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  • Abrahamson, W. G. 1989. Plant-animal interactions. McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, USA.
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  • _____. 1988a. Limits to fruit production in a monoecious fig: consequences of an obligate mutualism. Ecology 69:207-214.
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