Earthworms Use Odor Cues to Locate and Feed on Microorganisms in Soil

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Lara Zirbes ,

* E-mail: Lara.Zirbes@ulg.ac.be

Affiliation Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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Mark Mescher,

Affiliation Center for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Véronique Vrancken,

Affiliation Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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Jean-Paul Wathelet,

Affiliation Laboratory of General and Organic Chemistry, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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François J. Verheggen,

Affiliation Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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Philippe Thonart,

Affiliation Laboratory of Bioindustries, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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Eric Haubruge

Affiliation Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium
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