Lateralized righting behavior in the tortoise (Testudo hermanni)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-319

  Stancher, Gionata ^a   Clara, Elena ^a   Regolin, Lucia ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural lateralization; Motor asymmetry; Righting response; Testudo hermanni; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; STANDARDIZATION; TURTLE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TURTLES;

EID: 33747887555     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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