A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 80
... activity , in the main , consisted in wrestling , both as the animals faced each other on a limb and as they swung by their tails below it . The activity at times became vicious as one of the juveniles would force the other backward ...
... activity , in the main , consisted in wrestling , both as the animals faced each other on a limb and as they swung by their tails below it . The activity at times became vicious as one of the juveniles would force the other backward ...
Page 81
... activity . Individuals which show much facility in the playing activity control the course of the action to a greater degree than others . Viewed objectively , play may function to establish among young animals a dominance scale ...
... activity . Individuals which show much facility in the playing activity control the course of the action to a greater degree than others . Viewed objectively , play may function to establish among young animals a dominance scale ...
Page 82
... activity of leading the clan during progression . The sex differences in behavior are equally as marked as those of ... activity . 2. Sexual behavior . Twenty - nine instances of primary sexual behavior were observed . Adult animals are ...
... activity of leading the clan during progression . The sex differences in behavior are equally as marked as those of ... activity . 2. Sexual behavior . Twenty - nine instances of primary sexual behavior were observed . Adult animals are ...
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