Intrapopulation variation in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in the earthworm Aporrectodea longa

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-328

  Schmidt, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea longa; Diet; Lumbricidae; Natural abundance; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; EARTHWORM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

APORRECTODEA LONGA;

EID: 0033486220     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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