Seed dispersal by dung beetles in Ceratocaryum pulchrum (Restionaceae): Another example of faecal mimicry in plants
Authors:
- J.J. MidgleyJMJ.J. Midgley
- J.D.M. WhiteJWJ.D.M. White
- C.H. ScholtzCSC.H. Scholtz
- S.D. JohnsonSJS.D. Johnson
Open Access
- 1 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in South African Journal of Botany
- Vol. 137, 365-368
Abstract
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Funding Information
- National Research Foundation
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