Primate PatternsPhyllis Dolhinow |
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... Sexual Maturity Three pairs of lowland gorillas have reproduced in zoos ( at Columbus , Basel , and Washington ) , and several females have shown behavior indicat- ing their sexual maturity . Two of the males were about 9 to 92 years ...
... Sexual Maturity Three pairs of lowland gorillas have reproduced in zoos ( at Columbus , Basel , and Washington ) , and several females have shown behavior indicat- ing their sexual maturity . Two of the males were about 9 to 92 years ...
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... sexual skin " does not occur in langurs , and the female initiates sexual behavior by displaying three gestures not associated as a sequence in any other social context - only the sexually receptive female simultaneously shakes her head ...
... sexual skin " does not occur in langurs , and the female initiates sexual behavior by displaying three gestures not associated as a sequence in any other social context - only the sexually receptive female simultaneously shakes her head ...
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... sexual behavior should be reinvestigated . The dismissal of the the- ory that sexual attraction is the basis of primate society should open the way for a more careful study of the multiple functions of sexual behavior . The great ...
... sexual behavior should be reinvestigated . The dismissal of the the- ory that sexual attraction is the basis of primate society should open the way for a more careful study of the multiple functions of sexual behavior . The great ...
Contents
Preface | 8 |
Introduction | 16 |
The Behavior of the Mountain Gorilla | 85 |
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activity adaptation adult females adult males aggressive behavior approach attack baboons bark brain Cercopithecus changes chimpanzee communication complex context copulation crab-eating macaques DeVore display dominance hierarchy dominant male estrous female evolution example feeding feet field studies forest forms frequently gestures gorilla grooming grunting habitat hamadryas hamadryas baboons Harlow hierarchy home range Hugo van Lawick human important India Indian langurs individual infant interactions Japanese macaques juvenile Kaukori troop Kenya Kovu lips living Macaca macaques mammals mating monkey or ape monkeys and apes mother move movements National Geographic Society nest nonhuman primates normal observed occur Old World monkeys Orcha patas patas monkeys patterns play possible predators present primate behavior prosimians rank relationships rhesus macaques rhesus monkeys role sexual signal silver-backed male similar situations social behavior social group species structure subadult male subordinate threat threatened tion trees usually variability vocalizations Washburn young