A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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... functions is a characteristic of the new - born animal as well as of the adult ( see plates 14 , A , and 15 , B ) . The finer movements of prehension necessary for grasp- ing a small object are poorly coördinated . The concentrically ...
... functions is a characteristic of the new - born animal as well as of the adult ( see plates 14 , A , and 15 , B ) . The finer movements of prehension necessary for grasp- ing a small object are poorly coördinated . The concentrically ...
Page 30
... functions , if the point of attachment to the body is taken as a fulcrum about which the tail rotates . The grasping ... function in howlers ' tails . The prehensile tail is an organ of considerable importance in making possible the ...
... functions , if the point of attachment to the body is taken as a fulcrum about which the tail rotates . The grasping ... function in howlers ' tails . The prehensile tail is an organ of considerable importance in making possible the ...
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... function of play . One of the most important functions of play possibly is the rôle it serves in socializing the young animal and bringing it to find a place in the existent social form of the group . Through play the growing animal ...
... function of play . One of the most important functions of play possibly is the rôle it serves in socializing the young animal and bringing it to find a place in the existent social form of the group . Through play the growing animal ...
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