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New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 18, 1991 - Issue 2: Special Issue on Wasp Research
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Effect of introduced social wasps on the standing crop of honeydew in New Zealand beech forests

H. MollerDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
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J. A. V. TilleyDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
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B. W. ThomasDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
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P. D. GazeDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
Pages 171-179 | Received 15 Apr 1991, Accepted 17 Apr 1991, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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