A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 35
... FEEDING ACTIVITY . The juveniles and adult howlers are herbivorous and frugivorous . Young buds , leaves , and fruits in varying quantities compose their diet . One needs only to contrast the feeding activities and food preferences of ...
... FEEDING ACTIVITY . The juveniles and adult howlers are herbivorous and frugivorous . Young buds , leaves , and fruits in varying quantities compose their diet . One needs only to contrast the feeding activities and food preferences of ...
Page 36
... feeding where they are . Another period of two or three hours of active general feeding may occur during the afternoon , usually between two and six o'clock . Then the group moves to a lodge tree for the night , settling down between ...
... feeding where they are . Another period of two or three hours of active general feeding may occur during the afternoon , usually between two and six o'clock . Then the group moves to a lodge tree for the night , settling down between ...
Page 37
... feeding would be more prominent than it is in the communal groups of howlers . a . Patterns of feeding behavior . Howlers feed directly from the terminal twigs or fruit stems of trees . The animal may feed from beneath or above the ...
... feeding would be more prominent than it is in the communal groups of howlers . a . Patterns of feeding behavior . Howlers feed directly from the terminal twigs or fruit stems of trees . The animal may feed from beneath or above the ...
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