Ecohistological investigation of the feeding behaviour of the enchytraeid Enchytraeus coronatus (annelida, oligochaeta)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-133

  Reichert, A ^a   Mothes Wagner, U ^b   Seitz, K A ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Annelida; Enchytraeids; Feeding behaviour; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; OLIGOCHAETE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; ENCHYTRAEUS CORONATUS; PENICILLIUM; SAMBUCA NIGRA;

EID: 0029729840     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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