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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping New World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 13
Subspecies Cebus olivaceus
Common name Wedge-capped capuchin
Period of study June 1977 - July 1979
Country or Region Venezuala
Method Scan sampling
Wet season May - October
Dry season November - April
Environment Mosaic of grasslands, palm savannahs, shrub woodland and gallery forest
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 52.5
% Leaves 7.3
% Flowers 0.5
% Seeds 0.6
% Pith & stems 0.1
% Roots 1.0
% Invertebrates 37.7
% Other 0.4
Fruit availability peak Wet season
Low fruit availability Dry season - this is when most plants are deciduous
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Pith and stems include shoots, Other includes resin and unknown plant items.
Reference Robinson 1986
Scanning method At the beginning of each month, 5-day samples were conducted.These were whole day scans, divided into half-hour sample periods.
Full Reference
Robinson, J. G. (1986). Seasonal variation in use of time and space by the Wedge-capped Capuchin monkey, Cebus olivaceus: Implications for Foraging Theory. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 431: 1-56. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.431]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "New World monkey 13 from Americas/Venezuela/Fundo Pecquario Masaguaral, Llanos, Venezuela". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8d003153-6cd7-4ea9-a121-d9f8f273f97d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2v413424

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