The mating behaviour of the earthworm lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 783-798

  Nuutinen, Visa ^a,c   Butt, Kevin R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION BEHAVIOUR; EARTHWORM; MATING BEHAVIOUR;

ANNELIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0030812375     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05826.x     Document Type: Article

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