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This web-site contains information on the taxonomy and biology of leeches. There are also links to other leech pages and some cool leech facts as well. If you have any questions ... Leech ; Index; April 1997; Home; Contents; Taxonomy; Biology; Cool Facts; Web Links; References; Harbour; Species; Created by; Jabus Tyerman...
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www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/LEECHES...
www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/LEECHES/LEECHES.HTM
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1. The oxygen consumption of five species of leech has been investigated and considered in relation to their ecology. ... 5. Piscicola geometra, which is virtually absent from stagnant water, has a higher rate of oxygen uptake than any of the other species under conditions of air-saturation, and its rate is strictly...
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BioInfoBank Library :: The occurrence of an Australian leech species (genus Helobdella) in German freshwater habitats as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular phylogeny of selected predaceous leeches with reference to the evolution of body size and terrestrialism. ... The European land leech: biology and DNA...
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lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:15324849
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Definition of leech in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of leech. Pronunciation of leech. Translations of leech. leech synonyms, leech antonyms. Information about leech in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... [Middle English leche, physician, leech, from Old English l ce; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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www.thefreedictionary.com/leech
www.thefreedictionary.com/leech
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on medicinal leech (worm), any of certain leech species (phylum Annelida), particularly Hirudo medicinalis, once used in the treatment of human diseases and used at present as a source of anticoagulants following certain surgical procedures. ... European medicinal leech (worm)
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372415/medicinal-lee...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372415/medicinal-leech
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Most of the leeches found in our lakes are parasites feeding on the body fluids of fish. They have a sucker at either end and can loop along. Some species of leech can feed on humans, they produce a local anaesthetic so you don't feel them bite.
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www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/gallery/leech.html
www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/gallery/leech.html
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Leeches spend the winter buried in mud just below the frost line. All leech species are carnivorous and have evolved from detritus-eating earthworms.
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www.glooskapandthefrog.org/leach.htm
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