Seed dispersal effectiveness revisited: a conceptual review.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2010-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03402.xPMID 20673283
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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