The influence of beacon-aiming on the routes of wood ants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 535-541

  Graham, Paul ^a   Fauria, Karine ^a   Collett, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beacon aiming; Formica rufa; Landmark; Navigation; Route learning; Visual cue; Wood ant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; RETINA; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0037323006     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00115     Document Type: Article

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