Growth, reproductive biology and life cycle of the vermicomposting earthworm, Perionyx ceylanensis Mich. (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae)
- 31 October 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Bioresource Technology
- Vol. 100 (20), 4790-4796
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.004
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