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1. Meat and milk self‐sufficiency in Asia: forecast trends and implications

Author:
A.S. Rutherford
Source:
Agricultural economics 1999 v.21 no.1 pp. 21-39
ISSN:
0169-5150
Subject:
commercialization; eating habits; economic development; livestock; livestock production; meat; meat production; milk; milk production; production technology; ruminants; trade liberalization; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Recent structural changes in dietary patterns in Asia resulting from economic development are placing increasing pressure on the existing production systems in the region‐particularly those systems producing ruminant meat, non‐ruminant meat and milk. This has significant policy implications for the countries in the region in terms of self‐sufficiency goals in these commodities and the associated i ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-0862.1999.tb00581.x

2. Comparison of genetic diversity of the invasive weed Rubus alceifolius Poir. (Rosaceae) in its native range and in areas of introduction, using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers

Author:
Amsellem, L.; Noyer, J.L.; Le Bourgeois, T.; Hossaert-McKey, M.
Source:
Molecular ecology 2000 v.9 no.4 pp. 443-455
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
founder effect; Rubus; introduced species; genotype; weeds; genetic variation; population; genetic polymorphism; genetic markers; Queensland; Vietnam; Madagascar; Reunion; Indonesia; Thailand
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00876.x
PubMed:
10736047

3. Molecular identification of Anopheles minimus s.l. beyond distinguishing the members of the species complex

Author:
Bortel, W. van.; Trung, H.D.; Roelants, P.; Harbach, R.E.; Backeljau, T.; Coosemans, M.
Source:
Insect molecular biology 2000 v.9 no.3 pp. 335-340
ISSN:
0962-1075
Subject:
restriction fragment length polymorphism; restriction mapping; ribosomal DNA; Anopheles minimus; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; internal transcribed spacers; chemotaxonomy; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00192.x
PubMed:
10886418

4. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Rubus alceifolius Poir. (Rosaceae), an invasive weed in La Reunion island

Author:
Amsellem, L.; Dutech, C.; Billotte, N.
Source:
Molecular ecology notes 2001 v.1 no.1/2 pp. 33-35
ISSN:
1471-8278
Subject:
Rubus; weeds; microsatellite repeats; loci; genetic markers; alleles; DNA; polymerase chain reaction; DNA primers; Reunion; Thailand; Vietnam; Indonesia; Laos

5. Nucleotide sequence differences reveal genetic variation in Neotricula aperta (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae), the snail host of schistosomiasis in the lower Mekong Basin

Author:
ATTWOOD, S.W.; JOHNSTON, D.A.
Source:
Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2001 v.73 no.1 pp. 23-41
ISSN:
0024-4066
Subject:
Oncomelania; Schistosoma; control methods; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; genetic variation; hybridization; mitochondrial DNA; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; phylogeography; ribosomal RNA; rivers; schistosomiasis; snails; streams; Cambodia; China; Laos; Mekong River; Myanmar; Thailand
Abstract:
... To investigate the phylogenetic relationships among the different strains of the polytypic snail Neotricula aperta, mitochondrial-DNA sequence data were sampled from six populations from central and southern Laos, eastern Cambodia, and northeast Thailand. Part of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene was sequenced for 21 individuals from 7 populations, with a 598 bp sequence used in the analyses ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8312.2001.tb01344.x

6. Upland Rice Response to Phosphorus Fertilization in Asia

Author:
Thomas George; Roger Magbanua; Walter Roder; Koen Van Keer; Guy Trébuil; Veronica Reoma
Source:
Agronomy journal 2001 v.93 no.6 pp. 1362-1370
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Oryza sativa; Philippines; Ultisols; agronomy; biomass; farms; grain yield; harvest index; highlands; phosphorus; rice; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) yields on infertile, acid soils in the Asian uplands average only 1 Mg ha⁻¹ Phosphorus deficiency is considered a major soil constraint to increased yield, but little quantitative information is available. We analyzed P responses of traditional rice on farm in Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines and improved varieties in researcher-managed trials in the Philippines. T ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj2001.1362

7. Gene constitution of egg white proteins of native chicken in Asian countries

Author:
Kinoshita, K.; Okamoto, S.; Shimogiri, T.; Kawabe, K.; Nishida, T.; Kakizawa, R.; Yamamoto, Y.; Maeda, Y.
ISSN:
1011-2367
Subject:
chickens; egg albumen; alleles; gene frequency; breed differences; genetic polymorphism; genetic distance; phylogeny; China; Nepal; Indonesia; Vietnam; Laos; Thailand; Myanmar; Mongolia
DOI:
10.5713/ajas.2002.157

8. SCAR markers and multiplex PCR-based identification of isomorphic species in the Anopheles dirus complex in Southeast Asia

Author:
Manguin, S.; Kengne, P.; Sonnier, L.; Harbach, R.E.; Baimai, V.; Trung, H.D.; Coosemans, M.
Source:
Medical and veterinary entomology 2002 v.16 no.1 pp. 46-54
ISSN:
0269-283X
Subject:
sympatry; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; disease vectors; Anopheles dirus; nucleotide sequences; malaria; chemotaxonomy; Vietnam; Malaysia; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand; China
Abstract:
... The Anopheles dirus Peyton & Harrison complex of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) comprises seven known species, including important malaria vectors in Southeast Asia. Specific identification of each species of the complex, which cannot be distinguished using morphological characters, is crucial for understanding vector ecology and implementing effective control measures. Derived from individual ra ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.0269-283x.2002.00344.x
PubMed:
11963981

