| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 73 |
| Subspecies | Pan troglodytes verus |
| Common name | Western chimpanzee |
| Period of study | December - May |
| Country or Region | Guinea |
| Method | Direct observation and faecal analysis |
| Wet season | April - November, June - September |
| Dry season | November - February (Yamakoshi et al., 1998) |
| Environment | Secondary forest, limited primary forest and grass-land |
| Altitude (m) | 550 - 710 (Sugiyama & Koman 1992) |
| % Fruit | 49.8 |
| % Leaves | 21.5 |
| % Flowers | 8.7 |
| % Seeds | 3.9 |
| % Pith & stems | 12.2 |
| % Bark and cambium | 1.5 |
| % Other | 2.5 |
| Fruit availability peak | January - February |
| Low fruit availability | May - August (Yamakoshi et al., 1998) |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition. |
| Notes | Other includes gum and tubercles, flowers include bud and shoots, bark includes woody tissue. Count was found to differ for fruit (102 were counted here), seeds and nuts (8 were counted here), and resin and gum (2 counted here). Data taken from Table 1. Consumption of flowers and leaves could be high because these will likely flush after the rains, which end shortly before this study commensed. |
| Reference | Sugiyama & Koman 1987 |
| Full Reference |
Sugiyama, Y. and Koman, J. (1987). A preliminary list of chimpanzees’ alimentation at Bossou, Guinea. Primates, 28 (1): 133-147. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382192]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Pan troglodytes verus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Pan troglodytes verus |
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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 73 from Africa/Guinea/Bossou, Guinea, West Africa". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/42390b20-9087-4492-b502-17e8226d0d7b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2k364k0g
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