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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 14 |
| Subspecies | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Common name | Western gorilla |
| Period of study | January 1984 - December 1991 (8 years) |
| Country or Region | Gabon |
| Method | Direct observation, faecal analysis |
| Wet season | October - mid-December, mid-February - May (Williamson et al., 1990) |
| Dry season | mid-June - mid-September |
| Environment | Heterogeneous forest, with a dense understorey of herbs |
| Altitude (m) | 250 - 600 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies) |
| % Fruit | 43.9 |
| % Leaves | 25.3 |
| % Flowers | 1.4 |
| % Seeds | 9.0 |
| % Pith & stems | 7.2 |
| % Bark and cambium | 5.4 |
| % Other | 7.7 |
| Fruit availability peak | January - March |
| Low fruit availability | mid-June - mid-September |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Notes | Other includes non-plant food. Data taken from Table 3, and includes data from Williamson et al., (1990) |
| Reference | Tutin & Fernandez 1993a |
| Full Reference |
Tutin, C. E. G. and Fernandez, M. (1993a). Composition of the diet of chimpanzees and comparisons with that of sympatric lowland gorillas in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon. American Journal of Primatology, 30 (3): 195-211. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350300305]
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Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
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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) "Ape 14 from Africa/Gabon/Station d'Etudes des Gorilles et Chimpanzes, Lope Reserve, Gabon". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a072955b-64ac-4fb3-b67c-ab4893215a83> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2z03gf02
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