9. The Adoption of Rattan Cultivation for Edible Shoot Production in Lao PDR and Thailand—From Non Timber Forest Product to Cash Crop

Author:
Evans Tom D.; Sengdala Khamphone
Source:
Economic botany 2002 v.56 no.2 pp. 147-153
ISSN:
0013-0001
Subject:
Calamus; crops; domestication; forest products; forests; industry; market competition; planting; shoots; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Edible shoots of rattans are traditionally viewed as non timber forest products. However, in Thailand and Lao PDR (Laos) several shoot-bearing species have recently been adopted as crop plants. This new industry is little known outside the region. A description is given of the process of adoption and the characteristics of the species involved, focussing on Calamus tenuis Roxb., the main species p ...
DOI:
10.1663/0013-0001(2002)056[0147:TAORCF]2.0.CO;2

10. Shifting cultivation in the mountains of South and Southeast Asia: regional patterns and factors influencing the change

Author:
Rasul, G.; Thapa, G.B.
Source:
Land degradation & development 2003 v.14 no.5 pp. 495-508
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
infrastructure; issues and policy; land rights; land tenure; land use; mountains; ownership; people; population growth; shifting cultivation; Bangladesh; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Nepal; Thailand
Abstract:
... Shifting cultivation, which long provided the subsistence requirements of a large number of people in the mountains of South and Southeast Asia under a situation of low population, has been shown to be an environmentally and economically unsuitable practice. Efforts have been made throughout the region to replace it with more productive and sustainable land-use systems. Experiences have been mixed ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.570

11. A new forest cover map of continental southeast Asia derived from SPOT-VEGETATION satellite imagery

Author:
Stibig H-J.; Achard F.; Fritz S.
Source:
Applied vegetation science 2004 v.7 no.2 pp. 153-162
ISSN:
1402-2001
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; Landsat; databases; forests; habitat fragmentation; land cover; remote sensing
Abstract:
... Question: Can recent satellite imagery of coarse spatial resolution support forest cover assessment and mapping at the regional level?Location: Continental southeast Asia.Methods: Forest cover mapping was based on digital classification of SPOT4-VEGETATION satellite images of 1 km spatial resolution from the dry seasons 1998/1999 and 1999/2000. Following a geographical stratification, the spectral ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00606.x

12. A new forest cover map of continental southeast Asia derived from SPOT-VEGETATION satellite imagery

Author:
Stibig H-J.; Achard F.; Fritz S.
Source:
Applied vegetation science 2004 v.7 no.2 pp. 153-162
ISSN:
1402-2001
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; Landsat; forests; habitat fragmentation; land cover; natural resources conservation; normalized difference vegetation index; remote sensing; Mekong River
Abstract:
... Question: Can recent satellite imagery of coarse spatial resolution support forest cover assessment and mapping at the regional level?Location: Continental southeast Asia.Methods: Forest cover mapping was based on digital classification of SPOT4-VEGETATION satellite images of 1 km spatial resolution from the dry seasons 1998/1999 and 1999/2000. Following a geographical stratification, the spectral ...
DOI:
10.1658/1402-2001(2004)007[0153:ANFCMO]2.0.CO;2

13. Comparison of the genetic diversity in two species of cycads

Author:
Xiao, L.; Gong, X.; Hao, G.; Ge, X.; Tian, B.; Zheng, S.
Source:
Australian journal of botany 2005 v.53 no.3 pp. 219-223
ISSN:
0067-1924
Subject:
Cycas; genetic variation; microsatellite repeats; genetic markers; geographical variation; China; Vietnam; Thailand; Myanmar; Laos
DOI:
10.1071/BT04052

14. Selection strength and hitchhiking around two anti-malarial resistance genes

Author:
Nash, D.; Nair, S.; Mayxay, M.; Newton, P.N.; Guthmann, J.P.; Nosten, F.; Anderson, T.J.C.
Source:
Proceedings 2005 v.272 no.1568 pp. 1153-1161
ISSN:
0962-8452
Subject:
malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; drug resistance; dihydrofolate reductase; microsatellite repeats; genetic variation; point mutation; linkage disequilibrium; human health; Thailand; Laos
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2004.3026
PubMed:
16024377
PubMed Central:
PMC1559806

15. Temperature sensitivity of soil CO₂ production in a tropical hill evergreen forest in northern Thailand

Author:
Shoji Hashimoto
Source:
Journal of forest research 2005 v.10 no.6 pp. 497-503
ISSN:
1610-7403
Subject:
carbon; carbon dioxide; climate change; evergreen forests; research; soil; temperature; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand
Abstract:
... Tropical forests, like boreal forests, are considered key ecosystems with regard to climate change. The temperature sensitivity of soil CO₂ production in tropical forests is unclear, especially in eastern Asia, because of a lack of data. The year-round variation in temperature is very small in tropical forests such that it is difficult to evaluate the temperature sensitivity of soil CO₂ production ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10310-005-0168-5

16. Ascalaphid Studies V. Revision on the Genus of Nousera (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)

Author:
L. Ábrahám; Z. Mészáros
Source:
Acta phytopathologica et entomologica Hungarica 2006 v.41 no.3-4 pp. 317-329
ISSN:
0238-1249
Subject:
Ascalaphidae; homonym; new species; nomen novum; redescriptions; Laos; Pakistan; Thailand
Abstract:
...

