Heritability of hand preference in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Evidence from a partial interspecies cross-fostering study

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Hopkins, William D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GENETICS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033190701     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.113.3.307     Document Type: Article

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