Evolution of Human Handedness, Volume 1288

Dr. William C. McGrew, Professor of Evolutionary Primatology, University of Cambridge - Biological Anthropology.Professor Dr. Wulf Schiefenhovel, Max-Planck-Society - Humanethology.Professor Linda F. Merchant, Department of Anthropology, Miami University.

• v Introduction to The Evolution of Human HandednessWilliam C. McGrew, Wulf Schiefenhövel, and Linda F. MarchantComparative1 Handedness is more than laterality: lessons from chimpanzeesLinda F. Marchant and William C. McGrew9 Laterality in the gestural communication of wild chimpanzeesCatherine Hobaiter and Richard W. Byrne17 Neuroanatomical asymmetries and handedness in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): a case for continuity in the evolution of hemispheric specializationWilliam D. HopkinsSubstrates36 The protocadherin 11X/Y (PCDH11X/Y) gene pair as determinant of cerebral asymmetry in modern Homo sapiensThomas H. Priddle and Timothy J. Crow48 Multilocus genetic models of handedness closely resemble single-locus models in explaining family data and are compatible with genome-wide association studiesJ.C. McManus, Angus Davison, and John A. L. Armour59 Laterality and the evolution of the prefronto-cerebellar system in anthropoidsJeroen B. Smaers, James Steele, Charleen R. Case, and Katrin AmuntsHuman evolution70 Primate laterality and the biology and evolution of human handedness: a review and synthesisW. Tecumseh Fitch and Stephanie N. Braccini86 Skeletal evidence for variable patterns of handedness in chimpanzees, human hunter-gatherers, and recent British populationsJay T. Stock, Meghan K. Shirley, Lauren A. Sarringhaus, Tom G. Davies, and Colin N. Shaw100 The fighting hypothesis in combat: how well does the fighting hypothesis explain human left-handed minorities?Ton G.G. Groothuis, I.C. McManus, Sara M. Schaafsma, and Reint H. Geuze110 The fighting hypothesis as an evolutionary explanation for the handedness polymorphism in humans: where are we?Charlotte Faurie and Michel RaymondModern Humans114 The nature and nurture of human infant hand preferenceJacqueline Fagard124 Laterality of handgrip strength: age- and physical training-related changes in Lithuanian schoolchildren and conscriptsJanina Tutkuviene and Wulf Schiefenhövel135 Biased semantics for right and left in 50 Indo-European and non-Indo-European languagesWulf Schiefenhövel