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How and When Do Chimpanzees Acquire the Ability to Imitate?

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    Tetsuro Matsuzawa Ph.D. (Professor), Masaki Tomonaga Ph.D. (Associate Professor) & Masayuki Tanaka Ph.D. (Assistant Professor) (Professor),  (Associate Professor) &  (Assistant Professor)

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Myowa-Yamakoshi, M. (2006). How and When Do Chimpanzees Acquire the Ability to Imitate?. In: Matsuzawa, T., Tomonaga, M., Tanaka, M. (eds) Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-30248-4_14

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