A Field Study of the Behavior and Social Relations of Howling Monkeys, 48. numberJohns Hopkins Press, 1934 - 168 pages |
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... TAIL . The tails of howler monkeys are always in use . During rest and sleep , the tail func- tions to anchor the animals to the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail to secure it- self to its ...
... TAIL . The tails of howler monkeys are always in use . During rest and sleep , the tail func- tions to anchor the animals to the branches of trees . After a young animal is about one month old it uses its tail to secure it- self to its ...
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... tail which is normally used for grasping , and ( 2 ) the arc through which the tail functions , if the point of attachment to the body is taken as a fulcrum about which the tail rotates . The grasping portion of howlers ' tails roughly ...
... tail which is normally used for grasping , and ( 2 ) the arc through which the tail functions , if the point of attachment to the body is taken as a fulcrum about which the tail rotates . The grasping portion of howlers ' tails roughly ...
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... tail extended backward and coiled around the limb on which it is lying ; or all four feet may be dropped as the animal straddles the limb and holds to it with its tail only . While resting , a howler may reverse the normal ventro ...
... tail extended backward and coiled around the limb on which it is lying ; or all four feet may be dropped as the animal straddles the limb and holds to it with its tail only . While resting , a howler may reverse the normal ventro ...
Contents
R CARPENTER | 2 |
Review of literature on the natural history of howling monkeys | 12 |
Territoriality and nomadism | 43 |
Copyright | |
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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 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