Hand Preferences in Unimanual and Coordinated-Bimanual Tasks by Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Spinozzi, Giovanna ^a   Castorina, Maria Grazia ^a   Truppa, Valentina ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 0000337975     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.112.2.183     Document Type: Article

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