wood louse

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Plural:: Wood Lice

Related Topics:: isopod; pill bug; sow bug

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A-Z Animals - Woodlouse
Royal Horticultural Society - Woodlice
California State University Bakerfield - Woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea): their potential for assessing sustainability and use as bioindicators
The Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire - An Introduction to the Identification of the Woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) occurring in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Aggregation in woodlice: social interaction and density effects