The ecology of Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller) (Oligochaeta, Lumbriculidae) in Newfoundland
Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller) is reported from Newfoundland and Labrador in asexual populations with occasional sexual individuals. The life history of a population inhabiting a temporary pool at Logy Bay is described. The season of maximum regeneration is shown to be the first 4 months of the yea...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1971
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-049 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-049 |
| Summary: | Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller) is reported from Newfoundland and Labrador in asexual populations with occasional sexual individuals. The life history of a population inhabiting a temporary pool at Logy Bay is described. The season of maximum regeneration is shown to be the first 4 months of the year and the adaptive significance of this is discussed. The possibility that the regeneration season of the species may be only a period of reduced juvenile mortality is discussed. |
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