UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
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2025/2026 Cohort
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Muhammad Adam Farish Mohamed Fauzi
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics and Morphological Variation of Dyacopterus spadiceus from Sarawak.
"I study the genetic and morphological variation of the Dayak fruit bat, Dyacopterus spadiceus, providing valuable insights into the diversity and population structure of this fruit bat species in Sarawak."
Chan Xiu Zhi (Suky)
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variations within Family Emballonuridae in Sarawak
"I explore variation in genetics, morphology and echolocation among sheath-tailed bats (Family Emballonuridae), contributing to a better understanding of species relationships and diversity within this fascinating bat family."
Nur Hanisah Naqibah Abdul Azis
Final Year Project Title:
Unravelling the Relationship of Free-tailed Bats (Family: Molossidae) in Sarawak through Morphometrics, Genetics and Acoustic Analyses
"I integrate morphometric, genetic and acoustic data to investigate relationships among free-tailed bats in Sarawak, demonstrating the value of multidisciplinary approaches in bat systematics and taxonomy."
Muhammad Khairi Ma'arif
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogeographic Study of Genus Rousettus (Family: Pteropodidae) in Malaysia
"I explore the phylogeographic patterns of Rousettus fruit bats across Malaysia, helping to reveal how historical and geographical factors have shaped the genetic structure of these widely distributed flying fox relatives."
Nursara Safiyyah Napiah
Final Year Project Title:
Genetic and Morphological Variations of Genus Callosciurus (Family Sciuridae) in Selected Areas in Malaysia
"I examine genetic and morphological differences among squirrels of the genus Callosciurus, providing insights into their diversity and potential population structuring across different regions of Malaysia."
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Najwa Nazril
Final Year Project Title:
Molecular Detection and Genetic Study of Salmonella within Rodent Species in Sarawak
"I study molecular techniques to detect and characterise Salmonella in rodent populations, generating important baseline information on pathogen occurrence and genetic diversity in Sarawak's small mammals."
2024/2025 Cohort
Ain Najwa Nazihah Razali
Final Year Project Title:
Comparative Dietary Study of Insectivorous Bats Using DNA Metabarcoding from Two Locations in Southwestern Sarawak
"I use the Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) DNA metabarcoding techniques to uncover the dietary preferences of insectivorous bats, providing a clearer picture of their ecological roles and food web interactions."
Alya Fathyn Sahibulfadillah
Final Year Project Title:
Comparative Gut Microbiome Analysis of Phytophagous Bats Across Three Habitat Types in Central-Western Sarawak
"I examine how different habitats influence the gut microbiome of frugivorous bats, shedding light on how diet and environment intertwine in shaping gut microbial diversity."
Khairun Nabihah Khairul Hamizi
Final Year Project Title:
Gut Microbiome Composition of Insectivorous Bats Across Three Localities in Sarawak
"I explore the microbial communities in the guts of insect-eating bats across varied environments, revealing how locality may shape microbiome diversity in chiropterans."
Muhammad Iskandar Zamri
Final Year Project Title:
Gut Microbiome Compositions of Non-Volant Small Mammals from Two Sites in Western Sarawak.
"I expand the scope beyond bats to study the gut microbiomes of non-flying small mammals, offering important comparative data and highlighting ecological microbial patterns across species."
2023/2024 Cohort
Muhammad Danish Haqeem Mohd Khairi
Final Year Project Title:
Assessing Microclimate Preferences of Cave-dwelling Bats After Construction Activities in Wind Cave Nature Reserve, Bau, Sarawak
"I study how cave-dwelling bats respond to changes in temperature, humidity and other microclimatic conditions following construction activities in Wind Cave Nature Reserve. Through this research, I aim to understand how environmental disturbances may influence bat distribution and habitat use within cave ecosystems."
Asfa Hanis Mohamad Azmi
Final Year Project Title:
Identifying Cave Dwelling Bats' Roosting Sites Preferences & Behaviours Post Construction at Wind Cave, Bau, Sarawak.
