Life history characteristics of Lumbricus terrestris and effects of the veterinary antiparasitic compounds ivermectin and fenbendazole

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 927-936

  Svendsen, Tina S ^a   Hansen, Poul Einer ^a   Sommer, Christian ^b   Martinussen, Torben ^a   Grønvold, Jørn ^a   Holter, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle dung; Drug residues; Earthworm; Ecotoxicology; Fenbendazole; Ivermectin; Leslie matrix model; Lumbricidae; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG THERAPY; ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION; SOLID WASTES;

CATTLE; COCOON; EARTHWORMS; REPRODUCTIVE RATES;

SOILS;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; PASTURE;

BOS TAURUS; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 14644405600     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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