Types, evolution and significance of plant - Animal interactions

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-101

  Pacini, Ettore ^a   Viegi, Lucia ^b   Franchi, Gian Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84867961402     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-008-0005-9     Document Type: Article

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