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Complex Tasks Force Hand Laterality and Technological Behaviour in Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees: Inferences in Hominin Evolution

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    Identificador: PC:3439
    Autors:
    M. Mosquera, N. Geribàs, A. Bargalló, M. Llorente, D. RibaGeribàs, NúriaBargalló, AmèliaLlorente, MiquelRiba, David
    Resum:
    Clear hand laterality patterns in humans are widely accepted. However, humans only elicit a significant hand laterality pattern when performing complementary role differentiation (CRD) tasks. Meanwhile, hand laterality in chimpanzees is weaker and controversial. Here we have reevaluated our results on hand laterality in chimpanzees housed in naturalistic environments at Fundació Mona (Spain) and Chimfunshi Wild Orphanage (Zambia). Our results show that the difference between hand laterality in humans and chimpanzees is not as great as once thought. Furthermore, we found a link between hand laterality and task complexity and also an even more interesting connection: CRD tasks elicited not only the hand laterality but also the use of tools. This paper aims to turn attention to the importance of this threefold connection in human evolution: the link between CRD tasks, hand laterality, and tool use, which has important evolutionary implications that may explain the development of complex behaviour in early hominins.
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    Autor segons l'article: M. Mosquera, N. Geribàs, A. Bargalló, M. Llorente, D. Riba; Geribàs, Núria; Bargalló, Amèlia; Llorente, Miquel; Riba, David
    Departament: Història i Història de l'Art
    Autor/s de la URV: MOSQUERA MARTÍNEZ, MARINA; Geribàs, Núria; Bargalló, Amèlia; Llorente, Miquel; Riba, David
    Resum: Clear hand laterality patterns in humans are widely accepted. However, humans only elicit a significant hand laterality pattern when performing complementary role differentiation (CRD) tasks. Meanwhile, hand laterality in chimpanzees is weaker and controversial. Here we have reevaluated our results on hand laterality in chimpanzees housed in naturalistic environments at Fundació Mona (Spain) and Chimfunshi Wild Orphanage (Zambia). Our results show that the difference between hand laterality in humans and chimpanzees is not as great as once thought. Furthermore, we found a link between hand laterality and task complexity and also an even more interesting connection: CRD tasks elicited not only the hand laterality but also the use of tools. This paper aims to turn attention to the importance of this threefold connection in human evolution: the link between CRD tasks, hand laterality, and tool use, which has important evolutionary implications that may explain the development of complex behaviour in early hominins.
    Grup de recerca: Autoecologia Humana del Quaternari
    Àrees temàtiques: Història Historia History
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 1537-744X
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0003-4823-6154; ; ; ;
    Data d'alta del registre: 2019-03-21
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2012/514809/
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    DOI de l'article: 10.1100/2012/514809
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2012
    Tipus de publicació: Article Artículo Article
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    Homínids
    Evolució
    Història
    Historia
    History
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