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Transport of Functionally Appropriate Tools by Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)

✍ Scribed by PETER G. JUDGE; SAMANTHA BRUNO

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Weight: 628 KB
Volume: 74
Category: Article
ISSN: 0275-2565
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21987

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