| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 64 |
| Subspecies | Macaca sylvanus |
| Common name | Barbary macaque |
| Period of study | February - August 2008 |
| Country or Region | Morocco |
| Method | Instantaneous scan sampling |
| Wet season | February - March (Menard et al., 2014) |
| Dry season | July - August (Menard et al., 2014) |
| Environment | Natural vegetation, olive plantations, pine plantations, forests |
| Altitude (m) | 700 - 960 |
| % Fruit | 9.0 |
| % Leaves | 26.0 |
| % Seeds | 3.0 |
| % Roots | 2.0 |
| % Herbs | 19.0 |
| % Other | 40.0 |
| Fruit availability peak | August (Menard et al., 2014) |
| Low fruit availability | February - May (Menard et al., 2014) |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | Seeds include acorns, Roots include bark, Other includes human foods. |
| Reference | Alami et al., 2012 |
| Scanning method | Observations occurred 6-8 days per month, from dawn to dusk. Instantaneous scan sampling (Altmann, 1974) at 15-minute intervals, with each scan taking approximately 5 minutes. For each individual, the first activity that lasted at least 10 seconds was scored. |
| Full Reference |
El Alami, A., van Lavieren, E., Rachida, A. and Chait, A. (2012). Differences in activity budgets and diet between semi-provisioned and wild-feeding groups of the endangered Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) in the Central High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. American Journal of Primatology, 74: 210-216. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.21989]
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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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Spatial Coverage
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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 64 from Africa/Morocco/Semi-provisioned group: Cascades d'Ouzoud, Azilal, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a259c1e8-53d4-4f7b-a77a-9164a1fff8bf> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2251zq9p
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