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The Amazonian root holoparasite Lophophytum mirabile (Balanophoraceae) and its pollinators and herbivores

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Finn Borchsenius  and
Jens Mogens Olesen
Finn Borchsenius
Affiliation:
Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, 68 Nordlandsvej, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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Keywords

AmazonasBalanophoraceaebeetle pollinationEcuadorLophophytum mirabileNeotropicsrain forest
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Short Communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 1990 , pp. 501 - 505
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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