Judul: Aspek reproduksi kadal lidah biru (tiliqua spp.) di Kandang Penangkaran
Abstrak: Kadal lidah biru (Tiliqua spp) merupakan satwa diantara 25 jenis reptil yang dilindungi undang-undang, yang penyebarannya terutama di daerah Indonesia Bagian Timur. Upaya konservasi bagi jenis-jenis yang dilindungi ini, selain menjaga kelestariannya di habitat aslinya, juga upaya pemanfaatan nilai ekonomis satwa melalui kegiatan penangkaran (captive breeding). Untuk mendukung kegiatan penangkaran lebih lanjut. diperlukan kajian aspek-aspek reproduksi, dari pengenalan ciri dan ukuran individu dewasa kelamin hingga perilaku kawinnya. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah mengetahui aspek reproduksi meliputi aspek perilaku dan kajian morfometrik individu dewasa kelamin. iversit Morfologi tubuh kadal menurut Cogger (1983) dibagi ke dalam lima bagian yaitu badan, kepala, leher, ekor dan alat gerak. Panjang tubuh dari kadal lidah biru tidak lebih dari 30 cm dengan panjang totalnya sekitar 61 on (Ensiklopedi seri fauna, 1988). Sedangkan menurut Sugiri (1971), ciri morfologi dari satwa ini adalah moncongnya yang berbentuk sekop, jari kaki yang sangat pendek, dan tubuhnya yang yang bersisik. Untuk semua satwa, tahap-tahap yang terjadi dalam perilaku seksual adalah sama. Tahap-tahap perilaku seksual tersebut diantaranya menarik perhatian, percumbuan, menaiki, intromisi, ejakulasi dan refraktorines (Hadinoto, 1993). Metodologi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi pengamatan langsung, data sekunder dan analisa data. Pengamatan dilakukan untuk mendapatkan data-data secara deskriptif dan kuantitatif mengenai perilaku seksual dan morfometrik dewasa kelamin. Sedangkan analisa data dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan distribusi waktu perilaku kawin serta perbandingan morfologi bagian tubuh kadal lidah biru. Di samping itu dilakukan pula analisis regresi untuk mencari hubungan antar ukuran induk dengan jumlah anak yang dilahirkan...
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Judul: Manajemen Penangkaran, Morfologi dan Aktivitas Harian Biawak Ekor Biru (Varanus doreanus AB Meyer 1874) di PT Mega Citrindo
Abstrak: PT Mega Citrindo is one corporate engaged in the trade (export) species of reptiles. The high demand of society to increasingly threaten the existence of reptiles wildlife animals in the wild. This corporate has been doing business a captive reptile is one of the blue tail monitor. This research aims to study the technical aspects of breeding management blue tailed monitor (Varanus doreanus), know the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of a blue tail monitor morphology as a determinant of sex and age classes and observe the daily activity of the blue tailed monitor in the cage. This study was conducted in April to May 2010 at PT Mega Citrindo. The method used is direct observation, interview and literature study. Data collected include the technical aspects of breeding, morphological characteristics of lizards both quantitatively and qualitatively the basis of sex and age classes and the daily activity of lizards in the cage. Data were analyzed by descriptive equipped with pictures, tables and graphs that are relevant. Captive breeding of a blue tail monitor in this corporate include the type of captivity been intensified with the economic objectives. This corporate has two types of cages for the blue tail monitor, which is a permanent enclosure as a place for adolescents and adults living lizard cage boxes and then container as a place to accommodate the young lizard before exported. Total length (from head-tail) of adult male lizards body average is 127.33 cm, while the adult female measuring 127 cm on average. This suggests that lizard body size of adult male and adult female relative is almost the same but age is not known for certain lizards. But if at the same age male lizards have a larger body size than females. Based on test results of chi-kuadarat on observations obtained X2 lizard activity count (205.66) > X2 table (15.507), so it can be proven that the daily activity time allocation for each lizard at times is a different age class. Captive breeding of this still needs more attention because the lizard has not been successfully bred. Blue-tailed monitor, including species that are morphologically monomorphic difficult to distinguish gender. Male lizards have a brighter color hue as compared to females. When grown in blue fade on the tail and body color will change from black to grayish black. More adult lizards sunbathing activity and rest, do more teens lizard feeding activity and resting while the lizard more tillers moving activity.
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Judul: Sintesis dan Pencirian Membran Komposit Polistirena Tersulfonasi-Zeolit untuk Aplikasi Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Abstrak: This study focused on synthesis and characterization of sulfonated polystyrene (SPS)-zeolit composite membrane as a proton exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Sulfonation of polistyrene was done by using SO3 gas from oleum at 60 oC. The composite membrane was then synthesized with zeolite composition variation of 3%, 5%, and 7%. The success of the sulfonation process was indicated by the highest degree of sulfonation of PSS membrane with 15% concentration of polystyrene, that was 99.93%. The PSS Fourier transform infrared spectra of the composite membranes showed sulfonate group (-SO3) at 910.44 cm-1 and O-Si-O at 1091 cm-1. Topography study by using atomatic force microscope showed that the sulfonate groups of PSS were covered by the zeolite. The highest water uptake, proton conductivity, and potential difference were showed by the composite membrane with 5% of zeolite, that were 10.17%, 2.0339 10-6 S/cm, dan 15 mV respectively, showing that the PSS membrane can be applied in DMFC system.
Keyword: zeolite, sulfonation, polystyrene, DMFC, composite