Some characteristics of the visual perception of the ant Myrmica sabuleti

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 472-482

  Cammaerts, Marie Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ant; Classical conditioning; Discrimination; Myrmica sabuleti; Stereovision; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANT; PERCEPTION; VISION;

FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; MYRMICA; MYRMICA SABULETI;

EID: 10344220537     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6962.2004.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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