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Structure-Function Relations of Warm Desert Plants /

For centuries biologists have been extremely interested in the structure of desert plants as examples of natural selection to harsh environmental conditions. Indeed, desert plants are frequently used as examples in many biology classes and textbooks to illustrate natural selection, but this has led...

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Main Author:	Gibson, Arthur Charles
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996.
Series:	Adaptations of desert organisms.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Ecology. Botany. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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