Testing dilution versus amplification effects of primate biodiversity on parasite biodiversity

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The major activities in FY2022 were as follows. (1) We were able to visit two field sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and collect fecal samples from five primate species living in very different riverine ecosystems (Klias Peninsula, Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary). We collected >250 samples, which are now stored at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Samples were processed at the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation and are now awaiting analysis. (2) With colleagues in the Czech Republic, we put together a manuscript based on a metagenomic analysis of strongylid parasites in Asian primates from Japan and Borneo. We aim to submit this work for publication in the future. (3) We travelled to Yakushima and collected >300 fecal samples from invasive raccoon dogs during latrine surveys. These samples have been prepared and DNA has been extracted from them for downstream analysis of raccoon dog and parasite DNA.