Desert Navigator : : The Journey of an Ant / / Rüdiger Wehner.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Idioma:English
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Descrición Física:1 online resource (400 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue --
1. Setting the Scene --
2. The Thermophiles --
3. Finding Directions --
4. Estimating Distances --
5. Integrating Paths --
6. Using Landmarks --
7. Organizing the Journey --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Illustration Credits --
Index
Summary: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.
Formato:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674247918
9783110690057
DOI:10.4159/9780674247918
Acceso:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Rüdiger Wehner.