Visual navigation in insects: Coupling of egocentric and geocentric information

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-140

  Wehner, Rüdiger ^a   Michel, Barbara ^a   Antonsen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive maps; Landmark guidance; Navigation; Skylight compass; Spatial memory; Visual navigation in insects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001421748     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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