Descent of the larynx in chimpanzees: Mosaic and multiple-step evolution of the foundations for human speech

Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 75-95

  Nishimura, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33747064036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/4-431-30248-4_5     Document Type: Chapter

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