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Article Dans Une Revue Ethology Année : 1994

Spatial Orientation in Blattella germanica L. Larvae

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The aim of these experiments was to investigate the type of cues used in homing processes by young Blattella germanica L. larvae. Several types of stimuli were tested: path integration with kinesthetic cues and visual orientation with landmark cues. Tests measured the escape direction of larvae from the food box after disturbance. Either type of cue alone, path integration or visual landmarks, was sufficient to allow larvae to orient towards their shelters, but they oriented more precisely when both types of cue were used. When several landmark cues (proximal and distal) were present, their relative angular position seemed important in the orientation process. Macroscopic shapes in the environment appeared to be used as a global image, memorized to reach the shelter.

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hal-01320084 , version 1 (23-05-2016)

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Laurent Dabouineau, Colette Rivault. Spatial Orientation in Blattella germanica L. Larvae. Ethology, 1994, 98 (2), pp.101-110. ⟨10.1111/j.1439-0310.1994.tb01061.x⟩. ⟨hal-01320084⟩
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