Evolving neural models of path integration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3349-3366

  Vickerstaff, R J ^a   Di Paolo, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataglyphis fortis; Genetic algorithm; Leaky integration; Path integration

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENOTYPE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CATAGLYPHIS FORTIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 25844474642     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01772     Document Type: Article

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