Navigation using visual landmarks by the ant Leptothorax albipennis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-208

  McLeman, M A ^a,b,c   Pratt, S C ^a,d   Franks, N R ^a,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Beacons; Landmarks; Navigation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANT; NAVIGATION; VISUAL CUE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOTHORAX;

EID: 0036390007     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8302-2     Document Type: Article

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