Infant cradling in a captive mother Gorilla

Zoo Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-426

  Begg Reid, Carolyn ^a   Schillaci, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cradling; Gorilla gorilla; Handedness; Laterality; Primates

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 55649113796     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20197     Document Type: Article

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