Leeches (Hirudinea): Their Structure, Physiology, Ecology by K. H. Mann,G. A. Kerkut

By K. H. Mann,G. A. Kerkut

Leeches (Hirudinea): Their constitution, body structure, Ecology and Embryology provides a concise account of the titanic wisdom, fairly within the realm of body structure of the Hirudinea.

The textual content offers a number of the points of the lifetime of leeches (Hirudenea). the 1st 3 chapters are dedicated to the survey of the various households of leeches and the outline of Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal leech). The physiological points of leeches resembling its circulatory and breathing structures, muscle mass, nerves, experience organs, and reproductive tactics are elaborated intimately in next chapters. Leech nutrients, habit, locomotion, and the ways that the distribution and abundance of leeches is plagued by components of our environment, either dwelling and non-living are elucidated as well.

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