Chemosensory cues alter earthworm (Eisenia fetida) avoidance of lead-contaminated soil

Zuby Syed; Dana Alexander; Jasmine Ali; Jason Unrine; W. Aaron Shoults-Wilson

doi:10.1002/etc.3619

Chemosensory cues alter earthworm (Eisenia fetida) avoidance of lead-contaminated soil

Zuby Syed, Dana Alexander, Jasmine Ali, Jason Unrine, W. Aaron Shoults-Wilson

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Abstract

Earthworms were shown to significantly avoid soils spiked with Pb at concentrations lower than or comparable to concentrations that demonstrate significant effects for other endpoints. It was also shown that inclusion of a microorganism-produced volatile compound that attracts earthworms, ethyl valerate, decreased avoidance of spiked soils. These findings suggest that care should be taken when analyzing earthworm avoidance of soils in which microorganism communities are not controlled. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:999–1004.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	999-1004
Number of pages	6
Journal	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3619
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

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Keywords

Avoidance behavior
Chemosensory
Dose–response
Earthworms
Trace metals

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Environmental Chemistry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Chemosensory cues alter earthworm (Eisenia fetida) avoidance of lead-contaminated soil

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