A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... 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 largest known ) , there are three males . " Azara ...
... 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 largest known ) , there are three males . " Azara ...
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... live in families which , exclusive of the young , always contained more females than males . . . " im Allgemeinen kann man drei der ersteren auf eines der letzteren rechnen . " This proportion is not natural , he says , because among ...
... live in families which , exclusive of the young , always contained more females than males . . . " im Allgemeinen kann man drei der ersteren auf eines der letzteren rechnen . " This proportion is not natural , he says , because among ...
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... live in groups varying in size from four to ten individuals according to some ; from five to ten according to others ; and even from twenty to thirty . Several authors report that there are a few males in each group , and some observers ...
... live in groups varying in size from four to ten individuals according to some ; from five to ten according to others ; and even from twenty to thirty . Several authors report that there are a few males in each group , and some observers ...
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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