Group takeover by a natal male howling monkey (Alouatta palliata) and associated disappearance and injuries of immatures
Abstract
As part of a long-term study on howling monkey behavior and social dynamics, a known
natal male was observed taking over his group from his putative sire. Due to the accidental
death of one of the adult males, this natal male had matured in a one-male group and
had never observed juvenile male emigration nor adult male immigration and associated
behaviors. Nevertheless, the behaviors associated with the takeover were indistinguishable
from those of an immigrant male, including disappearance of immatures, one of whom
was found with extensive injuries. While it cannot be said that the natal male inherited
these behaviors from his presumed father, it can be said that he exhibited species-typical
behaviors associated with male takeover in the absence of observational learning.
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10.1007/BF02381952Publication Info
Clarke, MR; Zucker, EL; & Glander, KE (1994). Group takeover by a natal male howling monkey (Alouatta palliata) and associated disappearance
and injuries of immatures. Primates, 35(4). pp. 435-442. 10.1007/BF02381952. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6409.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Kenneth Earl Glander
Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology
Primate ecology and social organization: the interaction between feeding patterns
and social structure; evolutionary development of optimal group size and composition;
factors affecting short and long-term demographic changes in stable groups; primate
use of regenerating forests.

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