Breeding phenological strategies of the common woodlouse, Porcellio scaber (Isopoda: Oniscidea)

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Zimmer, Martin ^a   Kautz, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding phenology; Cohort splitting; Porcellio scaber; Sex ratio; Woodlice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002136632     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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