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Article Addendum

To Bee or not to Bee, this is the Question … The Inborn Numerical Competence of Humans and Honeybees

The inborn numerical competence of humans and honeybees

Pages 594-597 | Received 27 May 2011, Accepted 27 May 2011, Published online: 01 Sep 2011

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