Desert Navigator The Journey of the Ant

Cataglyphis ants can set out across vast expanses of desert terrain in search of prey, and then find the shortest way home. Rüdiger Wehner has devised elegant experiments to unmask how they do it. Through a lively and lucid narrative, he offers a firsthand look at the extraordinary navigational skil...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Wehner, Rüdiger
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2020]
Zusammenfassung:
Cataglyphis ants can set out across vast expanses of desert terrain in search of prey, and then find the shortest way home. Rüdiger Wehner has devised elegant experiments to unmask how they do it. Through a lively and lucid narrative, he offers a firsthand look at the extraordinary navigational skills of these charismatic creatures
Umfang:
1 online resource (400 p.)
ISBN:
9780674247918
DOI:
10.4159/9780674247918
Schlagworte:
Animal navigation
Ants / Behavior / Sahara
Neural circuitry
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
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