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A scientific note on new insights in the pollination of guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis)

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The authors thank Eduardo Almeida and Leandro Mattos Santos for identifying the bees.

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  1. Entomology Laboratory—Embrapa Western Amazon, Rodovia AM-010, Km 29, Zona Rural, C.P. 319, 69010-970, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Cristiane Krug, Marcos Vinicius Bastos Garcia & Flávia Batista Gomes

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Note scientifique: nouvelles perspectives dans la pollinisation du guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis)

Eine wissenschaftliche Notiz über neue Erkenntnisse bei der Bestäubung von Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis)

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Krug, C., Garcia, M.V.B. & Gomes, F.B. A scientific note on new insights in the pollination of guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis). Apidologie 46, 164–166 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-014-0304-3

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