The effect of spatially restricted experience on extrapolating learned views in desert ants, Melophorus bagoti
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Animal Cognition"
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-020-01359-2
Abstract: Desert ants are known for learning walks at the beginning of their foraging life, during which they learn terrestrial cues of the panorama and surrounding landmarks around their nest. Foragers retain memories of the visual… read more here.
Keywords: melophorus bagoti; ants melophorus; desert ants; condition ... See more keywords
Repeated evolution of queen parthenogenesis and social hybridogenesis in Cataglyphis desert ants
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Molecular Ecology"
DOI: 10.1111/mec.15283
Abstract: Over the last decade, genetic studies on social insects have revealed a remarkable diversity of unusual reproductive strategies, such as male clonality, female clonality, and social hybridogenesis. In this context, Cataglyphis desert ants are useful… read more here.
Keywords: hybridogenesis cataglyphis; desert ants; hybridogenesis; cataglyphis desert ... See more keywords
Two distance memories in desert ants—Modes of interaction
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "PLoS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204664
Abstract: Navigation plays an essential role for many animals leading a mobile mode of life, and for central place foragers in particular. One important prerequisite for navigation is the ability to estimate distances covered during locomotion.… read more here.
Keywords: odometer; distance; desert ants; navigation ... See more keywords
Desert Ants Learn to Avoid Pitfall Traps While Foraging
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Biology"
DOI: 10.3390/biology11060897
Abstract: Simple Summary Animals living in nests leave their nests to search for food and often use constant routes. We tested how workers of ant colonies cope with pitfall traps placed on their way to food.… read more here.
Keywords: food; desert ants; experience; pitfall traps ... See more keywords