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New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 18, 1991 - Issue 2: Special Issue on Wasp Research
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Vespulid wasps at the upper forest margin in Tongariro National Park—a threat to the native biota?

R. A. FordhamDepartment of Botany and ZoologyMassey UniversityPalmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 151-153 | Received 12 Sep 1990, Accepted 20 Nov 1990, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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