"I explore the roosting preferences and behavioural adaptations of cave-dwelling bats after construction activities at Wind Cave. By examining where bats choose to roost and how they behave within the cave environment, I hope to provide insights into their resilience and habitat requirements."
Meenadarshini A/P Ravi
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variations within The Sheath-tailed Bat (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) in Malaysia.
"I investigate genetic, morphological and echolocation variations among sheath-tailed bats in Malaysia. By combining multiple lines of evidence, I aim to better understand species diversity, population structure and relationships within this unique bat family."
Lukman Hakim Hairuddin
Bat Baculum Morphological Variation in Family Rhinolophidae from Malaysia.
Final Year Project Title:
"I examine the morphological variation of the baculum (penile bone) among horseshoe bats in Malaysia. This study explores how differences in baculum structure may contribute to species identification and improve our understanding of evolutionary patterns within the family Rhinolophidae."
Martha Nadia Anak Fremlin
Final Year Project Title:
Molecular Phylogeny and Echolocation Variation within Bent-winged Bats (Family: Miniopteridae) in Malaysia.
"I study the evolutionary relationships and echolocation variation of bent-winged bats in Malaysia using molecular and acoustic approaches. This research aims to uncover patterns of diversity and provide insights into the taxonomy and evolution of Miniopteridae bats."
2022/2023 Cohort
Nur Amalia Shari Amran
Final Year Project Title:
Roosting Ecology of Bats in Gua Niah, Miri Sarawak.
Olivia Grace
Final Year Project Title:
Roost Microclimates of Bats in Gua Niah, Miri, Sarawak.
Christ Samuel anak Allen
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Diversity within the Genus Pipistrellus (Family: Verspertilionidae) in Malaysia.
Wan Nur Alyaa Hafiza W Mahadi
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variation Within Family: Miniopteridae.
2021/2022 Cohort
Muhammad Hanif Fikri Mohamad Khirudin
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics and Morphological Variation Within Genus Callosciurus From Malaysia.
Muhammad Hazim Abu Bakar
Final Year Project Title:
Genetic, Morphology and Echolocation Variations Within Genus Emballonura From Malaysia.
Abdul Haziq Saharudin
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogenetic and Morphology of Genus Dyacopterus From Malaysia.
Natasha Anina Wanirzan
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variation Within Family Nycteridae in Malaysia.
Rossyamieza Sulaiman
Final Year Project Title:
Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variation Within Family Megadermatidae From Malaysia.
2020/2021 Cohort
Muhammad Amin Iman Azmi
Final Year Project Title:
Systematics of Genus Maxomys from Malaysia using Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI).
Priyatharusini Karunakaran
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogenetics of Slow Loris (Lorisidae: Nycticebus) Inferred from mitochondrial DNA with an emphasis on material from Malaysia.
Nur Atikah Abdul Malek Batumalai
Final Year Project Title:
Identifying the Biodiversity Hotspot for Flying Foxes (Genus: Pteropus) in Malaysian Borneo through Species Distribution Modelling using Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) Analysis.
Nurul Aqilah Farhana Ishak
Final Year Project Title:
Systematics of Genus Rattus from using Cytochrome b Gene with an Emphasis on Malaysian Lineages.
Nurul Farisha Roslan
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogeography of Mullers giant Sunda rat (Sundamys muelleri) in Malaysia inferred from Cytochrome b.
Nurul Izzaty Alia Abdul Halim
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogenetic Relationship of Sundaland Tree Squirrels (Sciuridae: Sundasciurus) in Southeast Asia Inferred from Cytochrome B (CytB) gene.
Azuana Tashee anak Kulleh
Final Year Project Title:
Echolocation Variation Among Members of Family Rhinolophidae from Malaysia.
Norfazliyana Nordin
Final Year Project Title:
Species Distribution Modelling of Horseshoe Bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) from Borneo Using Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) Analysis.
