Floral evolution: Spurred on by pollinators

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-4

  Ennos, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUILEGIA; BEE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN;

ANIMALS; AQUILEGIA; BEES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN;

EID: 37349110273     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801061     Document Type: Note

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