How Does Mimulus verbenaceus (Phrymaceae) Set Seed in the Absence of Pollinators?
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Patterns of evolution in western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae).
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolutionary Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0071-3260,1934-2845
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-008-9031-x