| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Ape |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 75 |
| Subspecies | Pan troglodytes verus |
| Common name | Western chimpanzee |
| Period of study | December 1994 - January 1996 |
| Country or Region | Guinea-Bissau |
| Method | Direct observations |
| Wet season | March - October |
| Dry season | November - February |
| Environment | Mosaic of primary, secondary, and scrub forest |
| Altitude (m) | 550 - 710 (Sugiyama & Koman 1992) |
| % Fruit | 60.7 |
| % Leaves | 10.8 |
| % Flowers | 1.1 |
| % Seeds | 6.3 |
| % Pith & stems | 15.4 |
| % Roots | 0.9 |
| % Invertebrates | 1.8 |
| % Bark and cambium | 0.9 |
| % Other | 2.1 |
| Fruit availability peak | January - April |
| Low fruit availability | May - August |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Reference | Yamakoshi 1998 |
| Scanning method | Focal animal sampling (Altmann, 1974). Observation of one chimpanzee for 10 minutes at a time. |
| Full Reference |
Yamakoshi, G. (1998). Dietary responses to fruit scarcity of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea: possible implications for ecological importance of tool use. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 106: 283-295. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199807)106:3<283::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-O]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Pan troglodytes verus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Pan troglodytes verus |
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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 75 from Africa/Guinea-Bissau/Bossou, Guinea, West Africa". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a1183a90-f45f-4876-a212-c0f397a9b3d4> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2th8vs4v
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