| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 76 |
| Subspecies | Mandrillus sphinx |
| Common name | Mandrill |
| Period of study | October 1986 - September 1993 |
| Country or Region | Gabon |
| Method | Feeding frequency and monthly phenology circuit |
| 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 (Tutin & Fernandez 1993) |
| Altitude (m) | 250 - 600 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies) |
| % Fruit | 50.7 |
| % Leaves | 8.2 |
| % Flowers | 2.7 |
| % Seeds | 26.0 |
| % Pith & stems | 6.8 |
| % Vertebrates | 4.1 |
| % Other | 1.4 |
| Fruit availability peak | November - January (Tutin et al., 1991) |
| Low fruit availability | mid-June - mid-September |
| Percentages | Based on average diet composition |
| Notes | Other includes bark, roots, wood, soil and fungi |
| Reference | Tutin et al., 1997 |
| Full Reference |
Tutin, C. E. G., Ham, R. M., White, L. J. and Harrison, M. J. (1997). The primate community of the Lopé Reserve, Gabon: diets, responses to fruit scarcity, and effects on biomass. American Journal of Primatology, 42: 1-24. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)42:1%3C1::AID-AJP1%3E3.0.CO;2-0]
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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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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 76 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/be117508-f17b-43dc-88db-6a3167418dca> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2m335f84
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