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Desert Ants Learn Vibration and Magnetic Landmarks

The desert ants Cataglyphis navigate not only by path integration but also by using visual and olfactory landmarks to pinpoint the nest entrance. Here we show that Cataglyphis noda can additionally use magnetic and vibrational landmarks as nest-defining cues. The magnetic field may typically provide...

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Autores principales: Buehlmann, Cornelia, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033117