Hand preferences in unimanual and bimanual feeding by wild vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops)

Lateral preference was examined in spontaneous feeding actions in 2 troops of wild vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). Processing of 4 foods (termites, leaf shoots, sugarcane, and fruit) was studied. Actions included unimanual reaching to moving objects, operating from an unstable posture, and...

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Published in:	Journal of comparative psychology (1983) Vol. 114; no. 1; p. 13
Main Authors:	Harrison, K E, Byrne, R W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2000
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Wild Cercopithecus aethiops - psychology Choice Behavior Feeding Behavior Female Food Preferences - psychology Functional Laterality Male
ISSN:	0735-7036
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