A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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... live in families which , exclusive of the young , always contained more females than males . . . " im Allgemeinen kann man drei der ersteren auf eines der letzteren rechnen . " This proportion is not natural , he says , because among ...
... live in families which , exclusive of the young , always contained more females than males . . . " im Allgemeinen kann man drei der ersteren auf eines der letzteren rechnen . " This proportion is not natural , he says , because among ...
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... live fifteen or twenty years . Wallace ( 63 ) traveled on the Amazon and Rio Negro of Brazil in the middle of the nineteenth century , and came into contact with many howling monkeys . He noted that species of monkeys may have limited ...
... live fifteen or twenty years . Wallace ( 63 ) traveled on the Amazon and Rio Negro of Brazil in the middle of the nineteenth century , and came into contact with many howling monkeys . He noted that species of monkeys may have limited ...
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... Live animals . During this study , a young adult female and two infant howlers were obtained and have been ob- served in captivity . The female was studied for about two months and then she escaped after swimming to freedom . One infant ...
... Live animals . During this study , a young adult female and two infant howlers were obtained and have been ob- served in captivity . The female was studied for about two months and then she escaped after swimming to freedom . One infant ...
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