The properties of the visual system in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti

The Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti shows remarkable visual navigational skills relying on visual rather than on chemical cues during their foraging trips. M. bagoti ants travel individually through a visually cluttered environment guided by landmarks as well as by path integration. An exami...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthropod structure & development 2011-03, Vol.40 (2), p.128-134
Hauptverfasser:	Schwarz, Sebastian, Narendra, Ajay, Zeil, Jochen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Ants - anatomy & histology Ants - physiology Arthropoda Australia Body Size Compound eye Compound Eye, Arthropod - anatomy & histology Compound Eye, Arthropod - physiology Compound Eye, Arthropod - ultrastructure foraging Formicidae head Head - anatomy & histology Homing Behavior Insect vision Melophorus bagoti ocelli Ommatidia Resolution Spatial Behavior travel Vision, Ocular Visual field
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