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DOI10.1007/s00040-014-0364-4
Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama
Schwarz, S.1; Julle-Daniere, E.2; Morin, L.2; Schultheiss, P.2,3; Wystrach, A.4; Ives, J.2; Cheng, K.2
通讯作者Cheng, K.
来源期刊INSECTES SOCIAUX
ISSN0020-1812
EISSN1420-9098
出版年2014
卷号61期号:4页码:371-383
英文摘要

Many insects are known to use the terrestrial visual panorama for navigation. Research suggests that large-scale panoramic properties are often used for orientation rather than individual objects, usually called landmarks. We degraded the natural panorama encountered by Australian red honey ants, Melophorus bagoti, to test how robust their orientation based on the terrestrial panorama is. Foraging ants were lured to a feeder at a constant location. Trained ants were allowed to run home individually with food, but were captured just before they entered their nest. The tested ant was brought back to the location of the feeder, now covered, and allowed to run home again under different distortions of the natural panorama. In one experiment, a large tract of the view on one side of the feeder was obstructed by a tall plastic sheet. In a second experiment, the visual heights of terrestrial objects were altered by raising or lowering the ant by 80 cm. Under both kinds of distortions, the ants continued to be well oriented in the homeward direction. Navigation based on the natural terrestrial panorama proved robust to large distortions.


英文关键词Desert ants View-based navigation Panorama Skyline
类型Article
语种英语
国家Canada ; Australia ; Scotland
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000343814100007
WOS关键词COMPASS INFORMATION ; POLARIZED SKYLIGHT ; VISUAL NAVIGATION ; PATH-INTEGRATION ; EDGE-DETECTION ; WOOD ANTS ; LANDMARKS ; VECTORS ; INSECTS ; SYSTEM
WOS类目Entomology
WOS研究方向Entomology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/182624
作者单位1.Univ Manitoba, Dept Psychol, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada;
2.Macquarie Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia;
3.Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Biol, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia;
4.Univ Edinburgh, Sch Informat, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, Midlothian, Scotland
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Schwarz, S.,Julle-Daniere, E.,Morin, L.,et al. Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama[J],2014,61(4):371-383.
APA Schwarz, S..,Julle-Daniere, E..,Morin, L..,Schultheiss, P..,Wystrach, A..,...&Cheng, K..(2014).Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama.INSECTES SOCIAUX,61(4),371-383.
MLA Schwarz, S.,et al."Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama".INSECTES SOCIAUX 61.4(2014):371-383.
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