A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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Page 42
... vegetation grows . Apparently throughout the year in the tropical forests of Barro Colorado Island there is a constant succession of budding , flowering , and fruiting trees . The periods when food is most scarce are , I believe , the ...
... vegetation grows . Apparently throughout the year in the tropical forests of Barro Colorado Island there is a constant succession of budding , flowering , and fruiting trees . The periods when food is most scarce are , I believe , the ...
Page 53
... vegetation of these regions was parched by the long dry season and hot sun . At the same time there was plenty of food and shade in the deeper forest . In dense forest there are continuous arboreal routes over which howlers may travel ...
... vegetation of these regions was parched by the long dry season and hot sun . At the same time there was plenty of food and shade in the deeper forest . In dense forest there are continuous arboreal routes over which howlers may travel ...
Page 54
... vegetation . On the other hand , conditions in the primary forest attract them and are well suited to meet their needs . There is another consideration which may be of importance . Of two positions varying in height from the ground ...
... vegetation . On the other hand , conditions in the primary forest attract them and are well suited to meet their needs . There is another consideration which may be of importance . Of two positions varying in height from the ground ...
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