Matthias Wittlinger

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi The ant odometer: stepping on stilts and stumps
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Department of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    Science 312:1965-7. 2006
  2. ncbi The desert ant odometer: a stride integrator that accounts for stride length and walking speed
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 210:198-207. 2007
  3. ncbi Hair plate mechanoreceptors associated with body segments are not necessary for three-dimensional path integration in desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Department of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 210:375-82. 2007
  4. ncbi What counts for ants? How return behaviour and food search of Cataglyphis ants are modified by variations in food quantity and experience
    Siegfried Bolek
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Ulm D 89069, Germany
    J Exp Biol 215:3218-22. 2012
  5. ncbi Establishing food site vectors in desert ants
    Siegfried Bolek
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 215:653-6. 2012
  6. ncbi Estimation of homing distance in desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, remains unaffected by disturbance of walking behaviour
    Kathrin Steck
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 212:2893-901. 2009
  7. ncbi Re-visiting of plentiful food sources and food search strategies in desert ants
    Harald Wolf
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm Ulm, Germany
    Front Neurosci 6:102. 2012

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Publications7

  1. ncbi The ant odometer: stepping on stilts and stumps
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Department of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    Science 312:1965-7. 2006
    ..Travel distance is overestimated by experimental animals walking on stilts and underestimated by animals walking on stumps...
  2. ncbi The desert ant odometer: a stride integrator that accounts for stride length and walking speed
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 210:198-207. 2007
    ..The predicted changes in homing distance are in quantitative agreement with the experimental data, further supporting the pedometer hypothesis...
  3. ncbi Hair plate mechanoreceptors associated with body segments are not necessary for three-dimensional path integration in desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis
    Matthias Wittlinger
    Department of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 11, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 210:375-82. 2007
    ..Animals that had performed the outbound journey with their gaster fixed in a horizontal position underestimated their homing so dramatically that this latter explanation cannot hold...
  4. ncbi What counts for ants? How return behaviour and food search of Cataglyphis ants are modified by variations in food quantity and experience
    Siegfried Bolek
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, Ulm D 89069, Germany
    J Exp Biol 215:3218-22. 2012
    ..The present results not only demonstrate how otherwise well-studied desert ants assess yield and experience with reliability of food sources, but also establish a model system for future study of how itemised food sources are exploited...
  5. ncbi Establishing food site vectors in desert ants
    Siegfried Bolek
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 215:653-6. 2012
    ..Here, we demonstrate that desert ants consider, and indeed linearly average, both outbound and inbound travel for their return to a familiar feeder. This may be interpreted as a strategy to reduce navigation errors...
  6. ncbi Estimation of homing distance in desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, remains unaffected by disturbance of walking behaviour
    Kathrin Steck
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm, D 89069 Ulm, Germany
    J Exp Biol 212:2893-901. 2009
    ..This demonstrates a remarkable robustness of walking behaviour and homing, and it suggests that stride length is determined by robust signals of leg sense organs...
  7. ncbi Re-visiting of plentiful food sources and food search strategies in desert ants
    Harald Wolf
    Institute of Neurobiology, University of Ulm Ulm, Germany
    Front Neurosci 6:102. 2012
    ..In summary, food searches of desert ants provide an unexpected wealth of features that may advance our understanding of search, navigation, and decision strategies. There are several aspects that warrant further scrutiny...