Dynamic in-hand movements in adult and young juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-285

  Crast, Jessica ^a   Fragaszy, Dorothy ^a   Hayashi, Misato ^b   Matsuzawa, Tetsuro ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In hand movements; Manual dexterity; Object manipulation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMALS; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61449177886     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20925     Document Type: Article

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