Categorization in monkeys and chimpanzees

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Spinozzi, Giovanna ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Development; Human infant; Matching to sample; Monkey; Same different relationship; Sorting behavior

Indexed keywords

CHIMPANZEE; COGNITION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030050514     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00030-5     Document Type: Review

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