Causal cognition in a non-human primate: field playback experiments with Diana monkeys

@article{Zuberbhler2000CausalCI,
  title={Causal cognition in a non-human primate: field playback experiments with Diana monkeys},
  author={Klaus Zuberb{\"u}hler},
  journal={Cognition},
  year={2000},
  volume={76},
  pages={195-207}
}
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