Developing classification in action: II. Young chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Human Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-139

  Spinozzi, G ^a   Natale, F ^a   Langer, J ^b   Schlesinger, M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Development; Object manipulation; Pan troglodytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0032322763     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02439390     Document Type: Article

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