Multimodal communication by male mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in sexual contexts: A descriptive analysis

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 166-185

  Jones, Clara B ^a,b   Van Cantfort, Thomas E ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Community Conservation Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta palliata; Howler monkeys; Multimodal signals; Multiple male signalers; Signaling theory; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 34247268345     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099138     Document Type: Article

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