A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysAMS Press, 1985 - 168 pages |
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Page 27
... usually adults but in one instance a juvenile , which behaved as follows : I would usually be sitting quietly observing the animals as they were in the trees above me . Either seen or unseen , an individual would slowly approach to a ...
... usually adults but in one instance a juvenile , which behaved as follows : I would usually be sitting quietly observing the animals as they were in the trees above me . Either seen or unseen , an individual would slowly approach to a ...
Page 36
... usually falls between 11 and 2 o'clock , depending upon the time of beginning and amount of activity engaged in during the morning . After the noon period of rest and sleep , the animals may move to another food tree or resume feeding ...
... usually falls between 11 and 2 o'clock , depending upon the time of beginning and amount of activity engaged in during the morning . After the noon period of rest and sleep , the animals may move to another food tree or resume feeding ...
Page 56
... usually it was necessary to wait in ambush until the clan began progression , and then as the group crossed in irregular single file from one tree to another , each ani- mal was counted and classified . The process of determining the ...
... usually it was necessary to wait in ambush until the clan began progression , and then as the group crossed in irregular single file from one tree to another , each ani- mal was counted and classified . The process of determining 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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