A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 43
... relatively slow progression , and the short distances covered . It is also possible to identify repeatedly some groups with considerable certainty . Groups may be identified by the number and kind of animals which they con- tain and by ...
... relatively slow progression , and the short distances covered . It is also possible to identify repeatedly some groups with considerable certainty . Groups may be identified by the number and kind of animals which they con- tain and by ...
Page 57
... relatively large groups which are crowded together on the island . I believe a conserva- tive estimate to be that the island's howler population is increas- ing at the rate of approximately 15 per cent per year . The question arises as ...
... relatively large groups which are crowded together on the island . I believe a conserva- tive estimate to be that the island's howler population is increas- ing at the rate of approximately 15 per cent per year . The question arises as ...
Page 124
... relatively limited territory , whereas capuchins may cover twelve or fifteen hundred yards without stopping and range over a relatively large area ; the reactions of howlers are slow , those of capuchins are rapid . There is no affinity ...
... relatively limited territory , whereas capuchins may cover twelve or fifteen hundred yards without stopping and range over a relatively large area ; the reactions of howlers are slow , those of capuchins are rapid . There is no affinity ...
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