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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Old World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 42
Subspecies Cercopithecus cephus
Common name Moustached monkey
Period of study January 1994 - December 1998
Country or Region Cameroon
Method Direct observations
Wet season Minor rainy peak: May, Major rainy peak: September
Dry season December - April, June - July (Poulsen et al., 2002)
Environment Semideciduous tropical rainforest
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 80.4
% Leaves 5.2
% Flowers 2.6
% Seeds 3.3
% Invertebrates 5.2
% Other 3.3
Fruit availability peak May - September
Low fruit availability January - April, October - December
Percentages Percentages are based on the total feeding observations.
Reference Poulsen et al., 2002
Full Reference
Poulsen, J. R., Clark, C. J., Connor, E. F. and Smith, T. B. (2002). Differential resource use by primates and hornbills: implications for seed dispersal. Ecology, 83 (1): 228-240. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0228:DRUBPA]2.0.CO;2]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 42 from Africa/Cameroon/Bouamir Research Station, Dja Reserve, Cameroon". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/93accb98-e410-49d1-8880-d5c4d011ae82> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26q29n6m

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