Lizards on Aeonium lancerottense in Lanzarote, Canary Islands: A new example of pollination by reptiles?

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Volumn 28, Issue , 2010, Pages 15-18

  Nelson, E Charles ^a,b  

^a Tippitiwitchet Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^b Esquina Soleada   (Spain)

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EID: 84883743663     PISSN: 0265086X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25223/brad.n28.2010.a3     Document Type: Article

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