Homing in German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.) (Insecta: Dictyoptera): Multi-channelled orientation cues

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 761-777

  Rivault, Colette ^a,b   Durier, Virginie ^a  

^a CNRS Université de Rennes   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; HOMING BEHAVIOR; OLFACTORY CUE; ORIENTATION; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 7244247222     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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