The effect of spatially restricted experience on extrapolating learned views in desert ants, Melophorus bagoti
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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
Desert Ant (Melophorus bagoti) Dumpers Learn from Experience to Improve Waste Disposal and Show Spatial Fidelity
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DOI: 10.3390/insects15100814
Abstract: The Central Australian red honey-pot ant Melophorus bagoti maintains non-cryptic ground-nesting colonies in the semi-desert habitat, performing all the activities outside the nest during the hottest periods of summer days. These ants rely on path… read more here.
Keywords: fidelity; melophorus bagoti; waste; waste disposal ... See more keywords