Visual and tactile learning of ground structures in desert ants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3336-3344

  Seidl, Tobias ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cataglyphis fortis; Ground landmark; Orientation; Tactile learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; LEARNING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DESERT CLIMATE; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

CATAGLYPHIS FORTIS; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 33749557647     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02364     Document Type: Article

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