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The effect of moisture stress upon the hatching of Nematodirus battus larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. T. Parkin
J. T. Parkin
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh
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An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of soil moisture stress upon the hatching behaviour of Nematodirus battus. The method involved the use of polyethylene glycol solutions to maintain a steady osmotic pressure around a soil containing N. battus eggs, which were ready to hatch. Different concentrations of polyethylene glycol (creating different moisture stresses) were found to affect the numbers and the rate of egg hatching markedly.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , April 1975 , pp. 149 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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