A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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Page 14
... distance . He was unable to learn whether the vocalization is produced by " all the family or only . . . the chief , " although he believes the entire family participates in the production of the howls . He says that they ceased howling ...
... distance . He was unable to learn whether the vocalization is produced by " all the family or only . . . the chief , " although he believes the entire family participates in the production of the howls . He says that they ceased howling ...
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... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
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... distance of two tree tops away when the attack occurred , and when I saw them they were rush- ing toward the place where I later located the juvenile and from which the cat - like animal was moving . They were roaring as I have rarely ...
... distance of two tree tops away when the attack occurred , and when I saw them they were rush- ing toward the place where I later located the juvenile and from which the cat - like animal was moving . They were roaring as I have rarely ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 2 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism 43 L | 43 |
Copyright | |
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