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Original Articles

Flower and fruit herbivory in a population of Centaurea scabiosa (Asteraceae): Importance of population size and isolation

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Pages 45-48 | Received 04 Jun 2002, Accepted 03 Sep 2002, Published online: 23 Mar 2016

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