Loud Calls of the Gibbon (Hylobates Lar): Repertoire, Organisation and Context
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Abstract
We describe and illustrate with sonograms the loud calls of a monogamous, territorial ape, the lar gibbon (Hylobates lar). We attempt an overview of its repertoire of loud calls, their organisation, contexts and functions. The description is based on a two year study of a wild population in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. We distinguish seven classes of call bout: male solo, male dispute calls, female solo, normal duet by bonded pair, ooaa duet (similar to normal duet, but more infectious to other groups), disturbed calls and contact calls. The organisation of the normal duet is described in detail, showing the coordination of the sexes, the development of the male part through the call bout, and the presence of individual and pair differences. The discussion considers the possible functions of duets, of male solos, and of disturbed calls given in reaction to man.
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Loud Calls of the Gibbon (Hylobates Lar): Repertoire, Organisation and Context
In: BehaviourSearch for other papers by Jeremy J. Raemaekers in
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Abstract
We describe and illustrate with sonograms the loud calls of a monogamous, territorial ape, the lar gibbon (Hylobates lar). We attempt an overview of its repertoire of loud calls, their organisation, contexts and functions. The description is based on a two year study of a wild population in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. We distinguish seven classes of call bout: male solo, male dispute calls, female solo, normal duet by bonded pair, ooaa duet (similar to normal duet, but more infectious to other groups), disturbed calls and contact calls. The organisation of the normal duet is described in detail, showing the coordination of the sexes, the development of the male part through the call bout, and the presence of individual and pair differences. The discussion considers the possible functions of duets, of male solos, and of disturbed calls given in reaction to man.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1236 | 215 | 22 |
| Full Text Views | 299 | 17 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 248 | 31 | 3 |