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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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Main Authors: Buehlmann, Cornelia, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296771/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412989
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033117
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