Hand preferences in bonobos (Pan paniscus) for a variety of actions: spontaneous daily actions (non-social and social), bimanual coordination (tube task), tool-use (termite fishing) and induced gestures (begging)

The database on hand preferences in non-human primates provides inconsistent and inconclusive findings, and is plagued by gaps and methodological issues. I studied hand preferences in the bonobo, which is a very interesting model for investigating evolutionary hypotheses on human handedness. There a...

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Main Author:	Amandine Chapelain
Format:	Default Thesis
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Bonobos Pan paniscus Laterality Brain lateralization Handedness Evolution Hand preference Primates Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/7273
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