A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling Monkeys |
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It has been supposed to serve no useful function whatever , to correspond to the
song of birds and be a kind of music , to be an expression of emotions , and to
serve the function of defense . Locomotion . The locomotion of howlers is
reported ...
It has been supposed to serve no useful function whatever , to correspond to the
song of birds and be a kind of music , to be an expression of emotions , and to
serve the function of defense . Locomotion . The locomotion of howlers is
reported ...
Page 29
The way in which the howler's hand functions is a characteristic of the new - born
animal as well as of the adult ( see plates 14 , A , and 15 , B ) . The finer
movements of prehension necessary for grasping a small object are poorly
coördinated .
The way in which the howler's hand functions is a characteristic of the new - born
animal as well as of the adult ( see plates 14 , A , and 15 , B ) . The finer
movements of prehension necessary for grasping a small object are poorly
coördinated .
Page 81
An apparent function of play . One of the most important functions of play possibly
is the rôle it serves in socializing the young animal and bringing it to find a place
in the existent social form of the group . Through play the growing animal ...
An apparent function of play . One of the most important functions of play possibly
is the rôle it serves in socializing the young animal and bringing it to find a place
in the existent social form of the group . Through play the growing animal ...
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