Sex differences in throwing: Monkeys having a fling

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 98-99

  Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

spatial ability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARM MOVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MONKEY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; THROWING;

EID: 0035282815     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01595-3     Document Type: Review

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