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] ©2020 |
出版年: | 2020 |
言語: | English |
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物理的記述: | 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 |
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要約: | 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. |
フォーマット: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674247918 9783110690057 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674247918 |
アクセス: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rüdiger Wehner. |