Left nipple preferences in infant Pan paniscus and P. troglodytes

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1653-1662

  Hopkins, William D ^a,b   De Lathouwers, Mieke ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cradling; Laterality; Mother infant behavior; Nipple preference

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE; REARING; SAMPLING;

PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 33845605398     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9086-4     Document Type: Article

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