Pollination by ants: consequences of the quantitative effects on a mutualistic system

J. M. Gómez; R. Zamora

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Pollination by ants: consequences of the quantitative effects on a mutualistic system

J. M. Gómez R. Zamora

Oecologia Vol. 91 No. 3 pp. 410-418 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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J. M. Gómez, R. Zamora (1992). Pollination by ants: consequences of the quantitative effects on a mutualistic system. Oecologia, 91(3), 410-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00317631

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