Territorial behavior in the Agile Gibbon |
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| Authors: | S P Gittins |
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| Institution: | (1) Sub-Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England |
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| Abstract: | A group of agile gibbons (Hylobates agilis)was studied for 2 years in the Malay Peninsula. The behavior of the gibbons during territorial disputes is described, the
relationships with neighbors are investigated, and the frequency and duration of disputes are analyzed. The nature of the
territorial boundary and the type of territorial behavior exhibited by the gibbons are discussed. An attempt is made to identify
the immediate precursors of disputes, and some suggestions are given to explain why disputes occur so frequently and are of
such long duration. |
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| Keywords: | agile gibbon Hylobates agilis territoriality |
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