Primate culture and social learning

Cognitive Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 477-508

  Whiten, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000777772     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2403_6     Document Type: Article

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