Digestive carbohydrases in two epigeic earthworm species of the Kerguelen Islands (Subantarctic)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 417-427

  Prat, Pascale ^a   Charrier, Marryvonne ^a   Deleporte, Simone ^b   Frenot, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Carbohydrases; Dendrodrilus rubidus tenuis; Enzyme activity; Gut; Microscolex kerguelensis; Oligochaeta

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIGESTION; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; DENDRODRILUS RUBIDUS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MICROSCOLEX KERGUELENSIS; OLIGOCHAETA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0036060672     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00149     Document Type: Article

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