title: Urine-rubbing behavior in the mantled howler monkey Alouatta palliata.
abstract: 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 function of urine-rubbing are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000508:Alouatta; D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D003672:Defecation; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D012146:Rest; D014554:Urination; D014556:Urine