Native and exotic species of terrestrial earthworms (Oligochaeta) in Taiwan with reference to Northeast Asia

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-294

  Tsai, Chu Fa ^a   Shen, Huei Ping ^a   Tsai, Su Chen ^a  

^a ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Distribution; Endemism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034287757     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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