The difficulty of reducing introduced wasp (vespula vulgaris) populations for conservation gains

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-63

  Beggs, J R ^a   Toft, R J ^b   Malham, J P ^c   Rees, J S ^b   Tilley, J A V ^a   Moller, H ^b   Alspach, P ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080 Sulfluramid; Invasions; Vespula vulgaris; Wasp

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745532389     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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