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. 2013 May 14;110(20):E1837.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1303627110. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

Chimpanzee responders still behave like rational maximizers

Keith Jensen, Josep Call, Michael Tomasello
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Chimpanzee responders still behave like rational maximizers

Keith Jensen et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Chimpanzees play the ultimatum game.
    Proctor D, Williamson RA, de Waal FB, Brosnan SF. Proctor D, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 5;110(6):2070-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220806110. Epub 2013 Jan 14. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23319633 Free PMC article.

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