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Sociocognitive Development in Chimpanzees: A Synthesis of Laboratory Work and Fieldwork

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Matsuzawa, T. (2006). Sociocognitive Development in Chimpanzees: A Synthesis of Laboratory Work and Fieldwork. In: Matsuzawa, T., Tomonaga, M., Tanaka, M. (eds) Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-30248-4_1

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