Jaw anatomy of the blood-sucking leeches, Hirudinea Limnatis nilotica and Hirudo medicinalis, and its relationship to their feeding habits

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-127

  Orevi, Miriam ^a   Eldor, Amiram ^b   Giguzin, Ida ^a   Rigbi, Meir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hirudo medicinalis; Leech feeding; Leech jaws; Limnatis nilotica

Indexed keywords

HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; LIMNATIS NILOTICA;

EID: 0033971739     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900001114     Document Type: Article

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