Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 37.1, Problem 4R
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The importance of various types of fruits in their seed dispersal and survival.
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Fruit, in
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