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DOI | 10.1007/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
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ISSN | 0020-1812 |
EISSN | 1420-9098 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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