Daily activity rhythm and use of shelter in the slugs Deroceras reticulatum and Arion distinctus under laboratory conditions

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-185

  Hommay, G ^a   Lorvelec, O ^b,c   Jacky, F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

Arion distinctus; Daily activity; Deroceras reticulatum; Foraging; Locomotion; Molluscicide; Trap

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RHYTHM; AGGRESSION; SHELTER; SLUG;

ARION DISTINCTUS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0031968231     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05193.x     Document Type: Article

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