Origin and means of dispersal of cosmopolitan Pontodrilus litoralis (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae)

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Blakemore, Robert J ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Earthworm taxonomy; Global biodiversity; Littoral ecology

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODRILIDAE; ANNELIDA; MEGASCOLECIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PONTODRILUS; PONTODRILUS LITORALIS;

EID: 36249017452     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.041     Document Type: Article

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