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Four species of primates are found there , and these species represent four
genera . They have been identified as the marmoset , Oedipomidas geoffroyi ; the
night monkey , Aotus zonalis ; the cebus monkey , Cebus capucinus , and the ...
Four species of primates are found there , and these species represent four
genera . They have been identified as the marmoset , Oedipomidas geoffroyi ; the
night monkey , Aotus zonalis ; the cebus monkey , Cebus capucinus , and the ...
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Azara describes them as melancholy , slothful , heavylooking animals which live
in families of from four to ten . " Each male , " writes Azara , p . 2 , " takes charge of
three or four females , and if the band consists of from eight to ten ( which is the ...
Azara describes them as melancholy , slothful , heavylooking animals which live
in families of from four to ten . " Each male , " writes Azara , p . 2 , " takes charge of
three or four females , and if the band consists of from eight to ten ( which is the ...
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In position 1 , i . e . the first animal to make the crossing , adult males were found
fifteen times out of twenty - four counts . At other times one or more males were in
the first three to five positions . Females carrying young and those without ...
In position 1 , i . e . the first animal to make the crossing , adult males were found
fifteen times out of twenty - four counts . At other times one or more males were in
the first three to five positions . Females carrying young and those without ...
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Contents
A FIELD STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL | 3 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
VI Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
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