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Reproductive ecology of the endangered enigmatic Mauritian endemic Roussea simplex (Rousseaceae)

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2009
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Hansen, D. M., & Mueller, C. B. (2009). Reproductive ecology of the endangered enigmatic Mauritian endemic Roussea simplex (Rousseaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences, 170, 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1086/593050

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Roussea simplex is the sole member of the endemic family Rousseaceae from Mauritius. Once widespread and locally common on Mauritius, today R. simplex is critically endangered, with 85-90 known remaining individuals in a few scattered populations. We documented the unusual flowering and fruiting phenology and studied the pollination and seed dispersal ecology of R. simplex in the accessible flowering and fruiting populations. Endemic diurnal Phelsuma cepediana geckos were the only pollinators and the only animals eating the pulp and d

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  • Hansen, Dennis M
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  • Mueller, Christine B
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170

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1

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42

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52

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English

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2009

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2012-07-16

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1058-5893

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Hansen, D. M., & Mueller, C. B. (2009). Reproductive ecology of the endangered enigmatic Mauritian endemic Roussea simplex (Rousseaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences, 170, 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1086/593050

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