A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling MonkeysKraus, 1967 - 168 pages |
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Page 18
... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
... distance the voice travels , Salvin writes , " It would certainly not be over- estimating the distance to say two miles . " He estimates that when the sound passes over a lake or is unhindered by forest , it can be heard about a league ...
Page 46
... distance covered was approximately two hundred yards per day . The long dis- tances were usually covered in several periods of movement during the day . At times , as at location C , the group fed for three con- secutive days from the ...
... distance covered was approximately two hundred yards per day . The long dis- tances were usually covered in several periods of movement during the day . At times , as at location C , the group fed for three con- secutive days from the ...
Page 122
... distance of two tree tops away when the attack occurred , and when I saw them they were rush- ing toward the place where I later located the juvenile and from which the cat - like animal was moving . They were roaring as I have rarely ...
... distance of two tree tops away when the attack occurred , and when I saw them they were rush- ing toward the place where I later located the juvenile and from which the cat - like animal was moving . They were roaring as I have rarely ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 2 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Field procedures and reactions of howlers to an observer | 21 |
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adult females adult males aequatorialis Alouattinae apparently approached arboreal Azara Barro Colorado Island become behave brachiating capuchin monkeys capuchins Caraya census cent clan males close Coiba Island complemental males consorts coöperative coördination copulation Coto region crossing 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 oestrous period 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 vocal patterns vocalizations yards young animals young howlers