Right ear advantage for conspecific calls in adults and subadults, but not infants, California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): Hemispheric specialization for communication?

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1727-1732

  Böye, Martin ^a,b,c,d   Gunturkun O ^b   Vauclair, J ^a  

^a University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Tiergarten Stadt Nürnberg   (Germany)

^d Planète Sauvage Safari Park ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Evolution; Lateralization; Pinnipeds; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CALIFORNIA SEA LION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MAMMAL; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; MALE; SEA LIONS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 18444376471     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04005.x     Document Type: Article

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