Ants Use Multiple Spatial Memories and Chemical Pointers to Navigate Their Nest

Summary: Animal navigation relies on the available environmental cues and, where present, visual cues typically dominate. While much is known about vision-assisted navigation, knowledge of navigation in the dark is scarce. Here, we combine individual tracking, dynamic modular nest structures, and sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yael Heyman, Yael Vilk, Ofer Feinerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219301002