Malay civets in a dipterocarp rain forest were studied from December, 1995, through June, 1997, in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in Sabah, East Malaysia. To investigate the basic ecology of this species and explore the potential impact of selective logging, data on home range, a…
This dissertation explores the transformation of property rights in Sabah, Malaysia from 1881 to present day. I untangle the complex ways in which property rights are transformed by closely analyzing the history of colonial codification of native customary law, the intricacies o…
In Sabah, Malaysia, pioneer trees characterize secondary forests resulting from selective logging. To explore the role of pioneer trees in logging recovery, I investigated seed and microsite limitations to recruitment of pioneer and persistent species in primary and logged fores…
In this dissertation, I analyze the discourse and practice of immigration regulation in the Malaysian State of Sabah. Immigration problematizes the conventional conception of belonging to a national population, as it introduces the possibility of becoming through the process of …