The sources of skill in seriating cups in children, monkeys and apes

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 118-131

  Fragaszy, Dorothy M ^a   Galloway, Amy T ^b   Johnson Pynn, Julie ^c   Brakke, Karen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036003595     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00216     Document Type: Article

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