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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 359-377Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010799410911
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Macaca cyclopis; food habit; fecal analysis; field observation
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We studied the food habits of the Formosan rock macaques ( Macaca cyclopis) in Jentse via fecal analysis and direct field observation from October 1991 to September 1992, and recorded macaques eating 51 plans species and insects of greater than or equal to5 orders. Macaques in Jentse spent more time feeding on fruits than on other plant parts or insects. However, there was seasonal variation in their food habits, i.e., they spent a higher proportion of time feeding on fruits and insects in summer, and on leaves and stems in winter. The major plant species consumed and the patterns of seasonal variation in the macaque diets identified by fecal analysis and field observation are similar. However, there are discrepancies between results from the two methods in some of the finer details of estimated dietary composition.
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