The Physiology Of Earthworms

Author : M. S. Laverack
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483157085

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The Physiology of Earthworms by M. S. Laverack Pdf

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.

Author : M S Laverack
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1341767760

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The Physiology of Earthworms by M S Laverack Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : M S Laverack
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013607961

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The Physiology of Earthworms by M S Laverack Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Clive A. Edwards,P.J. Bohlen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0412561603

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Biology and Ecology of Earthworms by Clive A. Edwards,P.J. Bohlen Pdf

Describes earthworm community ecology, interactions between earthworms and microorganisms and the importance of earthworms in environmental management

Author : Clive Arthur Edwards,J. R. Lofty
Publisher : Chapman & Hall
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0412149508

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Biology of Earthworms by Clive Arthur Edwards,J. R. Lofty Pdf

Examines the earthworm through morphology, taxonomy, biology, physiology and looks at its environmental role

Author : C.A. Edwards,J. R. Lofty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489969125

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Biology of Earthworms by C.A. Edwards,J. R. Lofty Pdf

Author : Patricia Lauber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Earthworms
ISBN : 0590108603

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Earthworms, Underground Farmers by Patricia Lauber Pdf

Describes the physiology of the earthworm and the useful services it performs for man.

Author : Clive A. Edwards
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781420039719

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Earthworm Ecology by Clive A. Edwards Pdf

Earthworm Ecology, Second Edition updates the most comprehensive work available on earthworm ecology with extensive revisions of the original chapters. New chapters analyze the history of earthworm research, the importance of earthworms as representatives of soil fauna and how they affect plant growth, the effects of the invasion of exotic earthworms into North America and other regions, and vermiculture and vermicomposting in Europe.This well-illustrated, expansive study examines the important and often overlooked impact earthworms have on the environment. It discusses the impact of climate, soil properties, predation, disease and parasitism, and competition upon earthworm ecology.

Author : C.S.K. Mishra,Suryasikha Samal
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781527564183

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Rediscovering Earthworms by C.S.K. Mishra,Suryasikha Samal Pdf

This book is a concise and well-illustrated treatment of the conventional knowledge and modern utilities of earthworms. The first two chapters deal with earthworm morphology, food relationship, behavior, functional role, interaction with soil biota, and the influence of environmental factors. Earthworms found in the tropics and sub-tropics are also discussed in this section. The third chapter provides a good account of utilizing species of worms to produce high value manure through vermitechnology and its application in agriculture. The nutritional and medicinal values of earthworms are illustrated in the fourth chapter, while the fifth c provides information on how earthworms are used successfully as indicators of ecological perturbations, soil quality and for remediation of contaminated soils. The book will immensely benefit students, faculty and researchers in biological, agricultural and environmental sciences. It is also a source of information for anyone interested in knowing more about earthworms.

Author : Nathan Russell Harrington
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104238543

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The Calciferous Glands of the Earthworm by Nathan Russell Harrington Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:24503282606

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The Formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Charles Darwin Pdf

Author : J. Satchell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400959651

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Earthworm Ecology by J. Satchell Pdf

'Darwin cleared: official' This 1982 Times (7 January) head line of a first leader, reporting the astonishing case brought in Arkansas against compulsory teaching of a biblical account of creation, hopefully set at rest doubts about Darwin in the minds of a public confused by media presentations of such unfamiliar concepts as punctuated equilibria, cladism and phenetics. Mud sticks, but Darwin's perturbed ghost may have found some consolation in the concurrent celebrations at Grange-over-Sands, a modest township in Cumbria, UK, of the centenary of the publication of his less controversial book The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. In the form of a symposium on earthworm ecology, this attracted some 150 participants, predominantly adrenalin-charged research workers in the full heat of peer-group interaction. This book comprises a selection of the more ecologically oriented papers contributed to the symposium, brutally edited in the interests of brevity and thematic continuity. The book opens with an appraisal of Darwin's earthworm work in its historical and philosophical context and relates his views on 'vegetable mould' to current concepts of humus formation. Thereafter, quotations from Darwin made out of piety have been rigorously excluded. Subsequent sections each comprise a review chapter and two or three 'case studies' presenting new data on a related topic.

Author : R W Sims,B M Gerard
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004611405

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Earthworms by R W Sims,B M Gerard Pdf

Author : Kevin Butt
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789148213

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Worm by Kevin Butt Pdf

A richly illustrated celebration of the mysterious world of worms in science and culture. This book celebrates the mysterious world of worms from gardens to toothaches and beyond. Kevin Butt introduces all manner of worms, including many that bear only superficial resemblance to our limbless, sinuous friends in the dirt. To trace the intimate history between worms and people, he discusses worms that live in bodies, soil, and water as well as worms from literature and mythology. Throughout the ages, worms have been portrayed as benign, even beautiful, yet at other times spitefully ostracized as deadly creatures. This richly illustrated book looks at the microscopic and the very large indeed, asking what the future holds for both human- and worm-kind.

Author : J. Scott Turner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674044494

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The Extended Organism by J. Scott Turner Pdf

Can the structures that animals build--from the humble burrows of earthworms to towering termite mounds to the Great Barrier Reef--be said to live? However counterintuitive the idea might first seem, physiological ecologist Scott Turner demonstrates in this book that many animals construct and use structures to harness and control the flow of energy from their environment to their own advantage. Building on Richard Dawkins's classic, The Extended Phenotype, Turner shows why drawing the boundary of an organism's physiology at the skin of the animal is arbitrary. Since the structures animals build undoubtedly do physiological work, capturing and channeling chemical and physical energy, Turner argues that such structures are more properly regarded not as frozen behaviors but as external organs of physiology and even extensions of the animal's phenotype. By challenging dearly held assumptions, a fascinating new view of the living world is opened to us, with implications for our understanding of physiology, the environment, and the remarkable structures animals build.