Activity of the mesofauna and the macrofauna in dung patches during their decomposition process

Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-322

  Rodríguez, Idalmis ^a   Crespo, G ^a   Fraga, S ^a   Rodriguez C ^b   Prieto, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA ANIMAL   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cow dung patches; Macrofauna; Mesofauna

Indexed keywords

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0344118150     PISSN: 08640408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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