Studying Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) in South Africa Author(s): T.C. Nxele , S. Lamani , G.J. Measey , A.J. Armstrong , J.D. Plisko , S. Willows-Munro , C. Janion-Scheepers and J.R.U. Wilson Source: African Invertebrates, 56(3):779-806. Published By: KwaZulu-Natal Museum DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5733/afin.056.0319 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.5733/afin.056.0319 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/ page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non- commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. African Invertebrates Vol. 56 (3): 779–806 Pietermaritzburg 29 December 2015 Studying earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) in South Africa T.C. Nxele1*, S. Lamani2,3, G.J. Measey2, A.J. Armstrong4, J.D. Plisko1,5, S. Willows-Munro5, C. Janion-Scheepers2,3,6 and J.R.U. Wilson2,3 1KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Private Bag 9070, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 South Africa;
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