Smells like home: Desert ants, <it>Cataglyphis fortis</it>, use olfactory landmarks to pinpoint the nest
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Cataglyphis fortis </it>ants forage individually for dead arthropods in the inhospitable salt-pans of Tunisia. Locating the inconspicuous nest after a foraging run of more than 100 meters demands a remarkable orientat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/6/1/5 |