Intra-specific body size determines pollination effectiveness

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Basic and Applied Ecology

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BAAE.2016.07.004
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