| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 5 |
| Subspecies | Gorilla beringei graueri |
| Common name | Grauer's gorilla |
| Period of study | 1994 - 2002 |
| Country or Region | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Method | Direct observations, feeding traces, faecal samples |
| Wet season | March - June, September - December (Yamagiwa et al., 1996) |
| Dry season | June - August |
| Environment | Bamboo forest, primary and secondary forest, swamps |
| Altitude (m) | 600 - 3,308 |
| % Fruit | 18.6 |
| % Leaves | 34.3 |
| % Flowers | 3.8 |
| % Seeds | 2.1 |
| % Pith & stems | 16.1 |
| % Roots | 2.5 |
| % Bark and cambium | 21.2 |
| % Other | 1.3 |
| Fruit availability peak | February - August |
| Low fruit availability | September - January |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Reference | Yamagiwa et al., 2005 |
| Full Reference |
Yamagiwa, J., Basabose, A. K., Kaleme, K. and Yumoto, T. (2005). Diet of Grauer’s gorillas in the montane forest of Kahuzi, Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Primatology, 26 (6): 1345-1373. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-005-8856-8]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Gorilla beringei graueri
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Gorilla beringei graueri |
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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
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
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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 5 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/9f874a3d-f673-4434-bf69-bc1eaaf09400> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s75qq7j
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