The role of visual cues in directed aerial descent of Cephalotes atratus workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1777-1783

  Yanoviak, S P ^a,b   Dudley, R ^c,d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Ant; Behavior; Cephalotes atratus; Color; Gliding; Orientation; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COLOR; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; COLOR; CUES; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; TREES; VISION;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOTES ATRATUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PRENANTHELLA EXIGUA;

EID: 33744807447     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02170     Document Type: Article

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