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Original Article

Distribution of Paw Preference in Mongrel and Tortoise-Shell Cats and the Relation of Hemispheric Weight to Paw Preference: Sexual Dimorphism in Palw use and its Relation to Hemispheric Weight

Pages 199-212 | Received 27 Apr 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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