Allyl isothiocyanate: An alternative chemical expellant for sampling earthworms

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-95

  Zaborski, Edmond R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allyl isothiocyanate; Chemical expellant; Earthworms; Formalin; Hand sorting; Sampling

Indexed keywords

APORRECTODEA TUBERCULATA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0037211639     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(02)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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