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MacLeod, C.E., Zilles, K., Schleicher, A., Gibson, K.R. (2002). The Cerebellum: An Asset to Hominoid Cognition. In: Galdikas, B.M.F., Briggs, N.E., Sheeran, L.K., Shapiro, G.L., Goodall, J. (eds) All Apes Great and Small. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47461-1_4
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