The guidance of desert ants by extended landmarks

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1635-1639

  Collett, T S ^a   Collett, M ^a   Wehner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataglyphis fortis; Compass; Desert ant; Guidance; Landmark; Local vector; Navigation; Path integration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DESERT CLIMATE; FOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DESERT CLIMATE; FOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; CATAGLYPHIS; CATAGLYPHIS FORTIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 0035745043     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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