Grip preference, dermatoglyphics, and hand use in captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )

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ID8319604
AutoresWilliam D Hopkins (0000-0001-9529-8214), Jamie L Russell (0000-0002-9090-4067, Emory National Primate Research Center), Autumn B Hostetter (0000-0002-9610-8619, Emory National Primate Research Center), Autumn Hostetter, Dawn Pilcher, Dawn L Pilcher (Emory University), Jeremy F Dahl (Emory National Primate Research Center)
Año2005
Volumen128
Número1
Páginas57-62
Fecha de publicación2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.20093
PMID15761856
PMCIDPMC2018743
OpenAlexW2042618707
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas27

This paper examined the association between grip type, hand use, and fingerprint patterns in a sample of captive chimpanzees. Grip type for simple reaching was assessed for the left and right hand and classified as thumb‐index, middle‐index, or single‐digit responses. Fingerprint patterns were characterized as whorls, loops, or arches on each finger. The results indicated that chimpanzees exhibit significantly more thumb‐index responses for the right compared to the left hand. In addition, thumb‐index responses were more prevalent for subjects that had a whorl compared to a loop or arch on their thumb. The results suggest that fingerprint patterns are associated with individual differences in grasping type in chimpanzees as well as some variation in hand use. Am J Phys Anthropol 128:57‐62, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Biology · Dermatoglyphics · Grip strength · Index finger · Thumb · Troglodytes · Whorl (mollusc) · Zoology · Anatomy · Child and Animal Learning Development · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Genetics · Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience · Physiology · Psychology