Does the complexity of the task influence manual laterality in De Brazza's monkeys (Cercopithecus neglectus)?

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 983-994

  Schweitzer, Cécile ^a   Bec, Philippe ^a   Blois Heulin, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HANDEDNESS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS NEGLECTUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 34548803527     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01405.x     Document Type: Article

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