Laterality of hand function in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): Comparison between tool use actions and spontaneous non-tool actions

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-125

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031920936     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00056.x     Document Type: Article

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