A Motor Component to the Memories of Habitual Foraging Routes in Wood Ants?

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Lent, David D ^a   Graham, Paul ^a   Collett, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 58349089243     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.060     Document Type: Article

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