Factor analysis of multiple measures of hand use in captive chimpanzees: An alternative approach to the assessment of handedness in nonhuman primates

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1155-1168

  Wesley, Michael J ^a   Fernandez Carriba, Samuel ^b   Hostetter, Autumn ^a   Pilcher, Dawn ^b   Poss, Sarah ^b   Hopkins, William D ^a,b  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Chimpanzee; Factor analysis; Great Apes; Handedness; Laterality; Non human primates; Pan troglodytes

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HANDEDNESS; PRIMATE;

PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0036914388     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021114518028     Document Type: Article

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