Sugar Composition of Nectars and Fruits Consumed by Birds and Bats in the Tropics and Subtropics 1

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• Publication year

  1998

• Venue

  Biotropica

• Publication date

  1998-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00097.x
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