A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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... Rengger found Caraya in dense forest , even in high altitudes near stream beds , but they were seldom located in dry regions . An entire day might be spent by them in a single tree . Their food , Rengger observes , consisted principally ...
... Rengger found Caraya in dense forest , even in high altitudes near stream beds , but they were seldom located in dry regions . An entire day might be spent by them in a single tree . Their food , Rengger observes , consisted principally ...
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... Rengger supposes that , as in birds , the howling is a kind of music which the animals produce and enjoy . This opinion is quoted with approval by Charles Darwin ( 20 ) . According to Rengger , the females give birth to single infants ...
... Rengger supposes that , as in birds , the howling is a kind of music which the animals produce and enjoy . This opinion is quoted with approval by Charles Darwin ( 20 ) . According to Rengger , the females give birth to single infants ...
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... Rengger , that young are born during the entire annual cycle . Goldman ( 30 ) writes , p . 229 , of A. p . aequatorialis ( listed by him as A. p . inconsonans ) that they occur in small numbers near Gatun of the Canal Zone . " On Cerro ...
... Rengger , that young are born during the entire annual cycle . Goldman ( 30 ) writes , p . 229 , of A. p . aequatorialis ( listed by him as A. p . inconsonans ) that they occur in small numbers near Gatun of the Canal Zone . " On Cerro ...
Contents
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Field procedures and reactions of howlers to an observer | 21 |
Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
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adult females adult males aequatorialis Alouattinae apparently approached arboreal Azara Barro Colorado Island become behave brachiating capuchin monkeys capuchins Caraya census cent clan males close Coiba Island complemental males consorts coöperative coördination copulation Coto region defensive described eaten fallen young feeding feet females and young frequently fruit function Gatun Lake groups of howlers howler clans Howler females howler groups howler population howling monkeys individuals juvenile juvenile animals leaves limb located locomotion lodge tree months mother move observed occur ocelot oestrous female oestrous period palliata Panama Paraguay period of coverage period of intromission PLATE platyrrhine play play-fighting positions postures primary forest primary sexual activity primates Puerto Armuelles react reactions Rengger responses rhythmic tongue movements roars seconds sexual behavior Shannon situations social relations socionomic specific spider monkeys stimulation subgrouping tail tendency territorial range tion vocal patterns vocalizations yards young animals young howlers