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Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition
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Original Articles

Right paw foraging bias in wild black bear (Ursus americanus kermodei)

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Pages 471-478 | Received 20 Jan 2010, Accepted 31 Mar 2010, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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