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While resting , a howler may reverse the normal ventro - dorsal relation and lie on
its back , grasping near - by branches with its extremities or merely holding on
with its tail . A final variation commonly seen is that of an animal lying on either ...
While resting , a howler may reverse the normal ventro - dorsal relation and lie on
its back , grasping near - by branches with its extremities or merely holding on
with its tail . A final variation commonly seen is that of an animal lying on either ...
Page 34
The adaptation to a swaying tree is similar to the activity of adjusting to wind -
blown branches or those set in motion by other passing animals . An individual
may watch a branch intently for minutes until it is blown near enough to be
reached ...
The adaptation to a swaying tree is similar to the activity of adjusting to wind -
blown branches or those set in motion by other passing animals . An individual
may watch a branch intently for minutes until it is blown near enough to be
reached ...
Page 101
He became greatly excited , rushed from one branch to another and looked
toward the group across the ravine . The group males displayed typical rage
behavior as they shook themselves , shook branches and continued to roar ,
each ...
He became greatly excited , rushed from one branch to another and looked
toward the group across the ravine . The group males displayed typical rage
behavior as they shook themselves , shook branches and continued to roar ,
each ...
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Contents
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
Organization of a howler population | 55 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling Monkeys 48. köide of Communal Societies in America Comparative Psychology Monographs, Vol 10, No 2, May 1934, Serial No 48 Comparative psychology monographs |
| Author | Clarence Ray Carpenter |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | AMS Press, 1985 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 25 mai 2011 |
| ISBN | 0404158544, 9780404158545 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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