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BUTTERFLIES AND PLANTS: A STUDY IN COEVOLUTION†
Paul R. Ehrlich,
Peter H. Raven,
Paul R. Ehrlich
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Search for more papers by this authorPaul R. Ehrlich,
Peter H. Raven,
Paul R. Ehrlich
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Search for more papers by this authorPeter H. Raven
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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This work has been supported in part by National Science Foundation Grants GB-123 (Ehrlich) and GB-141 (Raven).
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