A review of the status of the New Zealand flatworm in the UK

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 597-614

  Cannon, R J C ^a   Baker, R H A ^a   Taylor, M C ^a   Moore, J P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthioposthia; Arthurdendyus triangulatus; Biology; Earthworm ecology; Ecology and distribution; Flatworms; Pest status and environmental impact; Terrestrial planarians

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; POPULATION GROWTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHIOPOSTHIA; ARTHURDENDYUS TRIANGULATUS; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0033402696     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb00892.x     Document Type: Review

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