The learning of a sequence of visual patterns by the ant Cataglyphis cursor
The learning of a sequence of visual patterns by the ant Cataglyphis cursor
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DOI：
10.1098/rspb.1998.0576
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发表时间：
1998-12-07
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Collett, TS
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作者：
Chameron, S;Schatz, B;Collett, TS
我们使用迷宫来探索Cataglyphis光标存储以固定序列呈现的多个视觉模式的能力。蚂蚁被单独训练通过一个线性迷宫，该迷宫由四个由隧道连接的盒子组成，蚂蚁通过隧道从蔗糖喂食器返回巢穴。每个盒子有一个入口和两个可能的出口。一个出口通向一个封闭的隧道，另一个出口通向一个开放的隧道，通往下一个盒子的入口。每个盒子中的打开和关闭的出口都标有不同的实心黑色形状，这些形状是每个盒子特有的。蚂蚁学会了使用形状作为指导而不是固定的运动策略来通过迷宫。经过训练的蚂蚁不仅能区分正面和负面的形状，而且还知道哪个正面的形状属于哪个盒子。例如，当适合盒子1（1+）的正形状与适合盒子3（3+）的正形状相比较时，蚂蚁更喜欢盒子1中的1+到3+，但在盒子3中选择3+而不是1+。我们的结论是，蚂蚁可以识别个别积极的形状，并期望遇到他们在正确的顺序独立于额外的迷宫线索。
We used a maze to explore the ability of Cataglyphis cursor to store multiple visual patterns presented in a fixed sequence. Ants were trained individually to negotiate a linear maze that consisted of four boxes connected by tunnels and through which an ant travelled from a sucrose feeder back to its nest. Each box had one entrance and two possible exits. One exit led to a blocked tunnel and the other to an open tunnel leading to the entrance of the next box. The open and closed exits in each box were labelled by different solid, black shapes that were specific to each box. Ants learnt to negotiate the maze using the shapes for guidance rather than a fixed motor strategy. Trained ants could not only discriminate positive from negative shapes, but had also learnt which positive shape belonged to which box. For example, when the positive shape appropriate to box 1 (1+) was pitted against that appropriate to box 3 (3+), ants preferred 1+ to 3+ in box 1, but chose 3+ over 1+ in box 3. We conclude that ants can identify individual positive shapes and expect to encounter them in the correct order independently of extra-maze cues.