Studying ascalaphid materials from Thailand, Laos and Pakistan the authors determined specimens which belonged to the genus of Nousera. In this paper the redescription of the genus of Nousera and its type species, Nousera gibba Navás, 1923 can be found. Besides Nousera herczigi, a new species from ...

DOI:
10.1556/APhyt.41.2006.3-4.14

17. Determining the structure of a radial basis function network for prediction of nonlinear hydrological time series

Author:
Source:
Hydrological sciences journal 2006 v.51 no.1 pp. 21-44
ISSN:
0262-6667
Subject:
data collection; equations; hydrologic data; least squares; linear models; prediction; rivers; stochastic processes; surface water temperature; time series analysis; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand
Abstract:
... A network using radial basis functions (RBFs) as the mapping function in the evolutionary equation for prediction of time series is presented. An RBF network requires the determination of the number of centres of RBFs, their receptive field widths and the linear weights of the network output layer. Traditionally, the number of centres of RBFs is fixed. In this paper, methods to estimate the widths ...
DOI:
10.1623/hysj.51.1.21

18. Genetic Erosion from Modern Varieties into Traditional Upland Rice Cultivars (Oryza sativa L.) in Northern Thailand

Author:
Ishikawa, R.; Yamanaka, S.; Fukuta, Y.; Chitrakon, S.; Bounphanousay, C.; Kanyavong, K.; Tang, L.H.; Nakamura, I.; Sato, T.; Sato, Y.I.
Source:
Genetic resources and crop evolution 2006 v.53 no.2 pp. 245-252
ISSN:
0925-9864
Subject:
cultivars; rice; loci; landraces; wide hybridization; Oryza sativa; heterozygosity; gene flow; plastids; genetic drift; plant genetic resources; isozymes; genetic markers; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of genetic erosion of traditional upland germplasm in northern Thailand as a result of gene-flow from distinct strains carrying different genotypes. Even modern variety specific markers have not been developed, there is a comparative population in Laos. Thus, both populations were compared with various characters to evaluate gene-flow from modern ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10722-004-6132-y

19. Determination of the contents of the main biochemical compounds of Adlay (Coxi lachrymal-jobi)

Author:
Wu, T.T.; Charles, A.L.; Huang, T.C.
Source:
Food chemistry 2007 v.104 no.4 pp. 1509-1515
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
phytosterols; cholesterol metabolism; bran; blood lipids; medicinal plants; herbal medicines; Coix lacryma-jobi; cholesterol; proximate composition; chemical constituents of plants; Oriental traditional medicine; Vietnam; Taiwan; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Adlay (Coxi lachrymal-jobi), an annual crop, has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine for its biological activity and as a nourishing food. Its phytochemical composition has been extensively studied; however, information on its policosanol (PC) and phytosterol content is scarce. The objective of this study was to examine and compare the PC, phytosterol and oleamide contents of different ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.02.027

20. Evidence of a species complex within the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini and possible co-evolution with their first intermediate hosts

Author:
Saijuntha, W.; Sithithaworn, P.; Wongkham, S.; Laha, T.; Pipitgool, V.; Tesana, S.; Chilton, N.B.; Petney, T.N.; Andrews, R.H.
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2007 v.37 no.6 pp. 695-703
ISSN:
0020-7519
Subject:
Opisthorchis viverrini; loci; coevolution; enzymes; geographical variation; biochemical polymorphism; host-parasite relationships; snails; liver flukes; foodborne illness; intermediate hosts; genetic variation; chemotaxonomy; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... The food-borne trematodes, Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus and Clonorchis sinensis, have long been recognized as the cause of major human health problems, with an estimated 40 million infected persons. Of the three species of liver fluke, only O. viverrini is classified as a type 1 carcinogen because of its role as an initiator of chronic inflammation and the subsequent development of cholangi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.12.008
PubMed:
17275001
PubMed Central:
PMC2150547

21. Food and Weight-Related Patterns and Behaviors of Hmong Adolescents

Author:
Stang, J.; Kong, A.; Story, M.; Eisenberg, M.E.; Neumark-Sztainer, D.
Source:
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2007 v.107 no.6 pp. 936-941
ISSN:
0002-8223
Subject:
body image; high school students; Whites; obesity; breakfast; linear models; dieting; snacks; snack foods; public schools; middle schools; adolescent nutrition; fast food restaurants; adolescents; physical activity; risk factors; high schools; middle school students; groceries; body mass index; cross-sectional studies; weight control; fast foods; home food preparation; food choices; Minnesota
Abstract:
... Objective: Little is known about the food and weight-related behaviors of Hmong adolescents. This study assessed these behaviors in Hmong adolescents and determined if they differed between Hmong and white teens or by country of birth. Design: School-based cross-sectional study. Subjects/setting: Hmong (n=649) and white (n=2,260) adolescents from 31 public middle and high schools in the Minneapoli ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jada.2007.03.003
PubMed:
17524713

