What Is the Significance of Imitation in Animals?

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue C, 2000, Pages 215-245

  Heyes, Cecilia M ^a   Ray, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22844454027     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(08)60106-0     Document Type: Article

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