Limb use and preferences in wild orang-utans during feeding and locomotor behavior

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Peters, Helga H ^a,b   Rogers, Lesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding; Hand preferences; Limb use; Locomotion; Wild orang utans

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HANDEDNESS; HOMINID; JUVENILE; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LIMB; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EXTREMITIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SEX FACTORS;

PONGO PYGMAEUS PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 52449103568     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20483     Document Type: Article

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