22. Genetic variation in Opisthorchis viverrini (Trematoda: Opisthorchiidae) from northeast Thailand and Laos PDR based on random amplified polymorphic DNA analyses

Author:
Paiboon Sithithaworn; Chadaporn Nuchjungreed; Tuanchai Srisawangwong; Katsuhiko Ando; Trevor N. Petney; Neil B. Chilton; Ross H. Andrews
Source:
Parasitology research 2007 v.100 no.3 pp. 613-617
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
DNA; Opisthorchis viverrini; adults; epidemiology; flukes; genetic variation; people; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Genetic variation in Opisthorchis viverrini adults originating from different locations in northeast Thailand and Laos, People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), was examined using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analyses. In an initial analysis, the genomic DNA of one fluke from each of ten localities was amplified using 15 random primers (10-mers); however, genetic variation among O. viverrini ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-006-0304-y
PubMed:
17016722
PubMed Central:
PMC2150546

23. Impending disaster or sliver of hope for Southeast Asian forests? The devil may lie in the details

Author:
Koh, Lian Pin
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2007 v.16 no.13 pp. 3935-3938
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
forest plantations; forest types; old-growth forests; secondary forests; Brunei; Cambodia; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Here, I report on how forest area in Southeast Asia has changed for different types of forest and across different countries between the periods of 1990-2000 and 2000-2005. The loss of old growth forests has accelerated in Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam but have ceased in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and the Philippines. Secondary forests continue to be lost in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-007-9177-3

24. Megascolex (Promegascolex) mekongianus Cognetti, 1922 - its extent, ecology and allocation to Amynthas (Clitellata/Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae)

Author:
R.J. Blakemore; Cs. Csuzdi; M.T. Ito; N. Kaneko; M.G. Paoletti; S.E. Spiridonov; T. Uchida; B.D. Van Praahg
Source:
Opuscula zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis 2007 v.36 pp. 19-30
ISSN:
2063-1588
Subject:
Amynthas; Pheretima; earthworms; ecology; gizzard; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Cognetti (1922) miscounted segments of his Megascolex (Promegascolex) mekongianus and, believing the gizzard in 7 was intermediate between Megascolex, with gizzard in 5, and Pheretima, with gizzard after 7/8, he proposed the subgenus Promegascolex. Next, Gates (1934: 260) redescribed the immature, poorly preserved and abnormal type as Pheretima mekongiana. However, Sims & Easton (1972: 223) listed ...

25. Revision of Family Helotidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). I. Gemmata Group of Genus Helota

Author:
Lee, C.F.
Source:
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2007 v.100 no.5 pp. 623-639
ISSN:
0013-8746
Subject:
Coleoptera; insect taxonomy; taxonomic revisions; new species; insect morphology; biological nomenclature; type collections; taxonomic keys; geographical distribution; China; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... The gemmata species group of Helota MacLeay is revised. Seven species are recognized, including two described herein, H. schuhi sp. nov. from China (Hubei Province) and H. ohbayashii sp. nov. from Laos and Thailand. H. distincta Ritsema and H. ritsemana Heller are placed as junior synonyms of H. fulviventris Kolbe; H. caudata Ritsema is placed as a junior synoym of H. gorhami Olliff. Lectotypes ar ...
DOI:
10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[623:ROFHCC]2.0.CO;2

26. Building drought management capacity in the Mekong River basin

Author:
Hundertmark, Wilfried
Source:
Irrigation and drainage 2008 v.57 no.3 pp. 279-287
ISSN:
1531-0353
Subject:
rivers; water management; development projects; drought; watersheds; development aid; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand
Abstract:
... Over the past decades the Mekong River basin has experienced several droughts, the most recent of which occurred in the hydrological year 2004/2005. Impacts extended across agriculture, forestry, water resources, supply, industry, transport and the environment. In early 2006, the Mekong River Commission Secretariat initiated close consultations with the MRC member states Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailan ...
DOI:
10.1002/ird.435

27. Chromosome evolution in the subtribe Bovina (Mammalia, Bovidae): The karyotype of the Cambodian banteng (Bos javanicus birmanicus) suggests that Robertsonian translocations are related to interspecific hybridization

Author:
Ropiquet, Anne; Gerbault-Seureau, Michèle; Deuve, Jane L.; Gilbert, Clément; Pagacova, Eva; Chai, Norin; Rubes, Jiri; Hassanin, Alexandre
Source:
Chromosome research 2008 v.16 no.8 pp. 1107-1118
ISSN:
0967-3849
Subject:
Bos javanicus; Bos sauveli; Robertsonian translocation; acrocentric chromosomes; cattle; chromosome number; diploidy; evolution; fluorescence in situ hybridization; interspecific hybridization; karyotyping; paints; satellite DNA; submetacentric chromosomes; Borneo; Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Three subspecies of banteng (Bos javanicus) have been described: B. j. javanicus in Java, B. j. lowi in Borneo, and B. j. birmanicus in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. In this paper we provide the first description of the karyotype of the Cambodian banteng. The chromosomal complement of B. j. birmanicus differs from that of B. j. javanicus, which was previously found to be simila ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10577-008-1262-2
PubMed:
18937038

