Local distortion of the earth’s magnetic field as a proposal for handling the leafcutter ant species Atta spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Studies regarding the spatial orientation of social insects (bees, termites and ants) concerning their search for food, foraging and transporting it have received considerable attention during the last few years. Such studies have been aimed at learning so as to apply it to robotics (multiagents) an...

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Published in:	Ingeniería e Investigación
Main Authors:	Hernán Paz Penagos, Mauricio Alexander Vargas Rodríguez, Oscar Forero Bermúdez, Juan Francisco Pabón Caviativa, Jovan Plaza Martínez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2012-05-01
Subjects:	Atta spp. leafcutter ant geomagnetic field orientation ecological control
Online Access:	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/31930