Handedness in nature
First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dapeng Zhao (0000-0003-2096-5195, Tianjin Normal University, corresponding author), William D Hopkins (0000-0001-9529-8214), Baoguo Li (0000-0003-2506-7597, Tianjin Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-44 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.22038 |
| PMID | 22410843 |
| PMCID | PMC3342595 |
| OpenAlex | W2089102169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 79 |
Handedness is a defining feature of human manual skill and understanding the origin of manual specialization remains a central topic of inquiry in anthropology and other sciences. In this study, we examined hand preference in a sample of wild primates on a task that requires bimanual coordinated actions (tube task) that has been widely used in captive primates. The Sichuan snub‐nosed monkey ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) is an arboreal Old World monkey species that is endemic to China, and 24 adult individuals from the Qinling Mountains of China were included for the analysis of hand preference in the tube task. All subjects showed strong individual hand preferences and significant group‐level left‐handedness was found. There were no significant differences between males and females for either direction or strength of hand preference. Strength of hand preferences of adults was significantly greater than juveniles. Use of the index finger to extract the food was the dominant extractive‐act. Our findings represent the first evidence of population‐level left‐handedness in wild Old World monkeys and broaden our knowledge on evaluating primate hand preference via experimental manipulation in natural conditions. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Arboreal locomotion · Biology · Developmental psychology · Hand preference · Laterality · Preference · Primate · Task (project management) · Child and Animal Learning Development · Ecology · Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience · Neuroscience · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology
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