Primate Cognition

Primate Cognition
ISBN-10
0195106245
ISBN-13
9780195106244
Category
Medical
Pages
517
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Michael Tomasello, Josep Call

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This book reviews all that is scientifically known about the cognitive skills of non-human primates and assesses the current state of our knowledge.

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