| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 21 |
| Subspecies | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Common name | Western gorilla |
| Period of study | 1990 - 1992 |
| Country or Region | Gabon |
| Method | Scan sampling |
| Wet season | October - mid-December, mid-February - May (Williamson et al., 1990) |
| Dry season | mid-June - mid-September (Tutin et al., 1997) |
| Environment | Heterogeneous forest, with a dense understorey of herbs (Tutin & Fernandez 1993) |
| Altitude (m) | 250 - 600 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies) |
| % Fruit | 40.9 |
| % Leaves | 33.8 |
| % Flowers | 1.2 |
| % Seeds | 5.8 |
| % Pith & stems | 11.5 |
| % Invertebrates | 0.8 |
| % Other | 7.3 |
| Fruit availability peak | January - March (Tutin & Fernandez 1993) |
| Low fruit availability | mid-June - mid-September |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | Other includes bark, roots, wood, soil and fungi. Data taken from Table 2, based on unpublished data. Animal consumption is most likely that of invertebrates. |
| Reference | Tutin et al., 1997 |
| Scanning method | Feeding frequency method (feeding on a particular food scored only once per individual per observation period) was used. Each food was recorded only once per day per species, regardless of the number of feeders. |
| Full Reference |
Tutin, C. E. G., Ham, R. M., White, L. J. and Harrison, M. J. (1997). The primate community of the Lopé Reserve, Gabon: diets, responses to fruit scarcity, and effects on biomass. American Journal of Primatology, 42: 1-24. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)42:1%3C1::AID-AJP1%3E3.0.CO;2-0]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
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Consists of
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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Spatial Coverage
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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) "Ape 21 from Africa/Gabon/Lope Reserve, Central Gabon". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/05013878-7093-4aa8-b2a5-728258431b1e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v69sh7g
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