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  1. Department of Psychology and B.R.A.I.N. Centre for Neuroscience, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Cinzia Chiandetti & Giorgio Vallortigara

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Chiandetti, C., Vallortigara, G. Chicks’ use of geometrical and nongeometrical information in environments of different sizes. Cogn Process 7 (Suppl 1), 24–26 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-006-0050-1

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