A framework for comparing pollinator performance: effectiveness and efficiency

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society

• Publication date

  2009-12-09

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00108.xPMID 20015317
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