The soil-dwelling earthworm Allolobophora chlorotica modifies its burrowing behaviour in response to carbendazim applications

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1424-1428

  Ellis, Sian R ^a   Hodson, Mark E ^a   Wege, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allolobophora chlorotica; Avoidance behaviour; Burrowing; Carbendazim; Earthworm; Field trial; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BURROWING ORGANISM; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; INHIBITION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; NONHUMAN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ALLOLOBOPHORA CHLOROTICA;

EID: 77956185483     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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