Essays about: "Hylobates"

Found 2 essays containing the word Hylobates.

1. 1. Lateralized behavior in white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Kiki Spoelstra; [2021]
   Keywords : lateralized behavior; limb side preference; Hylobates lar; white-handed gibbons; nonhuman primates;

   Abstract : The evolutionary origins of human handedness are not yet fully understood as evidence of lateralized behavior in nonhuman primates is inconclusive. In the present study, lateralized behavior in both spontaneously occurring motor patterns and a tube task was examined in 15 white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar). READ MORE

3. 2. A cooperation experiment in captive white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Nora Tabea Kopsch; [2018]
   Keywords : Cognition; Cooperation; Gibbons; Hylobates; Primates; Problem-solving; Social behaviour;

   Abstract : Cooperative behaviours among individuals play a crucial role in social interactions. There is a special interest in investigating the occurrence of cooperation among apes, because this knowledge could as well shed light on evolutionary processes and help understand the origin and development of cooperation in humans and primates in general. READ MORE