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Cognitive Development in Apes and Humans Assessed by Object Manipulation

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Hayashi, M., Takeshita, H., Matsuzawa, T. (2006). Cognitive Development in Apes and Humans Assessed by Object Manipulation. In: Matsuzawa, T., Tomonaga, M., Tanaka, M. (eds) Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-30248-4_24

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