Surfactant affects the tool use behavior of foraging ants

Surfactants are commonly used in detergents, soaps and agrichemical products. After use, the residual surfactants can be dispersed into environmental compartments, directly or indirectly affecting aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Ants are one of the few insects that are able to make and use tools...

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Main Authors: Aiming Zhou, Yuzhe Du, Jian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651322004328