang, Chiao-Ping

“…There are growing needs to broaden and deepen our multi-faceted understanding of the ecosystems, and the networks of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) can…”
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Living in small spaces: Forest fragment characterization and its use by Philippine tarsiers (Tarsius syrichta Linnaeus, 1758) in Mindanao Island, Philippines by Bejar, Simeon Gabriel F., Duya, Mariano Roy M., Duya, Melizar V., Galindon, John Michael M., Pasion, Bonifacio O., Ong, Perry S.

“…The Philippine tarsier ( Tarsius syrichta ) is a charismatic species that is threatened by illegal hunting and deforestation. Although they occur in forest and…”
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Primate communication in the pure ultrasound by Ramsier, Marissa A., Cunningham, Andrew J., Moritz, Gillian L., Finneran, James J., Williams, Cathy V., Ong, Perry S., Gursky-Doyen, Sharon L., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…Few mammals—cetaceans, domestic cats and select bats and rodents—can send and receive vocal signals contained within the ultrasonic domain, or pure ultrasound…”
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Medinilla theresae (Melastomataceae), a new species from ultramafic soils in the Philippines by Fernando, Edwino S., Quakenbush, J. Peter, Lillo, Edgardo P., Ong, Perry S.

“…A new species, Medinillatheresae Fernando, from ultramafic soils on Dinagat and Mindanao Islands, Philippines is described and illustrated. The species is…”
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Opsin genes of select treeshrews resolve ancestral character states within Scandentia by Duytschaever, Gwen, Janiak, Mareike C, Ong, Perry S, Wells, Konstans, Dominy, Nathaniel J, Melin, Amanda D

“…Treeshrews are small, squirrel-like mammals in the order Scandentia, which is nested together with Primates and Dermoptera in the superordinal group…”
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DNA barcoding cannot discriminate between Sardinella tawilis and S. hualiensis (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) by Chan, Alison Faye O., Luczon, Adrian U., Fontanilla, Ian Kendrich C., Ong, Perry S., Santos, Mudjekeewis D., Willette, Demian A., Quilang, Jonas P.

“…Sardinella tawilis, the only known freshwater sardinella in the world, is endemic to Taal Lake, Philippines. Previous studies found the Taiwan sardinella, S…”
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Determining species identity from confiscated pangolin remains using DNA barcoding by Luczon, Adrian U., Ong, Perry S., Quilang, Jonas P., Fontanilla, Ian Kendrich C.

“…Illegal wildlife trade is one of the key threats to biodiversity. A requisite in combating illegal wildlife trade is through effective and efficient…”
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Niche convergence suggests functionality of the nocturnal fovea by Moritz, Gillian L, Melin, Amanda D, Tuh Yit Yu, Fred, Bernard, Henry, Ong, Perry S, Dominy, Nathaniel J

“…The fovea is a declivity of the retinal surface associated with maximum visual acuity. Foveae are widespread across vertebrates, but among mammals they are…”
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Sleeping Site Selection, Sleep-related Positional Behavior, and Social System of Philippine Tarsiers (Carlito syrichta) Inhabiting a Protected Forest Fragment in Mindanao Island, Philippines by Bejar, Simeon Gabriel F., Purificacion, Danah Marie P., Aragones, Lemnuel V., Balais, Marilyn M., de Guia, Anna Pauline O., Duya, Melizar V., Ong, Perry S., Duya, Mariano Roy M.

“…Sleep and sleep-related behaviors are integral components of primate behavior and ecology that are linked to various habitat-specific factors and often are…”
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Cryptic genetic diversity in “widespread” Southeast Asian bird species suggests that Philippine avian endemism is gravely underestimated by Lohman, David J., Ingram, Krista K., Prawiradilaga, Dewi M., Winker, Kevin, Sheldon, Frederick H., Moyle, Robert G., Ng, Peter K.L., Ong, Perry S., Wang, Luan Keng, Braile, Thomas M., Astuti, Dwi, Meier, Rudolf

