The naturalisation of banyan figs (ficus spp., moraceae) and their pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-110

  Gardner, Rhys O ^a   Early, John W ^a  

^a Auckland Institute and Museum   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ficus macrophylla; Ficus rubiginosa; Moraceae; Naturalised plants; New records; New Zealand flora; Pleistodontes froggatti; Pleistodontes imperialism Agaonidae; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000101789     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1996.10412697     Document Type: Article

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