Does Octopus vulgaris have preferred arms?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 198-204

  Byrne, Ruth A ^a,e   Kuba, Michael J ^a,d   Meisel, Daniela V ^a   Griebel, Ulrike ^b   Mather, Jennifer A ^c  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND COGNITION RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm preference; Behavior; Cephalopod; Octopus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; OCTOPUS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; OCTOPODIFORMES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33747376821     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.3.198     Document Type: Article

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