Behavioral ecology of odometric memories in desert ants: Acquisition, retention, and integration

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-235

  Cheng, Ken ^a   Narendra, Ajay ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Desert ants; Integration; Memory; Odometry; Retention

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MEMORY;

ANIMALIA; CATAGLYPHIS FORTIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 32144433836     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj017     Document Type: Article

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