Folia Primatologica · 1995 · 90 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEcologyZoologyAnimal BehaviorMammalogyWildlife BiologyLocomotion BiomechanicsLocomotor BehaviorMammalian BehaviorMammalian LocomotionPrimate EcologyWildlife BehaviorAnimal LocomotionArboreal LocomotionField StudiesLocomotion BehaviorPrimate BehaviorPrimate Locomotor BiomechanicsSpecies Movement Patterns
The locomotor behaviour of howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) has been the subject of several detailed field studies [1-6]. This paper describes the locomotor behaviour of black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) living in a small area of forested habitat characterized by a discontinuous canopy.