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A small tree whose fruit is eaten . Ficus costaricana ( Liebm . ) Miq . A large tree .
Leaves and fruit are eaten , and when the fruit is ripe this tree may supply the
principal part of the howlers ' diet . The fruit resembles figs which are cultivated .
A small tree whose fruit is eaten . Ficus costaricana ( Liebm . ) Miq . A large tree .
Leaves and fruit are eaten , and when the fruit is ripe this tree may supply the
principal part of the howlers ' diet . The fruit resembles figs which are cultivated .
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This tree flowers about the middle of the dry season and howlers eat the bright
yellow blossoms and leaf buds . Dipteryx panamensis ( Pittier ) Hubbard &
Rehder . Almendro . This nutbearing tree supplied between one third and one
half of the ...
This tree flowers about the middle of the dry season and howlers eat the bright
yellow blossoms and leaf buds . Dipteryx panamensis ( Pittier ) Hubbard &
Rehder . Almendro . This nutbearing tree supplied between one third and one
half of the ...
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Spondias Mombin L. Hogplum ; Jobo . The leaves are eaten . Sapindacea
Paullinia Baileyi . The leaves of this tree are eaten . Tiliaceae Apeiba aspera
Aubl . A medium sized tree whose leaves are infrequently eaten . A peiba
tibourbou Aubl .
Spondias Mombin L. Hogplum ; Jobo . The leaves are eaten . Sapindacea
Paullinia Baileyi . The leaves of this tree are eaten . Tiliaceae Apeiba aspera
Aubl . A medium sized tree whose leaves are infrequently eaten . A peiba
tibourbou Aubl .
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Contents
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
Organization of a howler population | 55 |
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