Ants due to their nesting habits are ideal for studying temporal fluctuations in trace metal
accumulation, changes in morphological traits, as well as for assessing evolutionary …

Highlights•Urban agriculture occurs in landscapes with a legacy of contamination.•Heavy
metal contamination influences natural enemy abundance, richness and community …

Ants accumulate heavy metals and respond to pollution with modification in species
composition, community structure, altered behaviour and immunity. However, the levels of …

Cadmium (Cd) exhibits widely olfactory toxicity to animals. We previously reported that Cd
exposure induces the transcriptional dysregulation of olfactory marker proteins (OMPs) of …

Pollution is among the major anthropogenically induced drivers of environmental change.
Heavy metals, released from industry and transport, can contaminate aquatic and terrestrial …

Ants are considered to be relatively resistant to metal pollution, but the effect of metal toxicity
on ant communities is poorly understood. This work examined the relationship between ant …

A variety of common environmental pollutants are known to affect the animal behaviour, but
the occurrence and extent of pollution-induced behavioural changes in wild populations are …

Ants are considered to be suitable indicators of ecological change and are widely used in
land management and environmental monitoring. However, responses of ant communities …

Ants, as indicators of ecological changes, are widely used in land management and
environmental monitoring. At the same time, effects of industrial pollution are less known …

In urban environments, trace metals are a widespread class of pollutants that represent a
major threat to organisms. Contamination levels in insects differ greatly among habitats, and …