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Ecology

Prevalence of legitimate pollinators and nectar robbers and the consequences for fruit set in an Antirrhinum majus hybrid zone

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Pages 80-92 | Received 18 May 2018, Accepted 29 Oct 2018, Published online: 04 Dec 2018

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