Becoming expert navigators with tiny brains: Learning in desert ants

Cheng, Ken (Primary Chief Investigator)
Narendra, Ajay (Chief Investigator)

Project: Research

Description

Australian Research Council, Discovery Project

Short title	Learning in desert ants
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	18/06/20 → 17/06/23

12 Article
4 Review article

Comparative use of a polarized light compass for twilight and moonlight navigation in diurnal and nocturnal bull ants
Freas, C. A. & Cheng, K., Nov 2025, In: Royal Society Open Science. 12, 11, p. 1-13 13 p., 250975.
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Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) oscillate and scan more in navigation when the visual scene changes
Deeti, S. & Cheng, K., Dec 2025, In: Animal Cognition. 28, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 15.
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Phobic responses of bull ants (Myrmecia midas) to odours introduced on their foraging route
Kambala, V. M., Ahmed, Y., Lee, J., Jose, A., Nadir, S. S., Priyanka, B. C., Gabir, A., Sun, Y., Cheng, K. & Deeti, S., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 211, 5-6, p. 513-526 14 p.
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