anthoming: Homing in desert ants

anthomingR Documentation

Homing in desert ants

Description

Data from an experiment on the homing performance of a desert ant, Cataglyphis bicolor.

Usage

anthoming

Variables

  • angle: Angle between true home direction and the direction that the ant went in (positive is clockwise).

  • expt: Number of ants in the experimental condition that went in this direction.

  • ctrl: Number of ants in the control condition that went in this direction.

Source

Hand, D.J., Daly, F., Lunn, A.D., McConway, K.J. & Ostrowski, E. (1994), A Handbook of Small Data Sets, Chapman & Hall.

Duelli, P. and Wehner, R. (1973), The spectal sensitivity of polarized light orientation in Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Comparative Physiology, 86, 36-53.


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