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Intelligence in Corvids and Apes: A Case of Convergent Evolution?

  1. Amanda Seed1,
  2. Nathan Emery2,
  3. Nicola Clayton3

Article first published online: 15 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01644.x

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Ethology

Volume 115, Issue 5, pages 401–420, May 2009

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Seed, A., Emery, N. and Clayton, N. (2009), Intelligence in Corvids and Apes: A Case of Convergent Evolution?. Ethology, 115: 401–420. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01644.x

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  1. 1

     Department of Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

  2. 2

     School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

  3. 3

     Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

*Nicola Clayton, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB23EB, UK. E-mail: nsc22@cam.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 15 APR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 15 APR 2009
  3. Received: November 13, 2008 Initial acceptance: December 26, 2008 Final acceptance: February 15, 2009 (M. Taborsky)

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