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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 66 |
| Subspecies | Macaca sylvanus |
| Common name | Barbary macaque |
| Period of study | February 1983 - October 1984 |
| Country or Region | Algeria |
| Method | Scan sampling |
| Wet season | November - March |
| Dry season | June - October (Menard & Vallet 1997) |
| Environment | Deciduous oak forest |
| Altitude (m) | 800 - 1300 |
| % Fruit | 0.8 |
| % Leaves | 27.3 |
| % Flowers | 3.5 |
| % Seeds | 32.2 |
| % Roots | 6.9 |
| % Invertebrates | 10.5 |
| % Other | 18.8 |
| Fruit availability peak | April - May, September - October (Menard & Valley 1997) |
| Low fruit availability | January - March |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | Data taken from Table 1. Invertebrates are comprised of animal prey, other include lichens, mushrooms, water and indeterminate food. |
| Reference | Menard 1985 |
| Scanning method | The troop was followed 5-6 days per month, using the scan sampling method (Altmann, 1974), at 15 minute intervals. |
| Full Reference |
Ménard, N. (1985). Le régime alimentaire de Macaca sylvanus dans différents habitats d’Algérie: I. – Régime en chênaie décidue. Reviews of Ecology (Terre Vie), 40: 451-466. [Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/56324]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Macaca sylvanus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Macaca sylvanus |
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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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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) "Old World monkey 66 from Africa/Algeria/Akfadou, Grande Kabylie, Algeria". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/62927a43-63f3-4184-86a7-f6d1220a1ea3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29p3db59
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