Direct homing behaviour in the ant Tetramorium caespitum (Formicidae, Myrmicinae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1443-1450

  Shen, Jun Xian ^a   Xu, Zhi Min ^a   Hankes, Elmer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; DIRECT HOMING; DIRECTIONAL CUE; HOMING BEHAVIOUR; NON-POLARIZED LIGHT;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICINAE; TETRAMORIUM CAESPITUM;

EID: 0032102664     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0718     Document Type: Article

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