Marking earthworms for release-recapture studies using the trace element rubidium

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Hamou, Mostafa Ben ^a   Kulhánek, Aleš ^b   Lacombe, Simon ^c   Whalen, Joann K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apporectodea turgida; Earthworm; Marking technique; Rubidium; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APORRECTODEA TURGIDA;

EID: 33846877590     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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