Manual laterality in Campbell's Monkeys (Cercopithecus c. campbelli) in spontaneous and experimental actions

Chapelain, Amandine; Bec, Philippe; Blois‐Heulin, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2006.06.028

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“…The task complexity theory proposes that strong preferences and group-level biases of manual laterality would be more likely to appear in complex tasks, such as bimanual coordinated tasks compared to less demanding, unimanual tasks (Fagot and Vauclair, 1991). Studies in a number of primate species have provided evidence in support of the task complexity view of primate hand preference ( Cebus apella : Westergaard and Suomi, 1996; Spinozzi et al, 1998; Lilak and Phillips, 2008; Cercocebus torquatus : Blois-Heulin et al, 2006; Laurence et al 2011; Cercopithecus c. campbelli : Chapelain et al 2006; Cercopithecus neglectus : Trouillard and Blois-Heulin, 2005; Schweitzer et al 2007; Chlorocebus aethiops : Harrison and Byrne, 2000; Gorilla gorilla : Byrne and Byrne, 1991; Pan troglodytes : Colell et al, 1995; Rhinopithecus roxellana : Zhao et al 2010). …”

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“…It is generally believed that experimental tasks elicit a greater strength of manual laterality than spontaneous tasks (e.g., Cercopithecus campbelli : Chapelain et al, 2006; Cercopithecus neglectus : Schweitzer et al, 2007). Therefore, considering that the diversity of tasks could cause potential inconsistency of results, choosing more standardized measure of hand use that can be used across different settings is crucial to reliably assess and compare hand preference in nonhuman primate species.…”

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Handedness in nature: First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates

Zhao

Hopkins

2012

American J Phys Anthropol

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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.

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Handedness in nature: First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates

Zhao

Hopkins

2012

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…A variety of tasks has been used to assess laterality, which raises problems because the strength and direction of hand preference vary according to the task (Chapelain et al 2006;Fragaszy and Mitchell 1990;Lilak and Phillips 2008;Marchant and McGrew 1996;Papademetriou et al 2005;Spinozzi et al 1998;Warren 1980). This makes it difficult to compare findings between studies and species.…”

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Hand Preferences for Bimanual Coordination in 77 Bonobos (Pan paniscus): Replication and Extension

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The literature on manual laterality in nonhuman primates provides inconsistent and inconclusive findings and is plagued by methodological issues (e.g., small samples, inconsistency in methods, inappropriate measures) and gaps. Few data are available on bonobos and these are only from small samples and for relatively simple tasks. We examined laterality in a large sample of bonobos for a complex task. We tested 48 bonobos from Lola Ya Bonobo sanctuary (DR Congo) in an extension of our previous study of 29 bonobos from 3 European zoos. We assessed hand preferences using the tube task, which involves bimanual coordination: one hand extracts food from a tube that is held by the other hand. This task is a good measure of laterality and it has been used in other studies. We recorded events (frequency) and independent bouts of food extraction. We found significant manual laterality, which was not influenced by the settings or rearing history. We observed little effect of sex and found an influence of age, with greater right hand use in adults. The laterality was marked, with strong preferences and most individuals being lateralized (when analyzing frequency). We found individual preferences, with no group-level bias, even when we combined the data from the sanctuary and the zoos to enlarge the sample to 77. These first data, for a complex task and based on a large sample, are consistent with previous findings in Int bonobos and in other nonhuman primate species for a variety of tasks. They suggest that, despite particular features in terms of proximity to humans, language and bipedalism, bonobos do not display a laterality that is more marked or more similar to human handedness compared to that of other nonhuman primate species.

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“…We selected tamarins because they are quadrupedal primates without documented species-wide patterns of asymmetry (Diamond and McGrew, 1994;Gangestad and Thornhill, 1999;Papademetriou et al, 2005;Chapelain et al, 2006;Smith and Thompson, 2011;cf. Hook and Rogers, 2002); this, coupled with the use of all limbs during locomotion, argues against an expectation of significant directional asymmetry.…”

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Fluctuating and directional asymmetry in the long bones of captive cotton‐top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

Reeves

Auerbach

Sylvester

2016

American J Phys Anthropol

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This first study of DA and FA among multiple dimensions throughout the limbs of a non-hominoid primate suggests that previously-reported patterns of human bilateral asymmetry are not exclusive to humans. The results further indicate potential underlying differences in constraints on variation within limb bones. While processes shaping variation await further study, our results argue that different long bone dimensions may reflect dissimilar evolutionary processes.

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Manual laterality in Campbell's Monkeys (Cercopithecus c. campbelli) in spontaneous and experimental actions

Cited by 43 publications

References 73 publications

Handedness in nature: First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates

Handedness in nature: First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates

Hand Preferences for Bimanual Coordination in 77 Bonobos (Pan paniscus): Replication and Extension

Fluctuating and directional asymmetry in the long bones of captive cotton‐top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

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