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Relative (Un)Importance of Introduced Animals as Pollinators and Dispersers of Native Plants

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Biological Invasions in New Zealand

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

    D. Kelly, J. J. Ladley & R. J. McKenzie

  2. Ecology, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    A. W. Robertson

  3. School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

    S. H. Anderson

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Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J., Anderson, S.H., McKenzie, R.J. (2006). Relative (Un)Importance of Introduced Animals as Pollinators and Dispersers of Native Plants. In: Allen, R.B., Lee, W.G. (eds) Biological Invasions in New Zealand. Ecological Studies, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30023-6_15

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