Snapshot memories and landmark guidance in wood ants

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 1614-1618

  Durier, Virginie ^a   Graham, Paul ^a   Collett, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0141615700     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.08.024     Document Type: Article

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