Stone-throwing by capuchins (Cebus apella): A model of throwing capabilities in Homo habilis

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 234-238

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a   Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus apella; Hominid; Homo habilis; Stone tools; Throwing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE;

EID: 0342356544     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000156895     Document Type: Article

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