A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... birds . The studies of Chapman ( 17 ) and Enders ( 26 ) show that the island has almost a complete sampling of the animals found on the main- land of Panama . Four species of primates are found there , and these species represent four ...
... birds . The studies of Chapman ( 17 ) and Enders ( 26 ) show that the island has almost a complete sampling of the animals found on the main- land of Panama . Four species of primates are found there , and these species represent four ...
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... birds and be a kind of music , to be an expression of emotions , and to serve the function of defense . Locomotion . The locomotion of howlers is reported to be slow and sluggish , and during this activity all five appendages are ...
... birds and be a kind of music , to be an expression of emotions , and to serve the function of defense . Locomotion . The locomotion of howlers is reported to be slow and sluggish , and during this activity all five appendages are ...
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... birds roaring furiously . No sooner had the birds perched than they took to the air again , and one of them dropped the hind leg of a sloth which had apparently been dead for several days . The defensive roars of the howlers continued ...
... birds roaring furiously . No sooner had the birds perched than they took to the air again , and one of them dropped the hind leg of a sloth which had apparently been dead for several days . The defensive roars of the howlers continued ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 2 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism 43 L | 43 |
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adult females adult males aequatorialis Alouattinae apparently approached Azara Barro Colorado Island become behave Berkeley capuchin monkeys capuchins census cent chimpanzee 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 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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vocal patterns vocalizations yards young animals young howlers