Bi-directional route learning in wood ants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3677-3684

  Graham, Paul ^a   Collett, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formica rufa; Route learning; View based navigation; Visual landmarks; Wood ant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CUES; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

APOIDEA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33750221947     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02414     Document Type: Article

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