DIVERSITY OF RODENTS AND TREESHREWS IN DIFFERENT HABITATS IN WESTERN SARAWAK, BORNEO

SIEU ZHIEN TEO; YEE LING CHONG; ANDREW ALEK TUEN

doi:10.55230/mabjournal.v50i1.1512

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SIEU ZHIEN TEO Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
YEE LING CHONG Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
ANDREW ALEK TUEN
aatuen@unimas.my
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

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