A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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... branches with its extremities or merely holding on with its tail . A final variation commonly seen is that of an animal lying on either side and securing itself by using many pos- sible combinations of grasping with the five appendages ...
... branches with its extremities or merely holding on with its tail . A final variation commonly seen is that of an animal lying on either side and securing itself by using many pos- sible combinations of grasping with the five appendages ...
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... 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 , and then it is used as a means by which to travel to the next possible ...
... 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 , and then it is used as a means by which to travel to the next possible ...
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... branch to another and looked toward the group across the ravine . The group males dis- played typical rage behavior as they shook themselves , shook branches and continued to roar , each individual male joining with the rest . After ...
... branch to another and looked toward the group across the ravine . The group males dis- played typical rage behavior as they shook themselves , shook branches and continued to roar , each individual male joining with the rest . After ...
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