The forgotten pollinators – First field evidence for nectar-feeding by primarily insectivorous elephant-shrews
Pollination of plants by non-flying mammals, such as mice (Rodentia), is a rarely observed phenomenon. Previously, elephant-shrews (Macroscelidea), small African mammals looking similar to mice, but not being related to them, were believed to be purely insectivorous and occasional flower visits of e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Enviroquest Ltd.
2015-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
Online Access: | https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/349 |