“…Mistakenly classifying morphologically cryptic endemic species as populations of widespread species potentially interferes with the conservation of…”
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Temporal population variability in local forest communities has mixed effects on tree species richness across a latitudinal gradient by Fung, Tak, Chisholm, Ryan A., Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina, Bourg, Norm, Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Chang‐Yang, Chia‐Hao, Chitra‐Tarak, Rutuja, Chuyong, George, Condit, Richard, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., Davies, Stuart J., Ewango, Corneille E. N., Fewless, Gary, Fletcher, Christine, Gunatilleke, C. V. Savitri, Gunatilleke, I. A. U. Nimal, Hao, Zhanqing, Hogan, J. Aaron, Howe, Robert, Hsieh, Chang‐Fu, Kenfack, David, Lin, YiChing, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean‐Remy, McMahon, Sean, McShea, William J., Mi, Xiangcheng, Nathalang, Anuttara, Ong, Perry S., Parker, Geoffrey, Rau, E‐Ping, Shue, Jessica, Su, Sheng‐Hsin, Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I‐Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan, Thompson, Jill, Valencia, Renato, Vallejo, Martha I., Wang, Xugao, Wang, Yunquan, Wijekoon, Pushpa, Wolf, Amy, Yap, Sandra, Zimmerman, Jess, Shoemaker, Lauren

“…Among the local processes that determine species diversity in ecological communities, fluctuation‐dependent mechanisms that are mediated by temporal…”
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The distribution, abundance and diversity of birds in Manila's last greenspaces by Vallejo, Benjamin M., Aloy, Alexander B., Ong, Perry S.

“…Urban environments are not considered areas with conservation importance. However greenspaces in cities have been previously identified as areas with…”
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DNA barcoding of the ichthyofauna of Taal Lake, Philippines by AQUILINO, SEAN V. L., TANGO, JAZZLYN M., FONTANILLA, IAN K. C., PAGULAYAN, ROBERTO C., BASIAO, ZUBAIDA U., ONG, PERRY S., QUILANG, JONAS P.

“…This study represents the first molecular survey of the ichthyofauna of Taal Lake and the first DNA barcoding attempt in Philippine fishes. Taal Lake, the…”
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Climate sensitive size-dependent survival in tropical trees by Johnson, Daniel J., Needham, Jessica, Xu, Chonggang, Massoud, Elias C., Davies, Stuart J., Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Chambers, Jeffery Q., Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chiang, Jyh-Min, Chuyong, George B., Condit, Richard, Cordell, Susan, Fletcher, Christine, Giardina, Christian P., Giambelluca, Thomas W., Gunatilleke, Nimal, Gunatilleke, Savitri, Hsieh, Chang-Fu, Hubbell, Stephen, Inman-Narahari, Faith, Kassim, Abdul Rahman, Katabuchi, Masatoshi, Kenfack, David, Litton, Creighton M., Lum, Shawn, Mohamad, Mohizah, Nasardin, Musalmah, Ong, Perry S., Ostertag, Rebecca, Sack, Lawren, Swenson, Nathan G., Sun, I Fang, Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Duncan W., Thompson, Jill, Umaña, Maria Natalia, Uriarte, Maria, Valencia, Renato, Yap, Sandra, Zimmerman, Jess, McDowell, Nate G., McMahon, Sean M.

“…Survival rates of large trees determine forest biomass dynamics. Survival rates of small trees have been linked to mechanisms that maintain biodiversity across…”
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Rafflesia consueloae (Rafflesiaceae), the smallest among giants; a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines by Galindon, John Michael M, Ong, Perry S, Fernando, Edwino S

“…A new species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from Luzon Island, Philippines, Rafflesia consueloae Galindon, Ong & Fernando, is described and illustrated. It is…”
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Medinillatheresae (Melastomataceae), a new species from ultramafic soils in the Philippines by Fernando, Edwino S, Quakenbush, J Peter, Lillo, Edgardo P, Ong, Perry S

“…A new species, Fernando, from ultramafic soils on Dinagat and Mindanao Islands, Philippines is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by its…”
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DNA barcodes of Philippine accipitrids by ONG, PERRY S., LUCZON, ADRIAN U., QUILANG, JONAS P., SUMAYA, ANNA MAE T., IBAÑEZ, JAYSON C., SALVADOR, DENNIS J., FONTANILLA, IAN KENDRICH C.

“…DNA barcoding is a molecular method that rapidly identifies an individual to a known taxon or its closest relative based on a 650‐bp fragment of the cytochrome…”
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