| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 47 |
| Subspecies | Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
| Common name | Vervet monkey |
| Period of study | January - December 1994 |
| Country or Region | Kenya |
| Method | Scan sampling |
| Wet season | February - March, August - September (Isbell 1998) |
| Dry season | April - July, October - January (Isbell 1998) |
| Environment | Semiarid ecosystem, with riverine woodlands |
| Altitude (m) | 1800 |
| % Fruit | 7.6 |
| % Leaves | 4.0 |
| % Flowers | 6.6 |
| % Herbs | 8.1 |
| % Invertebrates | 1.3 |
| % Other | 65.1 |
| Fruit availability peak | n/a |
| Low fruit availability | n/a |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Notes | Data taken from Table 4. Other comprises mostly gums. This group was attributed to C. aethiops, but they are more likey to be C. pygerythrus following the taxonomic revisions by Groves and Kingdon (2013) |
| Reference | Isbell et al., 1998 |
| Full Reference |
Isbell, L. A., Pruetz, J. D. and Young, T. P. (1998). Movements of Vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops) and Patas Monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) as estimators of food resource size, density, and distribution. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 42 (2): 123-133. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002650050420]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
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Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) |
biological material
Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: biological material |
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Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Rebecca Haywood
Vocabulary: Database of non-human primate dietary studies |
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Subject
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Primates--Feeding and feeds
Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Primates--Feeding and feeds |
Suggested Citation
Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 47 from Africa/Kenya/Large Group: Segara Ranch, Laikipia plataeu, Kenya". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/004e543b-a8cd-48a1-89b8-1e8b5034a651> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vd7692n
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