Hand Preferences for Bimanual Coordination in 77 Bonobos (Pan paniscus): Replication and Extension

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 491-510

  Chapelain, A S ^a   Hogervorst, E ^a   Mbonzo, P ^b   Hopkins, W D ^c,d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lola Ya Bonobo   (Congo)

^c AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; Bonobos; Hand preference; Laterality; Manipulation; Tube task

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; HOMINID; LITERATURE REVIEW; PROTECTED AREA; ZOO;

CONGO;

LOLA; PAN PANISCUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79952232115     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9484-5     Document Type: Article

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