A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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Page 36
... night about 15 yards away in a tall espavé which was strangled by the matapalo fig . The animals as a group , as subgroups , or as individuals , moved back and forth between these loci according to the dominance of motivation . The nights ...
... night about 15 yards away in a tall espavé which was strangled by the matapalo fig . The animals as a group , as subgroups , or as individuals , moved back and forth between these loci according to the dominance of motivation . The nights ...
Page 113
... night was very dark . ( This is the only instance of pro- gression during the night that I observed . ) At that time , the group was divided , one part being separated from the other part by about 50 yards . For almost an hour the males ...
... night was very dark . ( This is the only instance of pro- gression during the night that I observed . ) At that time , the group was divided , one part being separated from the other part by about 50 yards . For almost an hour the males ...
Page 125
... night monkey ( Aotus zonalis ) and the marmoset ( Oedipo- midas geoffroyi ) have never been seen associated with howlers . Pairs of night monkeys live in hollows of trees during the day and feeding is done at night ; hence their ...
... night monkey ( Aotus zonalis ) and the marmoset ( Oedipo- midas geoffroyi ) have never been seen associated with howlers . Pairs of night monkeys live in hollows of trees during the day and feeding is done at night ; hence their ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 9 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Field procedures and reactions of howlers to an observer | 21 |
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adult females adult males aequatorialis Alouattinae apparently approached arboreal Azara Barro Colorado Island become behave behavior and social brachiating capuchin monkeys capuchins Caraya census cent clan males close Coiba Island complemental males consorts coöperative coördination copulation Coto region crossing defensive described eaten 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 palliata Panama Paraguay period of coverage period of intromission PLATE platyrrhine play positions postures primary forest primary sexual activity primates progression 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