African pollination studies: Where are the gaps?

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-28

  Rodger, James Gordon ^a   Balkwill, Kevin ^a   Gemmill, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Environment Liaison Centre International   (Kenya)

Author keywords

African studies; Biodiversity; Breeding system; Crop pollination; Pollination syndrome; Pollinator conservation; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744446336     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT20045     Document Type: Review

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