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Leeches
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Leeches
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/leeches.htm
A study of the behaviour, biology, adaptation to habitat, feeding habits and importance to medicine, reveals leeches to be fascinating and extraordinary animals.
Biology > Biota > Fauna > Annelida > Hirudinea
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Jan 6, 2008
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The authors found freshwater leeches from an industrially polluted creek to contain very high residues of chlorophenols.
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10. The Hirudinea
An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of leeches, the subclass Hirundinae
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