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

Bibliographic Data

ID8319604
AuthorsWilliam 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)
Year2005
Volume128
Issue1
Pages57-62
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.20093
PMID15761856
PMCIDPMC2018743
OpenAlexW2042618707
LanguageEN
References cited27

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