Food quality affects production of Lumbricus terrestris (L.) under controlled environmental conditions

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2169-2175

  Butt, Kevin Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing effects; Cocoon viability; Earthworm; Growth; Laboratory culture; Lumbricus terrestris; Reproduction; Sperm storage; VIE tagging

Indexed keywords

AGEING EFFECTS; COCOON VIABILITY; EARTHWORM; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; REPRODUCTION; SPERM STORAGE; VIE TAGGING;

ANIMALS;

MANURES;

ADULT; AGING; COCOON; DECIDUOUS TREE; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF; MANURE; MATURATION; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SPERM; TAGGING; VERMICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 80051668915     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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