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Laterality
Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition
Volume 12, 2007 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

A note on motor laterality in plains zebras (Equus burchellii) and impalas (Aepyceros melampus)

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Pages 449-457 | Received 01 Dec 2006, Published online: 22 Aug 2007
 

Abstract

This observational field study used intermittent still photography to examine the distribution of motor laterality in images of two African grazing quadruped species: plains zebras (Equus burchellii) and impalas (Aepyceros melampus). Zebra images (n=708) had a laterality index of −6.21 and a Z-score of −1.65 (p=.098). Impala images (n=318) had a laterality index of −18.87 and a Z-score of −3.36 (p=.0008). The weak left motor bias in zebras aligns with that reported in domestic horses using a related method.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Associate Professor Peter Thomson for statistical advice. They are also grateful to the following volunteer fieldwork assistants: Pascal Clair, Armand Wagner, and the team at Horizon Horseback Safaris.

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