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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Old World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 70
Subspecies Macaca sylvanus
Common name Barbary macaque
Period of study 13 months between July 2006 - August 2008
Country or Region Morocco
Method Scan sampling
Wet season February - March
Dry season July - August
Environment Predominantly forest, with some open grasslands
Altitude (m) 2000
% Fruit 7.0
% Leaves 5.0
% Seeds 22.0
% Roots 7.0
% Herbs 47.0
% Invertebrates 1.0
% Bark and cambium 8.0
% Other 3.0
Fruit availability peak July, August
Low fruit availability March - June
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Other includes mushrooms and lichens, Seeds include acorns. Data taken from Figure 4.
Reference Menard et al., 2014
Scanning method Data collected using scan sampling, at 15-minute intervals (Altmann, 1974), of 5 individuals. Recorded food items at each feeding occurrence (the picking and ingestion of food items).
Full Reference
Ménard, N., Motsch, P., Delahaye, A., Saintvanne, A., Le Flohic, G., Dupé, S., Vallet, D., Qarro, M., Tattou, M. I. and Pierre, J-S. (2014). Effect of habitat quality on diet flexibility in Barbary Macaques. American Journal of Primatology, 76: 679-693. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22262]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 70 from Africa/Morocco/Ain Kahla, National Park of Ifrane, Morocco". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/5fa6809d-e936-4f37-ba2c-4da5b26f6b19> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tm7k60n

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