Identification of earthworms species in Sari Township in Northern Iran, 2007-2008

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3746-3751

  Yousefi, Z ^a   Ramezani, M ^b   Mohamadi, S Kh Akbari ^c   Mohammadpour, R A ^a   Nemati, A ^d  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Noor University   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Sari Township; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS; EARTHWORM; EARTHWORM SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; MICROSCOPICAL OBSERVATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SARI TOWNSHIP; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

FORMALDEHYDE; REFORESTATION;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

EID: 70349820787     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.3746.3751     Document Type: Article

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