Biology of earthworms [electronic resource] / Ayten Karaca, editor.
Earthworms, which belong to the order Oligochaeta, comprise roughly 3,000 species grouped into five families. Earthworms have been called 'ecosystem engineers'; much like human engineers, they change the structure of their environments. Earthworms are very versatile and are found in nearly...
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Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,
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| Series: | Soil biology ;
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Table of Contents:
- Biology of Earthworms; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Antimicrobial Vermipeptides: From Methods to Characteristics; Chapter 2: Optimizing Earthworm Sampling in Ecosystems; Chapter 3: Earthworms and Soil Structure; Chapter 4: Comparative Anatomy of the Calciferous Gland of Lumbricid Earthworms; Chapter 5: Reproduction of Earthworms: Sexual Selection and Parthenogenesis; Chapter 6: The Earthworm Inoculation Unit Technique: Development and Use in Soil Improvement Over Two Decades; Chapter 7: Controlled Cultivation of Endogeic and Anecic Earthworms.