Avoidance behaviour of two eco-physiologically different earthworms (Eisenia fetida and Aporrectodea caliginosa) in natural and artificial saline soils

OJ Owojori, AJ Reinecke - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
… We studied the avoidance behaviour of Eisenia fetida and Aporrectodea caliginosa in …
The results showed that in the OECD soil, the avoidance EC50 (the concentration/electrical …

Eisenia fetida avoidance behavior as a tool for assessing the efficiency of remediation of Pb, Zn and Cd polluted soil

M Udovic, D Lestan - Environmental pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
… We evaluated the feasibility of the standardized earthworm (Eisenia fetida) avoidance test
… However, the avoidance test showed no significant avoidance of polluted soil in favor of that …

[HTML][HTML] Sub-lethal effects of soil multiple contamination on the avoidance behaviour of Eisenia fetida

T Pescatore, V Di Nica, A Finizio, N Ademollo… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
… The avoidance behaviour ecotoxicological test is based on the capacity of the terrestrial …
At the best of our knowledge no data on avoidance behavior of E. fetida exposed to SLES are …

Avoidance behavior of Eisenia fetida in oxytetracycline-and heavy metal-contaminated soils

M Gao, M Lv, M Han, W Song, D Wang - Environmental toxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
… the environment; therefore, they can use escape or avoidance behavior to protect themselves
from unfavorable soil conditions. Avoidance tests using representative soil organisms (eg, …

Continuous monitoring of avoidance behaviour with the earthworm Eisenia fetida

N Rastetter, A Gerhardt - Journal of soils and sediments, 2018 - Springer
avoidance measurements with the biomonitor, the test duration could be reduced from 48 to
16 h. The measured avoidance behaviour … compared to the standard avoidance test. On the …

Sub-lethal effects of six neonicotinoids on avoidance behavior and reproduction of earthworms (Eisenia fetida)

J Ge, Y Xiao, Y Chai, H Yan, R Wu, X Xin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
… The purpose of the present study was to comprehensively investigate the effects of 6 widely
used NEOs on avoidance behavior of E. fetida at sub lethal concentrations; meanwhile, the …

Evidence for avoidance of Ag nanoparticles by earthworms (Eisenia fetida)

WA Shoults-Wilson, OI Zhurbich, DH McNear… - Ecotoxicology, 2011 - Springer
… alters the organism’s behavior. We found that earthworms (Eisenia fetida) consistently avoid
soils containing silver … However, avoidance of silver nanoparticles occurred over 48 h, while …

Avoidance behavior of Eisenia fetida and Metaphire posthuma towards two different pesticides, acephate and atrazine

S Datta, J Singh, J Singh, S Singh, S Singh - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
… We hypothesize that (a) effect of pesticides on avoidance behavior of standard species
Eisenia fetida (epigeic) and tropical species Metaphire posthuma (endogeic) is different. We …

Escape and avoidance learning in the earthworm Eisenia hortensis

WJ Wilson, NC Ferrara, AL Blaker, CE Giddings - PeerJ, 2014 - peerj.com
… We demonstrate that in as few as 12 trials the behavior of the master worms comes … foetida,
a type of worm commonly known as a manure worm and today renamed Eisenia foetida. …

Ecotoxicity of wastes in avoidance tests with Enchytraeus albidus, Enchytraeus crypticus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta)

K Kobetičová, J Hofman, I Holoubek - Waste Management, 2010 - Elsevier
… In the present study, avoidance behavior seemed to be more sensitive endpoint than
weight changes (E. fetida) and reproduction from the international ring test (Table 3). These …