Variation in the Frequency of Left‐handedness in Traditional Societies
2005; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/427101
ISSN1537-5382
AutoresCharlotte Faurie, Wulf Schiefenhövel, Sylvie Le Bomin, Sylvain Billiard, Michel Raymond,
Tópico(s)Primate Behavior and Ecology
ResumoPrevious articleNext article No AccessReportsVariation in the Frequency of Left‐handedness in Traditional Societies1CharlotteFaurie, WulfSchiefenhvel, SylvieleBomin, SylvainBilliard, and MichelRaymondCharlotteFaurie, WulfSchiefenhvel, SylvieleBomin, SylvainBilliard, and MichelRaymondUniversit Montpellier II, CC 065, Place Eugne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France ([email protected]) (Faurie)/Institut des Sciences de lEvolution (CNRS UMR 5554), Montpellier, France (Faurie, Billiard, Raymond)/MaxPlanckGesellschaft, Human Ethology Group, Andechs, Germany (Schiefenhvel)/Langues, Musiques et Socits (CNRS UMR 8099), Villejuif, France (Le Bomin). 10 vi 04Universit Montpellier II, CC 065, Place Eugne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France ([email protected]) (Faurie)/Institut des Sciences de lEvolution (CNRS UMR 5554), Montpellier, France (Faurie, Billiard, Raymond)/MaxPlanckGesellschaft, Human Ethology Group, Andechs, Germany (Schiefenhvel)/Langues, Musiques et Socits (CNRS UMR 8099), Villejuif, France (Le Bomin). 10 vi 04PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 46, Number 1February 2005 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/427101 Views: 265Total views on this site Citations: 74Citations are reported from Crossref 2005 by The WennerGren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 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