28. Decadal fluctuations in the consumption of irrigation water during the rainy season, Lower Mekong River

Author:
Somura, Hiroaki; Yoshida, Koshi; Tanji, Hajime
Source:
Hydrological processes 2008 v.22 no.9 pp. 1310-1320
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
irrigation water; rice; hydrologic data; simulation models; water supply; water requirement; agricultural statistics; irrigation rates; grain yield; paddies; wet season; reproducibility; Cambodia; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand
Abstract:
... The importance of proper water management means that the consumption of irrigation water should be estimated even in areas where data are scarce. The Mekong River, particularly the lower part, is one area where irrigation water has received little research attention. Studies that seek to estimate the use of irrigation water in this area are restricted by a lack of hydrological data; consequently, ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.6940

29. Evidence for strong genetic structure in a regionally important, highly vagile cyprinid (Henicorhynchus lobatus) in the Mekong River Basin

Author:
Hurwood, D.A.; Adamson, E.A.S.; Mather, P.B.
Source:
Ecology of freshwater fish 2008 v.17 no.2 pp. 273-283
ISSN:
1600-0633
Subject:
adenosinetriphosphatase; drainage; freshwater; genes; mitochondrial DNA; population structure; rivers; watersheds; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand
Abstract:
... For effective management of a freshwater species, it is necessary to have an understanding of the spatial scale of population differentiation. In many cases, common ecological methods such as mark-recapture are inappropriate for large freshwater systems. In this study, a molecular genetics approach was employed to determine the population structure of a small, but regionally very important, cyprin ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00278.x

30. Mapping H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza risk in Southeast Asia

Author:
Gilbert, Marius; Xiao, Xiangming; Pfeiffer, Dirk U.; Epprecht, M.; Boles, Stephen; Czarnecki, Christina; Chaitaweesub, Prasit; Kalpravidh, Wantanee; Minh, Phan Q.; Otte, M.J.; Martin, Vincent; Slingenbergh, Jan
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2008 v.105 no.12 pp. 4769-4774
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
rice; poultry production; Oryza sativa; remote sensing; altitude; risk assessment; population density; crop production; ducks; statistical analysis; chickens; Influenza A virus; disease transmission; avian influenza; Thailand; Vietnam; Indonesia; Cambodia; Laos
Abstract:
... The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus that emerged in southern China in the mid-1990s has in recent years evolved into the first HPAI panzootic. In many countries where the virus was detected, the virus was successfully controlled, whereas other countries face periodic reoccurrence despite significant control efforts. A central question is to understand the factors favoring the c ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0710581105
PubMed:
18362346
PubMed Central:
PMC2290786

31. Movements of immature hatchery-reared Mekong giant catfish Pangasianodon gigas released in the Mekong River, measured using acoustic telemetry

Author:
MITAMURA, Hiromichi; MITSUNAGA, Yasushi; ARAI, Nobuaki; VIPUTHANUMAS, Thavee
Source:
Fisheries science 2008 v.74 no.5 pp. 1034-1039
ISSN:
0919-9268
Subject:
Pangasianodon gigas; acoustics; catfish; monitoring; rivers; telemetry; Laos; Mekong River; Thailand
Abstract:
... Twenty-eight immature hatchery-reared Mekong giant catfish Pangasianodon gigas tagged with acoustic transmitters were released in the Mekong River, Thailand from 2002 to 2004. Twenty-four and four fish were tagged with normal transmitters and pressure-sensitive transmitters, respectively. Five to seven automated monitoring receivers were used for monitoring the post-release movements. The tagged c ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01621.x

32. Revision of the Family Helotidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) II: The Vigorsii Group of the Genus Helota

Author:
Lee, C.F.
Source:
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2008 v.101 no.4 pp. 722-742
ISSN:
0013-8746
Subject:
insect morphology; Coleoptera; geographical distribution; insect taxonomy; taxonomic revisions; type collections; new species; taxonomic keys; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... The vigorsii species group of Helota MacLeay is revised. Ten species and one subspecies are recognized, including a new species H. brancuccii described. from Laos and Thailand. The following new synonyms are proposed: H. vandepolli Ritsema, 1891 (=Helota fruhstorferi Ritsema, 1905; H. lugubris Ritsema, 1914); H. servillei Hope, 1840 (=Helota oberthueri Ritsema, 1889); H. scintillans Olliff, 1884 ( ...
DOI:
10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[722:ROTFHC]2.0.CO;2

33. Runoff and sediment losses from 27 upland catchments in Southeast Asia: Impact of rapid land use changes and conservation practices

