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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 15 |
| Subspecies | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Common name | Western gorilla |
| Period of study | December 1983 - December 1989 |
| Country or Region | Gabon |
| Method | Faecal analysis, feeding traces, direct observation |
| Wet season | October - mid-December, mid-February - May |
| Dry season | June - September, mid-December - mid-February |
| Environment | Mature evergreen tropical forest |
| Altitude (m) | 250 - 600 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies) |
| % Fruit | 45.2 |
| % Leaves | 26.9 |
| % Flowers | 1.6 |
| % Seeds | 7.5 |
| % Pith & stems | 8.6 |
| % Roots | 1.1 |
| % Invertebrates | 1.6 |
| % Bark and cambium | 4.3 |
| % Other | 3.2 |
| Fruit availability peak | January - March (Tutin & Fernandez 1993) |
| Low fruit availability | mid-June - mid-September (Tutin & Fernandez 1993) |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Notes | Data taken from Table 1 |
| Reference | Williamson et al., 1990 |
| Full Reference |
Williamson, E. A., Tutin, C. E. G., Rogers, M. E. and Fernandez, M. (1990). Composition of the diet of Lowland Gorillas at Lopé in Gabon. American Journal of Primatology, 21: 265-277. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350210403]
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Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
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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) "Ape 15 from Africa/Gabon/Station d'Etudes des Gorilles et Chimpanzes, Lope Reserve, Gabon". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4001bcd2-3abd-4730-8d1b-fa1e7dd12cda> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k22r4628k
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