Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 201, Issue 6, Pages 533-546Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-015-1000-0
Keywords
Navigation; Dead reckoning; Odometry; Insect; Cataglyphis; Apis mellifera
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Vision Science Grant [CE0561903]
- ARC Discovery Grants [DP0559306, DP140100896, DP140100914]
- Queensland Government Premier's Fellowship
- ARC DORA award
- Australian Research Council [DP0559306] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Animals that travel large distances in search of food need to be equipped with navigation systems that are capable of keeping track of the distance and direction of travel throughout their outbound journey, so that they may return home expeditiously and without losing their way. The challenge of homing is especially acute when the environment is devoid of landmarks. Desert ants and honeybees are able to meet this challenge, despite their minuscule brains and restricted computational capacity. This article reviews some of the processes and mechanisms that underlie the homing abilities of these creatures, which are among the best-understood navigators in the animal kingdom.
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