Handedness and grooming in Pan troglodytes: Comparative analysis between findings in captive and wild individuals

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1315-1326

  Hopkins, William D ^a,b   Russell, Jamie L ^a   Remkus, Margaret ^c   Freeman, Hani ^a   Schapiro, Steven J ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual hand use; Chimpanzees; Grooming; Laterality

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; GROOMING; HANDEDNESS; PRIMATE;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 37449005808     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9221-x     Document Type: Article

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