Ants on featureless saltpans build tall nest mounds.

IF 1.9 4区心理学 Q3 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Learning & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-07 DOI:10.3758/s13420-023-00596-y

Ken Cheng

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Abstract

North African desert ants Cataglyphis fortis living on a featureless saltpan far from the shoreline build a mound at their nest entrance. Experimental manipulations show that they do this purposefully to make it easier for returning foragers to find their nest.

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蚂蚁在毫无特色的盐盘上筑起高高的巢丘。

北非沙漠蚂蚁 Cataglyphis fortis 生活在远离海岸线、毫无特征的盐盘上，它们在巢穴入口处建造了一个土丘。实验表明，它们这样做是有目的的，目的是让返回的觅食者更容易找到它们的巢穴。

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Learning & Behavior 医学-动物学

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2.90

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5.60%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Learning & Behavior publishes experimental and theoretical contributions and critical reviews concerning fundamental processes of learning and behavior in nonhuman and human animals. Topics covered include sensation, perception, conditioning, learning, attention, memory, motivation, emotion, development, social behavior, and comparative investigations.