Effects of aggregative behaviour on the bioenergetics of the freshwater predatory leech Nephelopsis obscura (Erpobdellidae)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 647-659

  Smith, D E C ^a   Davies, Ronald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATIVE BEHAVIOUR; BIOENERGETICS; LEECH;

HIRUDINEA; NEPHELOPSIS OBSCURA;

EID: 0030303519     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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