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triclad

(ˈtraɪˌklæd)
n
(Animals) a (turbellarian) worm with a tripartite intestine
adj
(Zoology) (of turbellarian worms) having a tripartite intestine
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Results of such mechanisms or processes are especially frequent in triclads (Kawakatsu et al., 1983, 1984).
Polyploidy as a chromosomal component of stochastic noise: variable scalar multiples of the diploid chromosome complement in the invertebrate species Girardia schubarti from Brazil/Poliploidia como componente cromossomico de ruido estocastico: variacoes escalares multiplas do componente cromossomico diploide do invertebrado Girardia schubarti ocorrente no Brasil
Kenk R (1974) Index of the Genera and Species of the Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of the World.
Cypermethrin induced alterations on seminiferous tubules of Dugesia gonocephala, macroinvertebrate from the Chilean Altiplano/Cipermetrina induce alteraciones en los tubulos seminiferos de Dugesia gonocephala, macroinvertebrado proveniente del altiplano chileno/Cipermetrina induz alteracoes nos tubulos seminiferos de Dugesia gonocephala, macroinvertebrado proveniente do altiplano chileno
Some ecological factors and their influence on competition between stream and lake living triclads. Anita.
Seasonal diet composition of adult shovelnose sturgeon in the Middle Mississippi River
Amphimixis and pseudogamy in freshwater triclads: experimental reconstitution of polyploid pseudogamic biotypes.
Reduced male allocation in the parthenogenetic hermaphrodite Dugesia polychroa
The relationship between ration, reproductive effort and age-specific mortality in the evolution of life history strategies - some observations on freshwater triclads. Journal of Animal Ecology 46:765-781.
Avian life history evolution in relation to nest sites, nest predation, and food
Turbellarians can be divided into two major groups, with no taxonomical association: the macroturbellarians or large worms, which include triclads and polyclads, and the microturbellarians including the other turbellarian groups, the members of which are smaller.
Microturbellarians (Platyhelminthes and Acoelomorpha) in Brazil: invisible organisms?/Microturbelarios (Platyhelminthes e Acoelomorpha) no Brasil: organismos invisiveis?
For example, some invertebrates are negatively phototaxic (e.g., triclads; Thorp and Covich, 1991) and the crevices among zebra mussel shells would provide darker habitats.
Effect of Zebra Mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, on Macroinvertebrates in a Lake-outlet Stream
Age-specific mortality, to varying degrees, has been examined in studies of reproduction in freshwater triclads (Calow and Woollhead 1977) and red deer hinds (Clutton-Brock et al.
Long-term cost of reproduction with and without accelerated senescence in Callosobruchus maculatus: analysis of age-specific mortality
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