Capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) grips for the use of stone tools

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-135

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a,b   Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NIH Animal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Hominid; Power grip; Precision grip; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOLOGY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; GRIP STRENGTH; INSTRUMENTATION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; MALE;

EID: 0030951170     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199705)103:1<131::AID-AJPA9>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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