A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 15
... rest to answer him and they cry together until he again causes them to be silent by a motion of his hand . Thus Marcgrave describes the howls of the mornings and evenings which are commonly heard . Females are reported to carry their ...
... rest to answer him and they cry together until he again causes them to be silent by a motion of his hand . Thus Marcgrave describes the howls of the mornings and evenings which are commonly heard . Females are reported to carry their ...
Page 29
... rest and sleep , the tail func- tions to anchor the animals to the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail to secure it- self to its mother during rest as well as during locomotion , and this ...
... rest and sleep , the tail func- tions to anchor the animals to the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail to secure it- self to its mother during rest as well as during locomotion , and this ...
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... rest and sleep , the animals may move to another food tree or resume 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 ...
... rest and sleep , the animals may move to another food tree or resume 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 ...
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