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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping New World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 1
Subspecies Cebus albifrons
Common name Humboldt's White-fronted capuchin
Period of study August 1976 - August 1977
Country or Region Peru
Method Direct observation
Wet season October - April
Dry season May - September
Environment Mosaic of habitats: riparian forest and lacustrine successional vegetation
Altitude (m) 400
% Fruit 24.6
% Leaves 1.6
% Seeds 9.8
% Invertebrates 63.9
Fruit availability peak October - April (peaks in November - December, February)
Low fruit availability May - June
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Data is based on Figure 4.1 and Table 4.2, using only information relating to time spent feeding.
Reference Terborgh 1983
Scanning method Continuous sampling
Full Reference
Terborgh, J. (1983). Five New World Primates. Surrey, Princeton University Press. [Available at: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691640907/five-new-world-primates]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "New World monkey 1 from Americas/Peru/Estación Biológica Cocha Cashu, Manú National Park, Peru". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/51531d9a-3b0b-45e4-9f03-763b144a22d7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2959wd0p

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