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Which hand is right? Mouse lemurs and the evolution of handedness
09.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Although certainly not the most invested-in of questions in the quest for uncovering primate origins, the understanding of manual lateralization has certainly proved to be interesting (and, arguably, important). As are many topics in primate origins research, the evolutionary path of manual lateralization (handedness, or right versus left handed) is not clear. Many attempts have [...]
Frontal fusion
07.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

This is the first installment of my primate evolution research ’series’. Because I understand that not everybody knows a great deal about primates, especially their evolution, and even more generally the vocabulary of evolutionary biologists, I will attempt to make this as digestible as I can (and hopefully interesting!).
The article I’m focusing on in this [...]