Laterality of limb function in wild chimpanzees of Gombe National Park: Comprehensive study of spontaneous activities

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 427-443

  Marchant, L F ^a   McGrew, W C ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Ethology; Gombe; Handedness; Laterality; Pan troglodytes

Indexed keywords

PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII; PRIMATES; TROGLODYTES;

EVOLUTION; HANDEDNESS; HOMINID; LATERALITY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATE;

TANZANIA, GOMBE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030467208     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0036     Document Type: Article

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