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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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