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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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The contact separation force of the fruit burrs from five plant taxa dispersing by epizoochory

Elena V. GorbFunctional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany; View further author information
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Sisi YangFunctional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany; ;Johnson and Johnson Medical, Norderstedt, GermanyView further author information
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Jörg PrieweJohnson and Johnson Medical, Norderstedt, GermanyView further author information
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Stanislav N. GorbFunctional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 38-48 | Received 11 Sep 2018, Accepted 11 Dec 2018, Published online: 21 Jan 2019

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