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Biogeography: are tropical species less specialised?

Ollerton, J. (2012) Biogeography: are tropical species less specialised? Current Biology. 22(21), R914-R915. 0960-9822.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: Species richness increases from the poles to the tropics, which has led to the view that interactions in tropical species are more specialised. A new study on pollinators and seed dispersers finds that tropical interactions are in fact less specialised
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany > QK926 Pollination
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH84 Biogeography
Creators: Ollerton, Jeff
Publisher: Elsevier
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Landscape and Biodiversity Research Group
Research Centres > Environment Research Group
Date: November 2012
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: R914-R915
Journal or Publication Title: Current Biology
Volume: 22
Number: 21
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.023
ISSN: 0960-9822
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: No
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4597

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