Use of a tool-set by capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
โ Scribed by Gregory Charles Westergaard; Stephen J. Suomi
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 263 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-8332
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