Is tagging with visual implant elastomer a reliable technique for marking earthworms? A etiquetagem de minhocas com implante visual de elastômero é uma técnica confiável?

Visual implant elastomer (VIE) has recently been employed to investigate different aspects of earthworm ecology. However, a number of fundamental questions relating to the detection and positioning of the tag, its persistence and potential effects on earthworms remain unknown. Seven earthworm specie...

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Main Authors: Kevin Richard Butt, Maria Jesús Iglesias Briones, Christopher Nathan Lowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2009-08-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2009000800026