No evidence for side preference or handedness in a New Zealand rail species with habitual foot-usage, the pukeko.

Rodgers, Rochelle M R; Cain, Kristal E

Rodgers, Rochelle M R; Cain, Kristal E.

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Rodgers RMR; School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cain KE; School of Biological Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: k.cain@auckland.ac.nz.

Behav Processes ; 167: 103910, 2019 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31336131

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Birds/physiology; Extremities; Functional Laterality/physiology; Adult; Animals; Biological Evolution; Brain; Female; Foot; Humans; Male; New Zealand

Key words

Behavioural laterality; Cerebral lateralisation; Cognition; Footedness; Foraging; Handedness; Pukeko; Purple swamphen; Rail birds; Side-preference

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Birds / Extremities / Functional Laterality Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Animals / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Behav Processes Year: 2019 Document type: Article

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