Sentences with phrase «bigger hyoids»

Those species with bigger hyoids live in single - male groups, so it makes sense to invest in what the researchers call «precopulatory traits,» that is, their courtship strategy of attracting the female's attention.

She her team found that howler monkeys face an anatomical trade - off: a species can either have a really big hyoid bone, or it can be very well endowed.

The bigger the hyoid, the deeper the howl.

The researchers found that, as expected, there was a linear correlation between the size of a species's hyoid and the so - called «formant spacing» of its calls, a measure of the deepness and resonance of the vocalizations; so having a big hyoid generally means producing louder roars.

Not exact matches

Males with bigger testes and smaller hyoids live in large groups with up to five or six males, and females mate with all males in the group.

Snow leopards have a soft hyoid bone and are sometimes classified under «big cats,» but they do not roar.