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The relationship between distal trunk morphology and object grasping in the African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana)
BACKGROUND: During reach-to-grasp movements, the human hand is preshaped depending on the properties of the object. Preshaping may result from learning, morphology, or motor control variability and can confer a selective advantage on that individual or species. This preshaping ability is known in se...
Autores principales: | Soppelsa, Julie, Pouydebat, Emmanuelle, Lefeuvre, Maëlle, Mulot, Baptiste, Houssin, Céline, Cornette, Raphaël |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8969868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35368332 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13108 |
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