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Staheliomyces (Phallales) visited by Trigona (Apidae): melittophily in spore dispersal of an Amazonian stinkhorn?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Barbara Burr
Affiliation:
Botanisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Wilhelm Barthlott
Affiliation:
Botanisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Christian Westerkamp
Affiliation:
Botanisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

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