Non-flying mammals as pollinators

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 104-108

  Carthew, S M ^a   Goldingay, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; MARSUPIAL; POLLINATION; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0031081925     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(96)10067-7     Document Type: Review

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