Development of precision grips in chimpanzees

Developmental Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-43

  Butterworth, George ^a   Itakura, Shoji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032044850     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00010     Document Type: Article

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