Preliminary Observations on Hand Preference for Tapping, Digit-Feeding and Food-Holding in Captive Aye-Ayes(Daubentonia madagascariensis)
作者:
Anna T.C. Feistner,
Eluned C. Price,
Garrett W. Milliken,
期刊:
Folia Primatologica
(Karger Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 62,
issue 1-3
页码: 136-141
ISSN:0015-5713
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1159/000156770
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Aye-aye;Daubentoniamadagascariensis;Handedness;Digit-feeding;Tapping;Lateralization
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Aye-ayes possess highly adapted hands, using their specialized third digits to investigate potential food sources by tapping and the third or fourth digits to transfer food to the mouth. Observations were conducted on 11 captive aye-ayes (10 wild-caught; 1 captive-bred) following presentation of food or novel objects, and hand use for holding, tapping and digit-feeding was scored. Eight of the individuals showed significant hand preferences for one or more of the 3 measures, although there was no consistent pattern. These preliminary results are compared to those from other lemur species.
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