Seasonal population dynamics of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in the field

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 329, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 912-915

  Monroy, Fernando ^a   Aira, Manuel ^a   Domínguez, Jorge ^a   Velando, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age classes; Earthworms; Mating activity; Population dynamics; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COCOON; EARTHWORM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EISENIA FOETIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MATING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; MANURE; OLIGOCHAETA; POPULATION; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICIDAE;

EID: 33750170966     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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