A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 18
... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
Page 37
... distance of the animal approached ; then it may spring on the second individual and begin playing . I have ob- served similar sham feeding as the clan males approached a soli- tary male . The sham feeding would seem to be a kind of ...
... distance of the animal approached ; then it may spring on the second individual and begin playing . I have ob- served similar sham feeding as the clan males approached a soli- tary male . The sham feeding would seem to be a kind of ...
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... distance , stop and wait until the infant reached her , and then the series of actions would be repeated . 6. Protective behavior . Infants and juveniles , until they are classified as juveniles 2 or 3 , may at times be seen nestling ...
... distance , stop and wait until the infant reached her , and then the series of actions would be repeated . 6. Protective behavior . Infants and juveniles , until they are classified as juveniles 2 or 3 , may at times be seen nestling ...
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