Dietary composition and feeding preference of Mantled guereza <i>Colobus guereza</i> (Ruppell, 1835), in Maze National Park, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of feeding ecology is essential for effective management of a primate and its habitat. The Mantled guereza Colobus guereza is a predominantly folivorous monkey that occurs in different parts of eastern Africa, including the Maze National Park in Ethiopia. Despite many studies conducted in the area, there is no up-to-date data that was carried out on feeding ecology of the Colobus guereza. The aim of this study is to determine the dietary composition and feeding preference of the Colobus guereza in the park. To better understand this, we randomly selected three study groups along the Maze River. We used instantaneous scan sampling method to collect feeding data from September 2021-August 2022. We followed guerezas from 6:30 to 10:30 in the morning and 13:30 to

SUBMITTER: Tolcha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874936 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature