Burrowing behaviour of the New Zealand indigenous earthworm Octochaetus multiporus (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-97

  Springett, J A ^a   Gray, R A J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROWING BEHAVIOUR; EARTHWORM;

NEW ZEALAND;

OCTOCHAETUS MULTIPORUS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0031696817     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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