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Flexible weighing of olfactory and vector information in the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis

Desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, are equipped with remarkable skills that enable them to navigate efficiently. When travelling between the nest and a previously visited feeding site, they perform path integration (PI), but pinpoint the nest or feeder by following odour plumes. Homing ants respond to...

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Autores principales: Buehlmann, Cornelia, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3645040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0070