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The role of humans in the cognitive development of apes revisited

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  1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Michael Tomasello & Josep Call

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Tomasello, M., Call, J. The role of humans in the cognitive development of apes revisited. Anim Cogn 7, 213–215 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-004-0227-x

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