Rapid Navigational Learning in Insects with a Short Lifespan

Connection Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 255-270

  Collett, Thomas S ^a  

^a School of Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect navigation; Learning speed; Sequence learning; Visual learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032283946     PISSN: 09540091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095400998116431     Document Type: Article

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