Manual laterality, grip types and tool use styles of andaman long-tailed macaques.

• Main Author: Tan, Say Hoon.
• Other Authors: Michael David Gumert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44803
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The relationship between handedness, grip type, food type, tool use style, tool sizes, and bout characteristics were examined amongst a group of Andaman long-tailed macaques. Coding from videotapes was done to obtain data. Ten different hand grips and seven tool use styles were documented. Results r...