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Empirical maximum lifespan of earthworms is twice that of mice

We considered a Gompertzian model for the population dynamics of Eisenia andrei case-cohorts in artificial OECD soil under strictly controlled conditions. The earthworm culture was kept between 18 and 22°C at a constant pH of 5.0. In all, 77 lumbricids were carefully followed for almost 9 years, unt...

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Autores principales: Mulder, Christian, Baerselman, Rob, Posthuma, Leo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19424841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-007-9037-9