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September 18, 2025Contributions to ZoologyOpen Access

A comparative analysis of multiple loci in hematophagous leech blood meals for wildlife monitoring in southeast asian tropical rainforests

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SJSaiful Hilmi Jamal-ShuhailyMJMuhammad Iqbal Md JamaluddinNANur Alizati Nabila Giarat Ali

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Analysis demonstrates effectiveness of iDNA metabarcoding for wildlife monitoring in leeches, highlighting its promise in rainforest ecosystems.

Key Points

  • iDNA metabarcoding identified 42 vertebrate species using multiple loci from leeches collected in Malaysian forests.
  • The highest species detection originated from the 16S locus with 28 species, indicating its utility in biodiversity assessments.
  • Traditional wildlife methods are time-consuming, emphasizing metabarcoding's efficiency in dense tropical forests for wildlife surveys.
  • This research supports using complementary DNA markers to enhance wildlife monitoring efforts in Southeast Asian ecosystems.

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Jamal-Shuhaily et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d463db31b076d99fa62dd8https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10082
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