The binding and recall of snapshot memories in wood ants (Formica rufa L.)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-398

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding; Configural learning; Landmark guidance; Navigation; Snapshot; Wood ant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ORIENTATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; EIDETIC IMAGERY; ORIENTATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; FORMICA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0842269975     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00771     Document Type: Article

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