Plant fertilization: Maximizing reproductive success

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a   Sprunck, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84862704382     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.048     Document Type: Short Survey

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