About the evolution of cognitive ability in the Animal Kingdom and the human lineage

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  • Paul Palmqvist Spain

Abstract

The text that follows is an adaptation of the admission speech as an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Eastern Andalusia given by Paul Palmqvist Barrena, Professor of Paleontology at the University of Malaga

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2013-12-20

How to Cite

Palmqvist, P. (2013). About the evolution of cognitive ability in the Animal Kingdom and the human lineage. Encuentros En La Biología, 5(141), 101–108. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18398

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