Transmission of information regarding the quantitative characteristics of an object in ants

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 397-405

  Reznikova, Zh I ^a   Ryabko, B Ya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY OF ANIMALS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; MALE;

EID: 0030228997     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02359400     Document Type: Article

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