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Table 2 Individual forelimb preferences in sugar glider

From: Forelimb preferences in quadrupedal marsupials and their implications for laterality evolution in mammals

Subject

Sex

Age

Feeding on

Supporting of tripedal stance

Nest-material collecting

   

Non-living food

Live insects

      
   

HI

z

Pref

HI

z

Pref

HI

z

Pref

HI

z

Pref

1

M

42

−0.50

−2.50

R

−0.22

−1.17

A

−0.49

−3.26

R

−0.36

−1.61

A

2

M

25

−0.21

−0.94

A

−0.17

−0.83

A

−0.62

−4.08

R

−0.60

−2.87

R

3

M

27

−0.36

−1.71

A

0.11

0.50

A

−0.15

−0.87

A

−0.20

−0.80

A

4

M

15

−0.71

−3.54

R

−0.50

−2.89

R

−0.23

−1.46

A

–

–

–

5

M

16

0.43

1.80

L

0.39

2.19

L

0.79

5.25

L

0.76

3.60

L

6

M

13

−0.14

−0.57

A

−0.22

−1.17

A

−0.06

−0.29

A

−0.52

−2.44

R

7

M

13

0.64

3.32

L

0.50

2.89

L

0.28

1.76

A

0.12

0.40

A

8

M

12

−0.50

−2.24

R

−0.44

−2.28

R

−0.66

−4.38

R

–

–

–

9

M

6

−0.57

−2.90

R

−0.89

−5.17

R

−0.87

−5.83

R

−0.44

−2.02

R

10

M

10

0.14

0.57

A

−0.28

−1.50

A

−0.23

−1.46

A

−0.28

−1.20

A

11

M

15

0.79

3.97

L

0.56

3.24

L

0.40

2.66

L

–

–

–

12

M

6

0.21

0.94

A

0.11

0.50

A

0.57

3.79

L

0.04

0.00

A

13

F

48

0.71

3.54

L

0.67

3.83

L

0.87

5.83

L

0.84

4.00

L

14

F

46

0.43

1.80

L

0.39

2.19

L

−0.06

−0.29

A

0.60

2.87

L

15

F

45

−0.07

−0.19

A

−0.17

−0.83

A

−0.15

−0.87

A

−0.68

−3.32

R

16

F

25

−0.86

−4.35

R

−0.50

−2.89

R

−0.75

−4.96

R

−0.28

−1.20

A

17

F

26

0.21

0.94

A

0.56

3.24

L

1.00

6.71

L

0.76

3.60

L

18

F

24

0.50

2.50

L

0.61

3.62

L

0.45

2.96

L

0.52

2.44

L

19

F

17

0.79

3.97

L

0.72

4.17

L

0.70

4.38

L

0.92

4.40

L

20

F

13

0.64

3.32

L

0.61

3.62

L

0.75

4.96

L

0.68

3.32

L

21

F

8

0.79

3.97

L

−0.11

−0.50

A

0.28

1.76

A

0.12

0.40

A

22

F

10

0.43

1.80

L

0.22

1.17

A

0.40

2.66

L

–

–

–

23

F

12

0.57

2.90

L

0.44

2.28

L

0.91

6.13

L

1.00

4.80

L

  1. (HI: handedness index; z: z score, positive values indicate leftward bias, negative values indicate rightward bias; Pref: forelimb preference, L: left forelimb; R: right forelimb; A: ambipreferent. Age is given in months).