A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... Lake is 85 feet above sea level , and the high- est point on the island is 452 feet above the level of the lake . The topography of the island is very rugged ( see figure 2 , pp . 48- 49 ) and many small streams flow from the island to the ...
... Lake is 85 feet above sea level , and the high- est point on the island is 452 feet above the level of the lake . The topography of the island is very rugged ( see figure 2 , pp . 48- 49 ) and many small streams flow from the island to the ...
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... lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league away . Bates ( 8 ) made an observation and inference of significance . " It does not appear , " he writes , " that their [ howlers ' ] harrowing roar is emitted from ...
... lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league away . Bates ( 8 ) made an observation and inference of significance . " It does not appear , " he writes , " that their [ howlers ' ] harrowing roar is emitted from ...
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... lake . B. View across Gatun Lake including the channel of the Panama Canal taken from the " Laboratory . " C and D. Views of the La Vaca River and bordering forests in the Coto region . A B PLATE 4 PLATE 5 A. Portrait drawing of 138 ...
... lake . B. View across Gatun Lake including the channel of the Panama Canal taken from the " Laboratory . " C and D. Views of the La Vaca River and bordering forests in the Coto region . A B PLATE 4 PLATE 5 A. Portrait drawing of 138 ...
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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