Song-Quan Ong

Apr 4, 2024 | nature.com | Song-Quan Ong

AbstractReliable sex identification in Varanus salvator traditionally relied on invasive methods like genetic analysis or dissection, as less invasive techniques such as hemipenes inversion are unreliable. Given the ecological importance of this species and skewed sex ratios in disturbed habitats, a dataset that allows ecologists or zoologists to study the sex determination of the lizard is crucial. We present a new dataset containing morphometric measurements of V.

Mar 1, 2024 | peerj.com | Song-Quan Ong |Universiti Malaysia Sabah |Kota Kinabalu |Hamdan Ahmad

According to the WHO (2020), mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya and Zika are responsible for more than 700,000 deaths. As the diseases are transmitted by mosquito vectors, with the pathogen being transmitted by a specific mosquito (e.g., the malaria parasite Plasmodium from an infected Anopheles mosquito), it was crucial for a surveillance program to understand the risk factors of the diseases in the population.