Competitive interactions affect the growth of Aporrectodea caliginosa and Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) in single- and mixed-species laboratory cultures

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 142-150

  Eriksen Hamel, Nikita S ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Container shape; Earthworms; Growth rate; Population density

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 34249651334     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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