Generalization versus specialization in plant pollination systems

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 140-143

  Johnson, Steven D ^a   Steiner, Kim E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION;

ANGIOSPERM; ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0034176731     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01811-X     Document Type: Review

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