Andrew Juniga anak Anthony Nobin
Final Year Project Title:
Phylogenetics of Horseshoe Bats (Family Rhinolophidae) in Malaysia Inferred from Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI).
Dayangku Alia Aiman Awang Busri
Final Year Project Title:
Species Distribution Modelling: Predicting Hotspot of Family Tupaiidae in Malaysia.
2019/2020 Cohort
Siti Syamim Nurfatihah Binti Abd Rahman
sitisyanur98@gmail.
I am studying on genetic, morphology and echolocation variation on bats in Genus Myotis. Where i would analyse their genetic differences and establish suitable ways in differentiating each species of bats in genus Myotis, in addition with morphological characteristics and echolocation frequencies to further back up my genetic data.
Ernadia Elsie binti Lawrence Jaya
ernadiae@yahoo.com
FYP Title: Developing Acoustic Library of Echolocating Bats in Sarawak
Main goal of my project is to build a library of echolocation calls of insectivorous bats specifically in Sarawak. This is an alternative approach to identify insectivorous bats through acoustic recordings. Microbats are producing species-specific echolocation calls which is one of the key features that can be used for identification purposes. By having echolocation call library, bats can be monitored non-invasively by acoustic sensors. I hope by having a library of echolocation call of microbats, it can be an useful conservation tools to monitor and determine the effect of anthropogenic activity on bats diversity.
Nur Afiqah Aqilah Binti Azhar
afiqahaqilahh@gmail.com
My final year project title is Phylogeography of Myotis muricola The Asian Whiskered Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Malaysia. There is insufficient information about the organism using a combined morphological and molecular approach to reconstruct the phylogeography of the diverse species of Myotis muricola based on their genetic analysis. The findings of this study should be able to identify potential genetic species within currently recognizes Myotis muricola from Malaysia and to have a better understanding of geographic variation within currently recognize Myotis muricola in Malaysia.
Muhd Nor Syafi'ie Bin Muhd Hadzmi
Samping.batik@gmail.com
FYP Title: Comparing Distribution & Diversity of Non-volant Small Mammals In Selected Localoties In Sarawak, Malaysia.
In this study, I will comparing distribution of non-volant small mammals according on zoology database by doing mapping using QGIS software and also to estimate the species richness and evenness of NVSMs. Other that that, this study is also to determine the endemic species of NVSMs.
Yvonne Racheal Shanti
yvonnerachealshanthi@gmail.com
I am currently studying on the Prevalence of Malarian Parasites in Bats from Human Settlements of Sarawak. Both morphological and genetic identification is used in my study to properly identify the species of parasites that infect bats. This is crucial to understanding zoonotic diseases, in this case, Malaria.
Thivya Nadarajah
nadarajahthivya@gmail.com
My name is Thivya Nadarajah, I'm doing my research on molecular evolution of opsin gene in different bat family from Sarawak. Everyone is familiar with the phrase as blind as a bat, but are bats really color blind? Well, in my study, I'll be looking into one of the photoreceptor cell responsible for color vision that can be found in retina of eye which is cone opsin. The known two type of cone opsin genes are the short wavelength sensitive opsin (SWS1) and long/medium wavelength sensitive opsin (L/MWS) gene in bats which is sensitive to blue/violet and green/red color part of the visible spectrum respectively. The genomic DNA sequence will be analysed and compared if there are any differences between cave roosting and forest roosting bat species. Does all of them perceive the world similarly or are there any variation in their visual orientation? That would be my research question to be pondered on.
