Effects of adult Lumbricus terrestris on cocoons and hatchlings in Evans' boxes

Pedobiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 343-349

  Grigoropoulou, Niki ^a   Butt, Kevin R ^a   Lowe, Christopher N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrow; Earthworm; Growth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BURROW; COCOON; EARTHWORM; GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SOIL PROFILE; SURVIVAL;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 41449108544     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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