Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in body tissue mucus of feeding and fasting earthworms (Lumbricus festivus)

Oecologia

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-15

  Schmidt, Olaf ^a   Scrimgeour, Charles M ^b   Curry, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon turnover; Diet; Earthworms; Mucus; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICUS FESTIVUS;

EID: 0032904775     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050697     Document Type: Article

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