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The Importance of Nearby Forest to Known and Potential Pollinators of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineënsis Jacq.; Areceaceae) in southern Costa Rica

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Mayfield, M.M. The Importance of Nearby Forest to Known and Potential Pollinators of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineënsis Jacq.; Areceaceae) in southern Costa Rica. Econ Bot 59, 190–196 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2005)059[0190:TIONFT]2.0.CO;2

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