Termite fishing laterality in the fongoli savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus): Further evidence of a left hand preference

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 591-598

  Bogart, S L ^a,b,c   Pruetz, J D ^c   Ormiston, L K ^c   Russell, J L ^a,d   Meguerditchian, A ^a,e   Hopkins, W D ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; handedness; laterality; termite fishing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISHING; ISOPTERA; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS; SAMPLE SIZE; SAVANNA; SENEGAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; ISOPTERA; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84869480841     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22175     Document Type: Article

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