Path selection in cockroaches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 4768-4775

  Jeanson, Raphaël ^a   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^b  

^a Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Cockroach; Novelty; Scent trail

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; DECISION MAKING; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLATTELLIDAE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; PHEROMONES;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33845933611     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02562     Document Type: Article

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