Patterns of Primate BehaviorThis newly revised second edition introduces the perspective that a primatologist brings to an understanding of behavior. The text provides a framework, comparative attitude, & anecdotal examples. |
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Page 82
... mating behaviors , and little in the way of a discrete mating season Since many primatologists considered lemurs to resemble a very ancient group of primates from which the anthropoids evolved , it was presumed that the anthropoids ...
... mating behaviors , and little in the way of a discrete mating season Since many primatologists considered lemurs to resemble a very ancient group of primates from which the anthropoids evolved , it was presumed that the anthropoids ...
Page 107
... mating season , in April , lasts approximately two weeks ; a female appears to be receptive for about a day . In each instance of copulation at least two males approach the female . One chases the other away in a " stink fight ...
... mating season , in April , lasts approximately two weeks ; a female appears to be receptive for about a day . In each instance of copulation at least two males approach the female . One chases the other away in a " stink fight ...
Page 177
... mating season , the faces of both sexes redden , the females ' sexual skin and portions of their forearm and leg skin wrinkles and reddens , and the males ' scrotum and ischial callos- ities brighten noticeably . The mating season peaks ...
... mating season , the faces of both sexes redden , the females ' sexual skin and portions of their forearm and leg skin wrinkles and reddens , and the males ' scrotum and ischial callos- ities brighten noticeably . The mating season peaks ...
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Communication | 41 |
Sensory limitations on the perception of communication | 58 |
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