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Biomechanics of anther opening

  1. Scott Grandison

Article first published online: 5 NOV 2012

DOI: 10.1111/nph.12025

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 196, Issue 4, pages 961–962, December 2012

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Grandison, S. (2012), Biomechanics of anther opening. New Phytologist, 196: 961–962. doi: 10.1111/nph.12025

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  1. School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

*(tel +44 (0)1603 59 3260; email s.grandison@uea.ac.uk)

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  1. Issue published online: 5 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 5 NOV 2012

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