The significance of visual landmarks for navigation of the giant tropical ant, Paraponera clavata (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-450

  Baader, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

navigation; Paraponera clavata; Ponerinae; visual orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; PARAPONERA CLAVATA; PONERINAE;

EID: 0030463298     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01258416     Document Type: Article

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