Author:
Valentin, C.; Agus, F.; Alamban, R.; Boosaner, A.; Bricquet, J.P.; Chaplot, V.; de Guzman, T.; de Rouw, A.; Janeau, J.L.; Orange, D.; Phachomphonh, K.; Do Duy Phai; Podwojewski, P.; Ribolzi, O.; Silvera, N.; Subagyono, K.; Thiébaux, J.P.; Tran Duc Toan; Vadari, T.
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2008 v.128 no.4 pp. 225-238
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
sediment yield; direct seeding; intercropping; agricultural watersheds; topography; orchards; forested watersheds; land use change; Zea mays; agricultural runoff; fallow; highlands; corn; filter strips; climatic factors; mulches; soil conservation; forage crops; meta-analysis; watershed hydrology; forest plantations; water erosion; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam; Indonesia; Laos
Abstract:
... Rapid changes in upland farming systems in Southeast Asia generated predominantly by increased population pressure and 'market forces' have resulted in widespread land degradation that has been well documented at the plot scale. Yet, the links between agricultural activities in the uplands and downstream off-site effects remain largely unknown because of the difficulties in transferring results fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2008.06.004

34. The stripe-backed weasel Mustela strigidorsa: taxonomy, ecology, distribution and status

Author:
ABRAMOV, A.V.; DUCKWORTH, J.W.; WANG, Y.X.; ROBERTON, S.I.
Source:
Mammal review 2008 v.38 no.4 pp. 247-266
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
Mustela; agricultural land; altitude; animals; grasslands; habitats; hills; mountains; phylogeny; secondary forests; shrublands; surveys; taxonomy; China; India; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... 1. The stripe-backed weasel Mustela strigidorsa is one of the rarest and least-known mustelids in the world. Its phylogenetic relationships with other Mustela species remain controversial, though several unique morphological features distinguish it from congeners. 2. It probably lives mainly in evergreen forests in hills and mountains, but has also been recorded from plains forest, dense scrub, se ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00115.x

35. Acculturation and environmental change impacts dietary habits among adult Hmong

Author:
Franzen, Lisa; Smith, Chery
Source:
Appetite 2009 v.52 no.1 pp. 173-183
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics; food security; obesity; adults; traditions; nutrient intake; immigration; health status; risk factors; Southeast Asians; acculturation; psychosocial factors; foodways; lifestyle; body mass index; food intake; food choices; food and nutrition programs; Thailand; Minnesota; Laos
Abstract:
... Focus groups (n =65) were conducted with Hmong adults in St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN to determine how environmental factors, acculturation, and food insecurity influence dietary behavior, body mass index (BMI), and health. Acculturation was assessed by examining linguistic, social, and eating behavior, length of time in the US, and BMI for B-TL¹ (born in Thailand/Laos and in US <=5 years), B-TL² (in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.012
PubMed:
18848592

36. Cadmium-hazard mapping using a general linear regression model (Irr-Cad) for rapid risk assessment

Author:
Simmons, Robert W.; Noble, Andrew D.; Pongsakul, P.; Sukreeyapongse, O.; Chinabut, N.
Source:
Environmental geochemistry and health 2009 v.31 no.1 pp. 71-79
ISSN:
0269-4042
Subject:
cadmium; exports; foods; humans; irrigation canals; issues and policy; latitude; linear models; livelihood; longitude; public health; regression analysis; rice; risk assessment; runoff; soil pH; variance; China; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Research undertaken over the last 40 years has identified the irrefutable relationship between the long-term consumption of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated rice and human Cd disease. In order to protect public health and livelihood security, the ability to accurately and rapidly determine spatial Cd contamination is of high priority. During 2001-2004, a General Linear Regression Model Irr-Cad was develo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10653-008-9157-x
PubMed:
18311588

37. Diversity and genetic structure of teak (Tectona grandis L.f) in its natural range using DNA microsatellite markers

Author:
Fofana, Inza Jesus; Ofori, Daniel; Poitel, Mireille; Verhaegen, Daniel
Source:
New forests 2009 v.37 no.2 pp. 175-195
ISSN:
0169-4286
Subject:
DNA; Tectona grandis; forests; genetic variation; microsatellite repeats; trees; India; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) is considered to be an extraordinarily durable building timber with a worldwide reputation. Its widespread use has entailed the over-exploitation of natural forests and a large reduction in natural diversity. Fifteen microsatellite markers were used to study the genetic variability and structure of 166 teak trees distributed over the whole natural area of teak. Analysis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11056-008-9116-5

38. Iodine-fortified rice and its absorption

Author:
TULYATHAN, VANNA; PRUNGLUMPU, SAKDA
Source:
Journal of food biochemistry 2009 v.33 no.2 pp. 176-183
ISSN:
0145-8884
Subject:
Thai people; absorption; coatings; cooking; diet; drying; excretion; flour; gels; glutinous rice; iodine; males; mixing; nutritive value; seeds; sensory properties; steaming; taste; texture; urine; washing; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Iodine deficiency remains a major health problem in many parts of Thailand with over 50% of the population lacking sufficient iodine in their diet. Since rice is the main staple for Thai people with rice consumed in one form or another in almost every meal, enrichment of rice with iodine offers an effective way to remedy this deficiency of iodine. The present paper investigates the enrichment of i ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1745-4514.2009.00211.x

