Floral mimicry: A fascinating yet poorly understood phenomenon

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 325-330

  Roy, Bitty A ^a   Widmer, Alex ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0032775688     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(99)01445-4     Document Type: Note

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