Dr. Ajay Narendra
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Current Institution:Australian National University
Full Address:Visual Sciences
Research School of Biological Sciences
Australian National University
ACT 2601
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Research Interests:Visual systems, Navigation, Community ecology, Taxonomy
Research Location:Australia, India, Tunisia
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Narendra A, Kumar SM (2006) On A Trail With Ants: A Handbook of the Ants of Peninsular India. Tholasi Prints, Bangalore. 208 pages; 189 Figures.
Greiner B, Narendra A, Reid SF, Dacke M, Ribi WA, Zeil J (2007) Eye structure correlates with distinct foraging bout timing in primitive ants. Current Biology 17: R879-R880.
Narendra A (2007) Homing strategies of the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti II. Interaction of the path integrator with visual cue information. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 1804-1812.
Narendra A (2007) Homing strategies of the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti I. Proportional path-integration takes the ant half-way home. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 1798-1803.
Narendra A, Cheng K, Wehner R (2007) Acquiring, retaining and integrating memories of the outbound distance in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 570-577.
Narendra A, Si A, Sulikowski D, Cheng K (2007) Learning, retention and coding of nest-associated visual cues by the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1543-1553.
Cheng K, Narendra A, Wehner R (2006) Behavioral ecology of odometric memories in desert ants: acquisition, retention and integration. Behavioral Ecology 17: 227-235.
Narendra A (2003) Responses of the Asian Weaver Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina towards high quality and quantity food substances. Insect Environment 9: 89-90.
Viswanathan G, Narendra A (2000) Food preference in different species of ants. Insect Environment 6: 34-35.
Viswanathan G, Narendra A (1999) A study of the behaviour of the ant Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders towards pheromones. Insect Environment 5: 23-25.
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