Deep flowers for long tongues

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 259-260

  Nilsson, L A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; INSECT; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PLANT; TONGUE;

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EID: 0031749338     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01359-7     Document Type: Article

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