| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 50 |
| Subspecies | Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
| Common name | Vervet monkey |
| Period of study | July 1978 - January 1979 |
| Country or Region | Kenya |
| Method | Scan sampling and ad libitum sampling |
| Wet season | November - January |
| Dry season | July - October, August - September |
| Environment | Woodland, swamp and open grassland |
| Altitude (m) | 1,127 (Hill & Dunbar 2002) |
| % Fruit | 11.1 |
| % Leaves | 26.6 |
| % Flowers | 14.3 |
| % Seeds | 2.6 |
| % Invertebrates | 7.7 |
| % Bark and cambium | 0.2 |
| % Other | 30.0 |
| Fruit availability peak | Wet season (Post 1982) |
| Low fruit availability | Dry season (Post 1982) |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | This group was attributed to C. aethiops, but are more likely to be C. pygerythrus following the taxonomic revisions by Groves and Kingdon (2013) |
| Reference | Wrangham & Waterman 1981 |
| Scanning method | Data was collected using the point-sample method (Altmann, 1974) at 1- or 5-minute intervals. |
| Full Reference |
Wrangham, R. W. and Waterman, P. G. (1981). Feeding behaviour of Vervet Monkeys on Acacia tortilis and Acacia xanthophloea: with special reference to reproductive strategies and tannin production. Journal of Animal Ecology, 50 (3): 715-731. [Available at: http://doi.org/10.2307/4132]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
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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 50 from Africa/Kenya/Amboseli National Park, Kenya". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a6277dfe-83e9-4552-a574-fa38b28a28a3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27p9bj9r
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