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excavatus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta) for vermicomposting in Southern Africa in terms of
their temperature requirement. Soil Biol Biochem 24:1295–1307
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pp 259–322
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materials. Bioresour Technol 98(6):1231–1237
Suthar S (2009) Growth and fecundity of earthworms: Perionyx excavatus and Perionyx
sansibaricus in cattle waste solids. The Environmentalist 29(1):78–84
Tian G, Brussaard L, Kang BT (1993) Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical
compositions under humid tropical conditions: effects on soil fauna. Soil Biol Biochem 25
(6):731–737
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earthworm communities, litter decomposition and nutrient status. Soil Biol Biochem
24:1459–1466
Olive PJW, Clark RB (1978) Physiology of reproduction. In: Mill PJ (ed) Physiology of annelids.
Academic, London, pp 271–368
Parthasarathi K (2007) Life cycle of Lampito mauritii (Kinberg) in comparison with Eudrilus
eugeniae (Kinberg) cultured in different substrates. J Environ Biol 28:803–812
Perrier E (1872) Recherches pour server a ‘1’ histoire des lombriciens terrestris. Nouvelles Archives
du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris 8:5–198
Prakash M, Jayakumar M, Karmegam N (2008) Physicochemical characteristics and fungal flora in
the casts of the earthworm P. Ceylanensis Mich reared in Polyalthia longifolia leaf litter. J Appl
Sci Res 4:53–57
Reinecke AJ, Viljoen SA (1993) Effects of worm density on growth and cocoon production of the
African nightcrawler (Eudrilus eugeniae) Oligochaeta. Eur J Soil Biol 29(1):29–34
Reinecke AJ, Viljoen SA, Saayman RJ (1992) The suitability of Eudrilus eugeniae, Perionyx
excavatus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta) for vermicomposting in Southern Africa in terms of
their temperature requirement. Soil Biol Biochem 24:1295–1307
Reynolds JW, Wetzel MJ (2004) Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America
north of Mexico. Megadrilogica 9:71–98
Satchell JE (1967) Lumbricidae. In: Burgess A, Raw F (eds) Soil biology. Academic Press, London,
pp 259–322
Savigny E (1826) Enterion chloroticum. Mém Acad Sci Inst France 5:183
Stephenson J (1930) The Oligochaeta. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Suthar S (2007) Vermicomposting potential of Perionyx sansibaricus (Perrier) in different waste
materials. Bioresour Technol 98(6):1231–1237
Suthar S (2009) Growth and fecundity of earthworms: Perionyx excavatus and Perionyx
sansibaricus in cattle waste solids. The Environmentalist 29(1):78–84
Tian G, Brussaard L, Kang BT (1993) Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical
compositions under humid tropical conditions: effects on soil fauna. Soil Biol Biochem 25
(6):731–737
11 Growth and Reproductive Biology of Earthworms in Organic Waste Breakdown. . .
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