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. 2002 Nov;156(2):137-139.
doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00522.x.

Fruits, frugivores and the evolutionary arms race

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Fruits, frugivores and the evolutionary arms race

Joshua J Tewksbury. New Phytol. 2002 Nov.
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Keywords: coevolution; frugivores; fruits; plant-animal interactions; variance.

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