Chimpanzee and human cultures

Current Anthropology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 591-614

  Boesch, Christophe ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0000692743     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/204785     Document Type: Article

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