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| Title |
Where paths meet and cross: navigation by path integration in the desert ant and the honeybee
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| Published in |
Journal of Comparative Physiology A, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00359-015-1000-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mandyam V. Srinivasan |
| Abstract |
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. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 34% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 14% |
| Researcher | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 52 | 45% |
| Neuroscience | 19 | 16% |
| Engineering | 10 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 11 | 9% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 54. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 October 2023.
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