Use of long-term stored vector information in the neotropical ant Gigantiops destructor

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 415-432

  Beugnon, Guy ^a   Lachaud, Jean Paul ^a,b   Chagné, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gigantiops destructor; Long term reference vector memory; Neotropical ants; Vector navigation

Indexed keywords

CATAGLYPHIS; FORMICIDAE; GIGANTIOPS; GIGANTIOPS DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 18744362219     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-3700-8     Document Type: Article

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