| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 77 |
| Subspecies | Mandrillus sphinx |
| Common name | Mandrill |
| Period of study | 10 days in July 1995 |
| Country or Region | Gabon |
| Method | Feeding traces and faecal samples |
| Wet season | October - mid-December, mid-February - May (Williamson et al., 1990) |
| Dry season | mid-June - mid-September (Tutin et al., 1997) |
| Environment | Forest-savannah mosaic, semi-evergreen rainforest |
| Altitude (m) | 250 - 600 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies) |
| % Fruit | 52.1 |
| % Leaves | 16.9 |
| % Seeds | 11.2 |
| % Pith & stems | 15.5 |
| % Roots | 1.4 |
| % Bark and cambium | 1.4 |
| % Other | 1.4 |
| Fruit availability peak | November - January (Tutin et al., 1991) |
| Low fruit availability | mid-June - mid-September (Tutin et al., 1997) |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Notes | Data taken from Table in the Appendix. Detailed information on invertebrates consumed are not provided. |
| Reference | Rogers et al., 1996 |
| Full Reference |
Rogers, M. E., Abernethy, K. A., Fontaine, B., Wickings, E. J., White, L. J. T. and Tutin, C. E. G. (1996). Ten days in the life of a mandrill horde in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon. American Journal of Primatology, 40: 297-313. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1996)40:4%3C297::AID-AJP1%3E3.0.CO;2-T]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Mandrillus sphinx
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Mandrillus sphinx |
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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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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 77 from Africa/Gabon/Lope Reserve, Central Gabon". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/bcc6e546-b06b-464e-b53f-e8cf2d1ffa5c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qv3w85n
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