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.
Ontogenetic constraints on the evolution of right-handedness.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Behavioral & Brain Sciences. 26(2): 234-235
- Language: English
- Date: 2003
- Keywords
- Ontogentic constraints, Handedness