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  • Nectar Production
  • Extrafloral Nectary
  • Floral Nectar
  • Nectar Volume
  • Nectar Secretion

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Pacini, E., Nepi, M. (2007). Nectar production and presentation. In: Nicolson, S.W., Nepi, M., Pacini, E. (eds) Nectaries and Nectar. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5937-7_4

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