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New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 12, 1985 - Issue 4
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A derivative of the orb web and its evolutionary significance

Lyn M. Forster Otago Museum, Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
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R. R. Forster Otago Museum, Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 455-465 | Received 02 Feb 1985, Accepted 19 Apr 1985, Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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