Effects of upright posture on hand preference for reaching vs. the use of probing tools by tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-153

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a   Kuhn, Heather E ^b   Suomi, Stephen J ^b  

^a NIH Animal Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus apella; Development; Laterality; Posture; Tool use

Indexed keywords

HAND PREFERENCE; POSTURE; TOOL USE; TUFTED CAPUCHIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0031882180     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1998)44:2<147::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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