Title: Chimpanzees, Tools, and Termites: Hand Preference or Handedness?
Abstract: Previous articleNext article No AccessReportsChimpanzees, Tools, and Termites: Hand Preference or Handedness?W. C. Mc Grew and L. F. MarchantW. C. Mc Grew and L. F. MarchantPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 33, Number 1Feb., 1992 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/204041 Views: 17Total views on this site Citations: 65Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1992 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological ResearchPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Maria Padrell, Federica Amici, Maria Pau Córdoba, Miquel Llorente Cognitive enrichment in a social setting: assessing the use of a novel food maze in sanctuary-housed chimpanzees, Primates 4 (Jul 2022).https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-022-00996-0Andrew Robins, Lesley J. 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