Desert navigator : the journey of an ant / Rüdiger Wehner.
Desert navigator : the journey of an ant / Rüdiger Wehner.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2020/0817
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Language
English
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Physical content
392 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Setting the scene -- The thermophiles -- Finding directions -- Estimating distances -- Integrating paths -- Using landmarks -- Organizing the journey.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"How does a small-brained ant living in the Sahara desert know where it is when searching for prey in the vast expanse of sand and gravel? In Desert Navigator Rudiger Wehner describes and illustrates, in a lively and lucid narrative, how the ants accomplish their navigational tasks by using visual cues in the sky that humans are unable to see, the...
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Desert navigator : the journey of an ant / Rüdiger Wehner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020
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G 2020/0817
Record Identifier
74VKaZrbNgPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZrbNgPd
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ISBN
0674045882 hardcover
9780674045880 hardcover
DDC
595.796156
MMS ID
991024291409002626
