Vector integration and novel shortcutting in honeybee navigation

Apidologie

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-243

  Menzel, Randolf ^a   Lehmann, Konstantin ^a   Manz, Gisela ^a   Fuchs, Jacqueline ^a   Koblofsky, Miriam ^b   Greggers, Uwe ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; Navigation; Shortcut flights; Vector integration

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEEDING GROUND; FLIGHT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; RADAR; TRACKING;

EID: 84862680162     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0127-z     Document Type: Article

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