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The Physiology of Earthworms

International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology: Zoology

1st Edition - January 1, 1963

Author: M. S. Laverack

Editor: G. A. Kerkut

eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 7 0 8 - 5

The Physiology of Earthworms focuses on the three species of earthworms — Liimbricus terrestris, Eisenta foetida, and Allolobophora longa. Other earthworms or oligochaetes such as… Read more

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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.