Exploitation of pointing as a referential gesture in young children, but not adolescent chimpanzees

Cognitive Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-461

  Povinelli, Daniel J ^a   Reaux, James E ^b   Bierschwale, Donna T ^b   Allain, Ashley D ^b   Simon, Bridgett B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001041532     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(97)90017-4     Document Type: Article

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