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New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 18, 1991 - Issue 2: Special Issue on Wasp Research
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An orphaned colony of the European wasp Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Australia resulting from repeated usurpation

J. P. SpradberyCSIRO Division of Entomology GPO Box 1700 CanberraACT2600, Australia
Pages 101-103 | Received 15 Aug 1990, Accepted 12 Feb 1991, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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