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Gelasimus borealis Handedness

Summary

Expected handedness for Gelasimus borealis is 95% or more right-handed

Observed handedness (based on raw totals across all data sets) is 94.83% right-handed, 5.17% left-handed

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

handedness data for Gelasimus borealis

Data

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ReferenceRight CountLeft CountRight %Left %Notes
Rosenberg (2000)4730.9400.060
Barnwell (1982)401.0000.000
Barnwell (1982)301.0000.000
Barnwell (1982)3530.9210.079
Barnwell (1982)101.0000.000
Barnwell (1982)7530.9620.038