Diurnal rhythm and effect of temperature on oxygen consumption in earthworms, Amynthas gracilis and Pontoscolex corethrurus

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 737-744

  Shu, Chun Chuang ^a   Lee, Hsinyu ^a   Jiun, Hong Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OLIGOCHAETA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

AMYNTHAS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS;

EID: 4644280295     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.96     Document Type: Article

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