39. Land use transformation in the mountainous mainland Southeast Asia region and the role of indigenous knowledge and skills in forest management

Author:
Rerkasem, Kanok; Yimyam, Narit; Rerkasem, Benjavan
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2009 v.257 no.10 pp. 2035-2043
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
minorities (people); innovation adoption; rural development; history; montane forests; indigenous knowledge; land use change; tropical forests; shifting cultivation; sustainable forestry; cash crops; cropping systems; forest management; forest regeneration; indigenous peoples; Thailand; Vietnam; Myanmar; China; Cambodia; Laos
Abstract:
... The mountainous mainland Southeast Asia region, that covers adjoining parts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China, contains the region's largest remaining tropical forest. The people living in the forested mountains, who belong to a diversity of ethnic minority groups, possess a wealth of local knowledge and skills in forest management. With rapid decrease in forest area, impl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2008.11.008

40. Modeling Soil Flux by Manual Tillage as a Nonlinear Slope-Dependent Process

Author:
Alan D. Ziegler; Ross A. Sutherland
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 2009 v.73 no.3 pp. 1012-1019
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
equations; soil erosion; nonlinear models; hoeing; soil movement; Venezuela; Rwanda; Vietnam; Laos; Tanzania; Thailand; China
Abstract:
... A review of seven studies addressing soil flux related to manual hoeing and weeding in Asia and Africa indicates that tillage erosion from hand-held implements on steep hillslopes can alter topography and influence the distribution of soil and nutrients within fields. Soil flux resulting from manual tillage increases with slope in a near-linear fashion until the slope angle approaches the angle of ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj2006.0437

41. Morphological differences and molecular similarities between Paragonimus bangkokensis and P. harinasutai

Author:
Ngoc Doanh, Pham; Shinohara, Akio; Horii, Yoichiro; Yahiro, Shinichiro; Habe, Shigehisa; Vannavong, Nanthasane; Strobel, Michel; Nakamura, Satoshi; Nawa, Yukifumi
Source:
Parasitology research 2009 v.105 no.2 pp. 429-439
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Paragonimus; adults; crabs; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; internal transcribed spacers; phylogeny; China; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Paragonimus bangkokensis and Paragonimus harinasutai were found one after another in the same crab host, Potamon smithianus, in Thailand in 1967 and 1968. Both species were also recently found in China and Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Those two Paragonimus spp. are distinguishable from each other by morphological features of metacercariae and adults. However, recently, the DNA sequences ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-009-1402-4
PubMed:
19326146

42. Policies, Political-Economy, and Swidden in Southeast Asia

Author:
Fox, Jefferson; Fujita, Yayoi; Ngidang, Dimbab; Peluso, Nancy; Potter, Lesley; Sakuntaladewi, Niken; Sturgeon, Janet; Thomas, David
Source:
Human ecology 2009 v.37 no.3 pp. 305-322
ISSN:
0300-7839
Subject:
farmers; forests; infrastructure; issues and policy; landscapes; livelihood; markets; minorities (people); permaculture; politics; privatization; China; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Thailand
Abstract:
... For centuries swidden was an important farming practice found across the girth of Southeast Asia. Today, however, these systems are changing and sometimes disappearing at a pace never before experienced. In order to explain the demise or transitioning of swidden we need to understand the rapid and massive changes that have and are occurring in the political and economic environment in which these ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10745-009-9240-7
PubMed:
19609457
PubMed Central:
PMC2709851

43. Spatial and temporal trends of water productivity in the lower Mekong River Basin

Author:
Mainuddin, Mohammed; Kirby, Mac
Source:
Agricultural water management 2009 v.96 no.11 pp. 1567-1578
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
rice; profitability; poverty; Oryza sativa; food security; sugarcane; population growth; farm income; international trade; grain yield; temporal variation; Zea mays; corn; spatial variation; water use efficiency; Saccharum; Mekong River; Thailand; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos
Abstract:
... We estimate the physical and economic water productivities of rice and upland crops grown in the Lower Mekong River Basin and we examine their spatial and temporal trends. We discuss the constraints to low productivity, suggest measures for improvement and show the future productivity requirements for food security for increased population. Both the physical and economic water productivities of ri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2009.06.013

44. Palaeoecology of Southeast Asian megafauna-bearing sites from the Pleistocene and a review of environmental changes in the region

Author:
Louys, Julien; Meijaard, Erik
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2010 v.37 no.8 pp. 1432-1449
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
body size; fauna; fossils; habitats; mammals; paleoecology; rain forests; trees; Borneo; Cambodia; Indochina; Indonesia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... To reconstruct the palaeoenvironments of megafauna-bearing sites from Pleistocene Southeast Asia, and to describe general environmental changes in the region. Indochina and Sundaland, including Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. This study reconstructs the habitat types of 25 Pleistocene sites in Southeast Asia through a synecological (commun ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02297.x

45. Partial mitochondrial DNA sequences suggest the existence of a cryptic species within the Leucosphyrus group of the genus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae), forest malaria vectors, in northern Vietnam

