Burrowing behaviour of radio-labelled earthworms revealed by analysis of 3D-trajectories in artificial soil cores

Pedobiologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 554-559

  Bastardie, François ^a   Capowiez, Yvan ^b   Cluzeau, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

Author keywords

Burrow system; Burrowing behaviour; Earthworm; Individual tracking

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; EARTHWORM; TRACKING;

ANNELIDA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; NICODRILUS GIARDI; OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0347930475     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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