Synchrony of pollinators and plants in the winter rainfall area of South Africa—observations from a drought year

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 55-57

  Mayer, Carolin ^a   Kuhlmann, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 85008770486     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190409519162     Document Type: Article

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