The Physiology of Earthworms focuses on the three species of earthworms – Liimbricus terrestris, Eisenta foetida, and Allolobophora longa. Other earthworms or oligochaetes such as the fresh-water species are briefly mentioned. The topics covered include the biochemical architecture; digestion and metabolism; calciferous glands; axial field; nitrogenous excretion; water relations; respiration; physiology of regeneration; neurosecretion; nervous system; and behavior of oligochaetes. This book is a good source of information for biology students and researchers conducting work on earthworms and its different species.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781483157085 ● Editor G. A. Kerkut ● Publisher Elsevier Science ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5731058 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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