| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 17 |
| Subspecies | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Common name | Western gorilla |
| Period of study | June 1995 - June 1998 |
| Country or Region | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Method | Faecal analysis and fresh trails |
| Wet season | March - October |
| Dry season | December - February |
| Environment | Mixed-species tropical lowland forest, monodominant forest and swamp forest |
| Altitude (m) | <400 (Doran-Sheehy et al., 2009) |
| % Fruit | 55.1 |
| % Leaves | 26.0 |
| % Flowers | 1.6 |
| % Pith & stems | 11.0 |
| % Bark and cambium | 6.3 |
| Fruit availability peak | June - September |
| Low fruit availability | November - March |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Reference | Doran et al., 2002 |
| Full Reference |
Doran, D. M., McNeilage, A., Greer, D., Bocian, C., Mehlman, P. and Shah, N. (2002). Western lowland gorilla diet and resource availability: New evidence, cross-site comparisons, and reflections on indirect sampling methods. American Journal of Primatology, 58: 91-116. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.10053]
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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 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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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
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
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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 17 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Mondika, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0fa42bff-ae5c-43f1-9197-215106a8a77b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2b85mp6p
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