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... spider monkeys have attracted much research attention . The size and fragmentation of subgroups dis- courage recognition of individual monkeys and result in a pattern of social interaction quite distinct from that of most Old World ...
... spider monkeys have attracted much research attention . The size and fragmentation of subgroups dis- courage recognition of individual monkeys and result in a pattern of social interaction quite distinct from that of most Old World ...
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... spider monkeys react to the urine of other ani- mals , particularly that of females . Males are highly attracted to the fe- male's urine when it is caught on lower leaves and branches . They sniff , touch , and drink it . Klein ( 1971 ) ...
... spider monkeys react to the urine of other ani- mals , particularly that of females . Males are highly attracted to the fe- male's urine when it is caught on lower leaves and branches . They sniff , touch , and drink it . Klein ( 1971 ) ...
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... spider monkeys by using our census techniques to estimate the number of animals in one portion of the study area and multiplying that number on the assumption that other sectors of the study area had comparable population densities . We ...
... spider monkeys by using our census techniques to estimate the number of animals in one portion of the study area and multiplying that number on the assumption that other sectors of the study area had comparable population densities . We ...
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activity adult females adult males Africa aggression animal's animals anthropoids apes appear arboreal Barro Colorado Island cage central chacma baboons characteristics chimpanzees color common baboon communication copulation cycle disease displays dominance status ecology estrous feeding field study foraging forest free-ranging frequently fruit geladas gibbons glands Gombe gorilla grooming Group composition habitat hamadryas hamadryas baboons Harlow hectares hierarchy home range hormones howler monkeys howling human infant infection interactions Japanese macaques juveniles laboratory langurs leader male lemurs lifeways meters mother move movements nonhuman primates observer occur offspring Old World olfactory one-male ordinary males Papio particularly patas monkey pattern percent plants play population predation primate behavior primates primatologists prosimians records relationships reproductive response rhesus monkeys role savanna sexual dimorphism signals sleeping social behavior social organization species spider monkeys Struhsaker study area subgroups subleaders Tikal tion trees troop variability vervet monkeys vocalizations Washoe