The effects of feeding regime on the growth and reproduction of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 563-568

  Davies, Ronald W ^a   McLoughlin, Nathan J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; FECUNDITY; FEEDING; MEDICINAL LEECH; SEXUAL MATURITY;

HIRUDINEA; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS;

EID: 0030303505     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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