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Anatomical Analysis of Thumb Opponency Movement in the Capuchin Monkey (Sapajus sp)

Capuchin monkeys present a wide variety of manipulatory skills and make routine use of tools both in captivity and in the wild. Efficient handling of objects in this genus has led several investigators to assume near-human thumb movements despite the lack of anatomical studies. Here we perform an an...

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Autores principales: Aversi-Ferreira, Roqueline A. G. M. F., Maior, Rafael Souto, Aziz, Ashraf, Ziermann, Janine M., Nishijo, Hisao, Tomaz, Carlos, Tavares, Maria Clotilde H., Aversi-Ferreira, Tales Alexandre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3911977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087288