Essays about: "Sabaringo forest"
Found 4 essays containing the words Sabaringo forest.
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1. Grooming behaviour in the Red-tailed guenon
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The behaviour of the red-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius) was studied over the course of nine days in the Sabaringo forest surrounding Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp near the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. A focal animal instantaneous sampling method with a one minute interval was used to record the behaviours of the monkeys for approximately 12 hours a day, the day being divided into six shifts á two hours. READ MORE
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2. Habitat preference and foraging behaviour in adult red-tailed monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) is a small, alert and active animal inhabiting forests with dense vegetation and as such hard to observe in its natural habitat. The principal aim of this study was to scrutinize whether the methods, previously used in a behavioural study of the blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) can be applied in studies of the red-tailed monkey’s behaviour as well. READ MORE
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3. Blue monkeys' utilization of five tree species in relation to abundance of each tree species : Diospyros abyssinica, Euclea divinorum, Turraea robusta, Warburgia ugandensis and Ficus lutea
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : This study was carried out in the Sabaringo forest outside the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya in order to obtain knowledge about the dietary preferences of the blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni. Previous studies of foraging behaviour of lactating and non-lactating females in this forest have investigated the monkeys' preferences of tree species to foraging of and being positioned in. READ MORE
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4. Blue monkeys' utilization of five tree species in relation to the abundance of each tree species : teclea nobilis, Elaeodendron buchananii, Species 1, Grewia bicolor and Ficus sycamorus
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : This paper is a part of a larger study with the purpose of investigating foraging behaviour and feeding preferences of blue monkeys' (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) in the study area. The study took place in the Sabaringo forest just north of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, where a group of 50 blue monkeys live. READ MORE
