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Development of Joint Attention in Infant Chimpanzees

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Okamoto-Barth, S., Tomonaga, M. (2006). Development of Joint Attention in Infant Chimpanzees. In: Matsuzawa, T., Tomonaga, M., Tanaka, M. (eds) Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-30248-4_10

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