Population studies on the land planarian Artioposthia triangulata (Dendy) at natural and horticultural sites in New Zealand

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Christensen, Ole M ^a   Mather, Janice G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Artioposthia triangulata; Horticultural sites; Land planarian; Lumbricid earthworms; Natural sites; New Zealand flatworm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003261414     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(97)00049-8     Document Type: Article

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