Limb preferences in a marsupial, Macropus rufogriseus: Evidence for postural effect

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 525-534

  Giljov, Andrey ^a   Karenina, Karina ^a   Malashichev, Yegor ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Behavioural lateralization; Bipedal posture; Hand preference; Macropus rufogriseus; Marsupial; Postural effect; Quadrupedal posture; Red necked wallaby; Tripedal stance; Unimanual feeding

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; LATERITIZATION; LIMB; MARSUPIAL; MILK; POSTURE; PRIMATE; ZOO;

ANIMALIA; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84856104724     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.11.031     Document Type: Article

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