Floral evolution as a figment of the imagination of pollinators

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 382-383

  Schiestl, Florian P ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^b   Raguso, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 77954816942     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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