A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... side of their Tails is all bare , with a black hard Skin ; but the upper - side , and all the Body is covered with coarse , long , black , straight Hair . These Creatures keep together 20 or 30 in a Com- pany , and ramble over the Woods ...
... side of their Tails is all bare , with a black hard Skin ; but the upper - side , and all the Body is covered with coarse , long , black , straight Hair . These Creatures keep together 20 or 30 in a Com- pany , and ramble over the Woods ...
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... side to side . These Monkeys are very rarely , or ( as some say ) never on the Ground . " This description is of the howlers which range about 18 ° north latitude in Nicaragua and apparently refers to the species A. p . palliata . The ...
... side to side . These Monkeys are very rarely , or ( as some say ) never on the Ground . " This description is of the howlers which range about 18 ° north latitude in Nicaragua and apparently refers to the species A. p . palliata . The ...
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... side , and the second , third , and fourth digits are on the other side of the limb . The weight is then equally balanced along a line approximately in the center of the palm . The fingers in this way effectively grasp the oval surface ...
... side , and the second , third , and fourth digits are on the other side of the limb . The weight is then equally balanced along a line approximately in the center of the palm . The fingers in this way effectively grasp the oval surface ...
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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adult females adult males aequatorialis Alouattinae apparently approached Azara Barro Colorado Island become behave Berkeley capuchin monkeys capuchins census cent chimpanzee clan males close Coiba Island complemental males consorts coöperative coördination copulation Coto region defensive described eaten fallen young feeding feet females and young frequently fruit function Gatun Lake groups of howlers howler clans Howler females howler groups howler population howling monkeys individuals juvenile juvenile animals leaves limb located locomotion lodge tree months mother move observed occur ocelot oestrous female palliata Panama Paraguay period of coverage period of intromission PLATE platyrrhine play play-fighting positions postures primary forest primary sexual activity primates Puerto Armuelles react reactions Rengger responses rhythmic tongue movements roars seconds sexual behavior Shannon situations social relations socionomic specific spider monkeys stimulation subgrouping tail tendency territorial range tion UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vocal patterns vocalizations yards young animals young howlers