Patterns and laterality of hand use in free-ranging aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) and a comparison with captive studies

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-428

  Lhota, Stanislav ^a,b   Jůnek, Tomáš ^c   Bartoš, Luděk ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b Ústí nad Labem Zoo ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Daubentonia madagascariensis; Foraging; Hand; Laterality; Madagascar; Primates; Prosimians

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DAUBENTONIA MADAGASCARIENSIS; DAUBENTONIIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 70349507959     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0136-6     Document Type: Article

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