An adapted method for sampling earthworms at night in wildlife studies

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 852-858

  Duriez, Olivier ^a   Ferrand, Yves ^a   Binet, Françoise ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Eurasian woodcock; France; Lumbricids; Nocturnal predators; Prey availability; Sampling method; Scolopax ruticola

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746326826     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[852:AAMFSE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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