Search strategies of ants in landmark-rich habitats

Search is an important tool in an ant's navigational toolbox to relocate food sources and find the inconspicuous nest entrance. In habitats where landmark information is sparse, homing ants travel their entire home vector before searching systematically with ever increasing loops. Search strate...

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Published in:	Journal of Comparative Physiology Vol. 194; no. 11; pp. 929 - 938
Main Authors:	Narendra, Ajay, Cheng, Ken, Sulikowski, Danielle, Wehner, Rüdiger
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.11.2008 Springer-Verlag Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal Physiology Animals Ants - physiology Appetitive Behavior - physiology Behavior, Animal Biomedical and Life Sciences Desert Climate Ecosystem Exploratory Behavior - physiology Feeding Behavior - physiology Food sources foraging Formicidae Habitat habitats Homing behavior Life Sciences Melophorus bagoti Navigation behavior Nests Neurosciences Original Paper physiology Space Perception - physiology tail Tails Zoology Navigation Ants Composite Brownian walk Lévy walk Search
ISSN:	0340-7594, 1432-1351
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