SUBLETHAL DOSES OF MALATHION ALTER MALE REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF Eisenia foetida
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Effect of malathion on the male reproductive organs of earthworms, Eisenia foetida.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Morphology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0717-9502
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-95022004000400010