Orientation in the ant Paraponera clavata

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 711-722

  Ehmer, Birgit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Landmark; Olfaction; Orientation; Visual

Indexed keywords

PARAPONERA CLAVATA;

EID: 0033510325     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020987922344     Document Type: Article

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