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Austruca perplexa Handedness

Summary

Expected handedness for Austruca perplexa is 50% right-handed and 50% left-handed

Observed handedness (based on raw totals across all data sets) is 51.16% right-handed, 48.84% left-handed

The following figure displays the left and right counts for each individual data set.

handedness data for Austruca perplexa

Data

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ReferenceRight CountLeft CountRight %Left %Notes
Jones & George (1982)56530.5100.490Right/left counts derived from reported totals and proportions
Rosenberg (2000)201.0000.000
Yamaguchi (1994)14170.4520.548
Jaroensutasinee & Jaroensutasinee (2004)60560.5170.483