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Kanting processes in the chimpanzee: What (and who) really counts?

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Sarah T. Boysen
Sarah T. Boysen
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Primate Cognition Project, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 580
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