It's raining fragrant nectar in the Caatinga: evidence of nectar olfactory signaling in bat-pollinated flowers.

Ecology

Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil.

Published: March 2020

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