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Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray).

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Glander, KE
Published in: Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology
January 1978

Despite occasional trips to the ground and feeding in trees whose canopies touched the river, mantled howling monkeys were never seen to drink from any ground water. Drinking from arboreal cisterns was observed, but only during the wet season (meteorologically the less stressful season but phenologically the more stressful season). The lack of sufficient new leaves during the wet season forced the howlers to ingest more mature leaves which contained significantly less water. To compensate for the lowered amount of water in their food, the monkeys utilized arboreal water cisterns. The cisterns dried up during the dry season, but the howlers maintained their water balance by altering their time of actiivity and selecting a diet comprised largely of succulent new leaves. The effect of plant-produced secondary compounds on drinking also was discussed.

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Published In

Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology

DOI

EISSN

1421-9980

ISSN

0015-5713

Publication Date

January 1978

Volume

29

Issue

3

Start / End Page

206 / 217

Related Subject Headings

  • Weather
  • Seasons
  • Male
  • Haplorhini
  • Food Preferences
  • Female
  • Drinking Behavior
  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • Animals
  • Alouatta
 

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Glander, K. E. (1978). Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray). Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology, 29(3), 206–217. https://doi.org/10.1159/000155840
Glander, K. E. “Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray).Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology 29, no. 3 (January 1978): 206–17. https://doi.org/10.1159/000155840.
Glander KE. Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray). Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology. 1978 Jan;29(3):206–17.
Glander, K. E. “Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray).Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology, vol. 29, no. 3, Jan. 1978, pp. 206–17. Epmc, doi:10.1159/000155840.
Glander KE. Drinking from arboreal water sources by mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata Gray). Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology. 1978 Jan;29(3):206–217.
Journal cover image

Published In

Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology

DOI

EISSN

1421-9980

ISSN

0015-5713

Publication Date

January 1978

Volume

29

Issue

3

Start / End Page

206 / 217

Related Subject Headings

  • Weather
  • Seasons
  • Male
  • Haplorhini
  • Food Preferences
  • Female
  • Drinking Behavior
  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • Animals
  • Alouatta