Apes and the Evolution of Language: Taking Stock of 40 Years of Research

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lyn, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ape; Artificial communication; Chimpanzee; Evolution of language; Language

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EID: 84925012764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199738182.013.0019     Document Type: Chapter

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