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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping New World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 12
Subspecies Cebus olivaceus
Common name Wedge-capped capuchin
Period of study October 1980 - March 1981
Country or Region Venezuala
Method Instantaneous scan sample
Wet season May - October (Robinson 1986)
Dry season November - April (Robinson 1986)
Environment Seasonally deciduous, dry, tropical forest, with well-developed understorey vegetation
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 50.9
% Leaves 1.6
% Flowers 3.7
% Seeds 5.1
% Pith & stems 4.1
% Vertebrates 0.6
% Invertebrates 13.7
% Other 20.4
Fruit availability peak Wet season (Robinson 1986)
Low fruit availability Dry season (Robinson 1986)
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Other includes further animal material, but exactly what this is is uncertain. Data taken from Table 1. Adult males consumed more fruits than did any other age or sex group.
Reference Fragaszy & Boinski, 1995
Scanning method Instantaneous sample (over a 5-second period) at 15 second intervals
Full Reference
Fragaszy, D. M. and Boinski, S. (1995). Patterns of individual diet choice and efficiency of foraging in wedge-capped capuchin monkeys (Cebus olivaceus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 109 (4): 339- 348. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7036.109.4.339]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "New World monkey 12 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/9033b415-036c-48e8-9444-224313273362> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qc0cb1f

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