Division of labor in hand usage in free-ranging bonnet macaques, macaca radiata

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 576-585

  Mangalam, Madhur ^a   Desai, Nisarg ^b   Singh, Mewa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bonnet macaque; Hand performance; Hand preference; Hand specialization; Laterality; Macaca radiata

Indexed keywords

MACACA; MACACA RADIATA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MACACA RADIATA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; MACACA RADIATA; MALE;

EID: 84899896162     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22250     Document Type: Article

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