Nur Athirah Abdullah

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) | ums · Biology Tropical and Conservation Institute

The order Diptera, comprising flies, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats, plays a significant role in the agricultural ecosystem as pests and pollinators. With agricultural activities posing a threat to insect populations globally, there is a need for studies on the potential of managed agroecosystems as habitats for this order. This study provides preli...

In a rapidly changing world marked by escalating environmental challenges, the imperative to integrate biodiversity knowledge into engineering education has never been more pressing. This perspective paper aims to explore the transformative potential of integrating biodiversity principles and practices into engineering curricula. Drawing upon inter...

The synchronous-flashing firefly, Pteroptyx tener Olivier, 1907 is a congregating firefly with high economic value for the ecotourism industry. However, the populations of P. tener are increasingly being threatened due to habitat destruction. The assessment of genetic variation within and among populations of the species from Malaysia might play a...

This checklist serves as a basic information based on compilation from published literatures, internet database and from specimens’ collection stored at Center of Insect Systematics Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. To date, this study compiled smaller arachnids (28 species) and Pseudoscorpiones (41 species) that had been recorded in Malaysia. Althou...

Sonneratia caseolaris commonly known as mangrove apple or Berembang in the Malay language, is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae. Area of S. caseolaris along Selangor River in Kampung Kuantan has become a natural habitat for a variety of arthropods. This study aimed to identify the species variations in arthropod communities at different s...

We studied the water quality of the riparian firefly sanctuary of Sungai Rembau, or Rembau River, in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, from January 2018 to November 2018 to determine the possible influence of the physico-chemical characteristics of the water on the firefly populations living within the sanctuary. We set up a total of five water quality sa...

The ecological study of synchronous firefly from the genusPteroptyxwas conducted at Sungai Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. It involved year–long sampling efforts during night time from November 2017 until October 2018. A total of 20 sampling stations were selected along 5.59 km stretch of the river with an intervalrangingbetween100to500m.Samplingwascarrie...

Serangga memainkan peranan yang sangat penting di dalam ekosistem pertanian dan merangkumi pelbagai kumpulan berfungsi. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menentukan arah pergerakan komuniti serangga yang merentasi ekosistem sawit pada sempadan guna tanah berbeza. Kajian ini dijalankan di Ladang Endau-Rompin (LER), Pahang. Enam stesen persampelan dit...

Records of fireflies are numerous in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah although little is known regarding the firefly population in Sarawak. Thus, the aim of this study is to document the diversity and abundance of the congregating fireflies and their display trees in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia and to investigate the possible significance of several abiot...

Sungai Chukai is a riparian sanctuary for synchronize firefly population. In riparian ecosystem, spider acts as top-invertebrate predator influencing the food-web. A survey of spider was conducted in Sungai Chukai, Terengganu, Malaysia. The objective of this study was to identify the assemblage of spider in the riparian area. Samples were collected...

Riparian areas hold vast number of flora and fauna with exceptional contributions to the ecosystem. A study was conducted in Sungai Sepetang, Sungai Rembau and Sungai Chukai to identify the insect community in a riparian zone of Peninsular Malaysia. Sampling was conducted in six consecutive months from December 2017 to May 2018 during both day and...

Kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengetahui corak taburan ruang-masa semut (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) dan memahami ekologi ruang semut di ekosistem sawit di Endau Rompin, Pahang. Persampelan dijalankan selama empat bulan berturut- turut di tiga jenis tanah iaitu tanah liat (A1 & A2), tanah gambut dalam (B1 & B2) dan tanah gambut cetek (C1 & C2). Kaedah pe...

Coleoptera is the most diverse group of insect with important roles in ecosystem and tremendous economic importance especially in oil palm industry. A study of the diversity and abundance of soil beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) on different type of soil in the Endau-Rompin Plantation, Pahang was conducted started in 2009 until 2012. The study aims...

A preliminary study of cave-dwelling insects were conducted in Gunung Senyum Cave, Pahang to identify diurnal insect present in the cave environment. The objective of this study is to make a preliminary checklist of diurnal cave-dwelling insects found within Gunung Senyum Cave, Pahang. This study is done in order to fill in the knowledge gap regard...

Beneficial flowering plants play a vital role in attracting beneficial insects such as parasitoid that controls insect pests. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of two species of flowering plants as beneficial hedgerow plants, we identify insects communities of T. ulmifolia and M. malabathricum, which generally grown on roadside. We also compar...

A study of synchronized fireflies of the genus Pteroptyx in Sungai Chukai Kemaman, Terengganu has been conducted starting from November 2017 – April 2018 based on six samplings effort to observe the abundance of fireflies. A total of 21 sampling stations had been chosen (Y1 – Y21) based on the best firefly abundance and flashing with interval betwe...

Melastoma malabathricum is one of the tropical flowering plant that had received somewhat pest status due to its rapidly successful establishment in disturbed areas as well as agroecosystems. The plant grow well in conditions where sunshine is plenty and often along roadsides with irrigation across Malaysia. Although they recieved much attention in...