Ayu Nazirah Binti Mohd Faizal
ayu.ace98@gmail.com
FYP Title: Genetics, Morphology and Echolocation Variation within the Tube-Nosed Bats (Genus Murina) in Malaysia
I am undergoing a project that uses 3 different data sets to further evaluate species from the genus Murina found in Malaysia. The usage of multifaceted data is a key concept to further understand the complexity of species found in certain taxonomic trees. Often, researchers get confused with certain species of bats as they portray conservative morphological features amongst each other that makes it hard to deduce if these individuals belong to the same species. Thus, with this knowledge I intend to identify the geographic variations of bat species from the genus Murina in Malaysia and to recognise the conservative morphological features found within individuals of genus Murina that results in cryptic speciation with the usage of genetics, morphology and echolocation variation as my multifaceted data sets.
Kavisha a/p Chandran
kavishavisha97@gmail.com
My final year project is on the diversity of bat pollen from selected localities in Sarawak. The primary thought of this study the ecology of bat pollen diversity. Meanwhile, to determine the abudance of pollen from which plant family they belong to.There are two selected locations of this research,which are Mount Silabur Cave and Mount Penrissen.Since little data are known regarding this task in previous studies. I hope I will be able to reach my objective with the data I received.
2018/2019 Cohort
Nor Al-Shuhadah Binti Sabarudin-Genetic, Morphology and Echolocation Variation Within Bamboo Bats in Malaysia by Using Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI)
Izzat Hakimi- Effect of Insect Abundance at Different Elevation on the Bat Activity at two contrasting Elevations
Nur Dini Umairah Binti Mohamed Raedi- Genetic and Morphology of Black-capped Fruit Bat, Chironax melanocephalus in Malaysia
Maizatul Azwa Binti Abd Karim- Geometric Morphometric, Molecular and Echolocation Call Analysis of Two Species of Malaysian Insectivore's Bats from Genus Kerivoula
Lim Zhi Han- Genetic Diversity of Silvered Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) inferred fro D-Loop Mitochondrial DNA
Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah Binti Abdullah Fauzi- Volatilr Organic Compund Found in Bats with Different Dietary Preferences in Sarawak .
2017/2018 Cohort
Syamzuraini binti Zulkapley: Systematics and Morphometric of Genus Tupaia using Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) Malaysia
Precilia Malar Rajendran: Comperative Histomorphology of Bats' Tongue with Different Feeding Guild
Ahmad Syazwan bin Salimin: The Phylogenetic Analysis of Plantain Squirrel (Sciuridae: Callosciurus notatus) from Malaysia
Azroie bin Denel: Systematics and Morphometric of Genus Niviventer in Malaysia.
Nor Izweena by Idha Nawawi: Genetic Diversity of Bornean Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)
Mohamad Nazmi Amir: Population Genetic Studies on Hipposideros coxi in Sarawak.
2016/2017 Cohort
Cafasso Theodore Tappa: Diet analyses off Shrews from selected localities in Malaysia
Muhamad Zul Adib Bin Zulkifli: Phylogeny of Leopoldamys sabanus from Malaysia
Muhammad Adam bin Mohd Azman: Diversity of non-volant small mammals in selected protected areas in Malaysia
Nur Azwa Binti Mohd Faizal: Phylogeny of genus Myotis in Malaysia
Nur Syafiqah Bt Nasir: Phylogeny of Genus Murina and their echolocation call
Wan Nur Syafinaz Binti Wan Azman: Diet Analysis of Selected Primates from Bako National Park
2015 / 2016 Cohort
Praveena a/p Rajasegaran - Roosting Selection of Chiropteran in Fairy Caves, Bau
Michelle Kee Pei Ni - systematics and population genetics of Suncus murinus, Asian house shrews
Yeow Siaw Ying - Exploring genetics and morphological variation within the genus Rattus from Malaysia.
Ridhwan Bin Abdul Rahim - The Phylogeny of Rhinolophus species (Family: Rhinolophidea) inferred from COI gene
Lashine Thiagu - Biogeography of Sunda Shrew (Crocidura monticola) based on Genetics and Morphology
Saktiyashinee Thanenthiran - A Land Based Survey on Irrawaddy Dolphins(Orcaella brevirostris) Social Structure around Santubong Area