Leaf litter-colonizing microbiota: Supplementary food source or indicator of food quality for Porcellio scaber (Isopoda: Oniscidea)?

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Zimmer, Martin ^a,b   Kautz, Guido ^a   Topp, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestion; Leaf litter colonizing microbiota; Microbial activity; Nutrition; Terrestrial isopods

Indexed keywords

ISOPODA; MICROBIOTA; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 2342514220     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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