Manual function in Cebus apella. Digital mobility, preshaping, and endurance in repetitive grasping

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 697-719

  Christel, Marianne I ^a   Fragaszy, Dorothy ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin monkeys; Dexterity; Hand asymmetry; Movement coordination; Precision grips

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE;

EID: 0033828196     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005521522418     Document Type: Article

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