Urine-Rubbing Behavior in the Mantled Howler MonkeyAlouatta palliata
作者:
Katharine Milton,
期刊:
Folia Primatologica
(Karger Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 1-2
页码: 105-112
ISSN:0015-5713
年代: 1975
DOI:10.1159/000155663
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Howler monkey;Alouatta palliata;Olfactory communication;Urine-rubbing
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) of both sexes and all age classes were observed rubbing urine on the soles of the feet and/or palms of the hands as well as the ventral surface of the tail and, occasionally, the throat. Instances of urine-rubbing were often associated with periods of troop movement or times of social stress. Intra-troop cohesion may be the primary function of such behavior. Other possible functions of urine-rubbing are discussed.
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