Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib, Dr

Research background

Dr. Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib is a senior lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research focuses on population genetics, molecular ecology, and the use of molecular markers, such as mitochondrial DNA and nuclear markers, to study fish distribution and biodiversity in tropical ecosystems. She has led and collaborated on numerous national and international research projects, supporting sustainable fisheries management and conservation efforts. With over a decade of academic and research experience, Dr. Adelyna is passionate about applying molecular techniques to enhance biodiversity understanding and actively supervises postgraduate students in related fields.

Research focus

Molecular ecology, Fisheries management

Selected publications

1. Zainal Abidin, D. H., Mohd. Nor, S. A., Lavoué, S., A. Rahim, M., & Mohammed Akib, N. A. (2022). Assessing a megadiverse but poorly known community of fishes in a tropical mangrove estuary through environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16346.
   (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19954-3.pdf)
2. Jamaludin, N. A., Jamaluddin, J. A. F., Rahim, M. A., Akib, N. A. M., Ratmuangkhwang, S., Arshaad, W. M., & Nor, S. A. M. (2022). Mitochondrial marker implies fishery separate management units for spotted sardinella, Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) populations in the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea. PeerJ, 10, e13706.
   (https://peerj.com/articles/13706.pdf)
3. Abidin, D. H. Z., Lavoué, S., Alshari, N. F. M. A. H., Nor, S. A. M., Rahim, M. A., & Akib, N. A. M. (2021). Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters. Check List, 17(2), 601-631.
4. Akib, N. A. M., Tam, B. M., Phumee, P., Abidin, M. Z., Tamadoni, S., Mather, P. B., & Nor, S. A. M. (2015). High connectivity in Rastrelliger kanagurta: influence of historical signatures and migratory behaviour inferred from mtDNA cytochrome b. PLoS One, 10(3), e0119749.
   (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/fileid=10.1371/journal.pone.0119749&type=printable)