Author:
Kohei Takenaka Takano; Ngoc Thi Hong Nguyen; Binh Thi Huong Nguyen; Toshihiko Sunahara; Michio Yasunami; Manh Duc Nguyen; Masahiro Takagi
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2010 v.3 no.1 pp. 169
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Anopheles dirus; chromosome banding; entomologists; forests; geographical distribution; karyotyping; malaria; mitochondrial DNA; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; planning; polytene chromosomes; vector control; vectorial capacity; China; Laos; Myanmar; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: During the last decade, Southeast Asian countries have been very successful in reducing the burden of malaria. However, malaria remains endemic in these countries, especially in remote and forested areas. The Leucosphyrus group of the genus Anopheles harbors the most important malaria vectors in forested areas of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, previous molecular studies have resulted in t ...
DOI:
10.1186/1756-3305-3-41
PubMed:
20433694
PubMed Central:
PMC2881913

46. Private, small groups, or communal: Dipterocarpus wood resin tree tenure and management in Teun Commune, Kon Mum District, Ratanakiri Province, Northeastern Cambodia

Author:
Baird, Ian G.
Source:
Society & natural resources 2010 v.23 no.11 pp. 1027-1042
ISSN:
0894-1920
Subject:
Dipterocarpus; logging; nontimber forest products; people; social factors; trees; wood; Cambodia; Laos; Malaysia; Thailand
Abstract:
... Dipterocarpus wood resin is an important non-timber forest product for the ethnic Brao and Tampuon people from Teun Commune, Ratanakiri Province, northeastern Cambodia. While wood resin tree tenure is typically private, whether in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, or Malaysia, in Teun Commune wood resin trees are managed privately, by small groups, and communally, thus providing a unique opportunity for c ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920802314934

47. Review of the genus Tylopus Jeekel, 1968, with descriptions of five new species from Thailand (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)

Author:
Natdanai Likhitrakarn; Sergei I. Golovatch; Rujiporn Prateepasen; Somsak Panha
Source:
ZooKeys 2010 v.72 pp. 23-68
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Paradoxosomatidae; new species; phylogeny; Cambodia; China; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... The genus Tylopus currently contains 41 species, all keyed and mapped, including five new from northern Thailand: Tylopus bispinosussp. n., Tylopus grandissp. n., Tylopus extremussp. n., Tylopus veligersp. n. and Tylopus parajeekelisp. n. Species of Tylopus are predominantly forest-dwellers, especially in montane habitats where up to 9–10 species can coexist per faunule. We expect many more congen ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.72.744
PubMed:
21594103
PubMed Central:
PMC3083004

48. Systematics of Limnonectes (Taylorana) Dubois

Author:
Inger Robert F.; Stuart Bryan L.
Source:
Current herpetology 2010 v.29 no.2 pp. 51-68
ISSN:
1881-1019
Subject:
DNA; adults; females; holotypes; larvae; males; neotypes; nuclear genome; nucleotide sequences; ova; reproductive behavior; Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... The speciose genus Limnonectes exhibits a broad range of reproductive behavior and sizes at maturity. Two Southeast Asian species are near the low end of the size range and near one extreme of reproductive habits (their larvae are said to have direct development). Limnonectes hascheanus and L. limborgi are small, having a maximum snout-vent length of less than 40 mm, with reduced webbing and femal ...
DOI:
10.3105/018.029.0201

49. What is the genetic origin of teak (Tectona grandis L.) introduced in Africa and in Indonesia

Author:
Verhaegen, Daniel; Fofana, Inza Jesus; Logossa, Zénor A.; Ofori, Daniel
Source:
Tree genetics & genomes 2010 v.6 no.5 pp. 717-733
ISSN:
1614-2942
Subject:
Tectona grandis; genetic markers; landraces; microsatellite repeats; plantations; planting; provenance; trees; vigor; Benin; Cameroon; Cote d'Ivoire; India; Indonesia; Laos; Senegal; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo (Africa)
Abstract:
... The first introduction of Tectona grandis in Indonesia took place between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries and in Africa in the nineteenth century. A total of 1.1 and 0.3 million ha, respectively were planted in the two areas. The extension of teak plantations often started from these first introductions. Unfortunately, the documentation concerning dates, planting stocks and the sources of o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11295-010-0286-x

50. A water balance model for characterization of length of growing period and water stress development for rainfed lowland rice

Author:
T. Inthavong; M. Tsubo; S. Fukai
Source:
Field crops research 2011 v.121 no.2 pp. 291-301
ISSN:
0378-4290
Subject:
clay; crop management; crop production; ecosystems; evapotranspiration; farmers; fertilizers; growing season; growth and development; guidelines; investment policy; lowlands; meteorological data; models; planting date; prices; rain; researchers; rice; runoff; sandy clay soils; sandy soils; soil texture; soil water; soil water balance; topsoil; uncertainty; water stress; wet season; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... There is large year-to-year variation in rice production across the Mekong region (Laos, Cambodia and Thailand) due to uncertainty in the timing of the onset of the wet season and drought stress that may develop at any time during the growth of rainfed lowland rice. Unique to the nature of lowland water balance is a large component of deep percolation water loss, which depends on soil texture. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fcr.2010.12.019