A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... latter covers the months of January to April , al- though the beginning and end of the dry season vary with different years . During this period , from 7 to 10 inches of rain may fall , and there may be from 100 to 125 inches of rain ...
... latter covers the months of January to April , al- though the beginning and end of the dry season vary with different years . During this period , from 7 to 10 inches of rain may fall , and there may be from 100 to 125 inches of rain ...
Page 53
... latter regions . The question arises as to why howlers are found in the main in dense primary forest . In primary forest the food supply is more uniform than in scrub areas . During the first part of May , 1933 , howlers had with- drawn ...
... latter regions . The question arises as to why howlers are found in the main in dense primary forest . In primary forest the food supply is more uniform than in scrub areas . During the first part of May , 1933 , howlers had with- drawn ...
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... cate that the ratio of adult males to adult females living in groups is more disparate than the tertiary sex ratio . Part of this latter difference may be the result of a certain , at BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL RELATIONS OF HOWLING MONKEYS 65.
... cate that the ratio of adult males to adult females living in groups is more disparate than the tertiary sex ratio . Part of this latter difference may be the result of a certain , at BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL RELATIONS OF HOWLING MONKEYS 65.
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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