Ontogenetic constraints on the evolution of right-handedness.

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
George F. Michel, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Ontogenetic factors constrain the evolution of species-typical traits. Because human infants are born “prematurely” relative to other pri- mates, the development of handedness during infancy can reveal impor- tant ontogenetic influences on handedness that may have contributed to the evolution of the human species-typical trait of a population-level right- hand dominance.

Additional Information

Publication
Behavioral & Brain Sciences. 26(2): 234-235
Language: English
Date: 2003
Keywords
Ontogentic constraints, Handedness

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