Introduction

Nectaries and Nectar

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-18

  Pacini, Ettore ^a   Nicolson, Susan W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 70349596008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5937-7_1     Document Type: Editorial

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