Influence of different food substrates on growth and reproduction of two tropical earthworm species (Pontoscolex corethrurus and Amynthas corticis)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 754-763

  García, José Antonio ^a   Fragoso, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Food quality; Growth; Oligochaeta; Plant residues; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH; PLANT RESIDUE; REPRODUCTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMYNTHAS; AMYNTHAS CORTICIS; ANNELIDA; ARAQUIS PINTOI; GLOSSOSCOLECIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA TETRAPHYLA; MEGASCOLECIDAE; MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; OLIGOCHAETA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PINUS PATULA; PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS;

EID: 0346038903     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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