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Title:		Ant navigation: reading geometrical signposts
Author(s):		Collett TS; Waxman D;
Address:		"Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. T.S.Collett@sussex.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2005
Volume:		15
Issue:		5
Page Number:		R171 - R173
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.044
ISSN/ISBN:		0960-9822 (Print) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		Ants often travel along complex pheromone trail systems between their nest and foraging areas. A new and surprising discovery is that Pharaoh's ants can work out from the geometry of individual branch points on the trail whether they are heading towards or away from the nest
Keywords:		Animals Ants/*physiology *Cues Feeding Behavior/physiology Locomotion/*physiology Orientation/*physiology Pheromones/physiology Spatial Behavior/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineCollett, Thomas S Waxman, David eng Review England 2005/03/09 Curr Biol. 2005 Mar 8; 15(5):R171-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.044"