Dr Ajay Narendra
Areas of expertise
- Animal Neurobiology 060805
- Ethology And Sociobiology 060304
- Animal Behaviour 060801
- Behavioural Ecology 060201
Publications
- Sturzl, W, Grixa, I, Mair, E et al 2015, 'Three-dimensional models of natural environments and the mapping of navigational information', Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, pp. Published online: 12 April 2015.
- Zeil, J, Narendra, A & Sturzl, W 2014, 'Looking and homing: how displaced ants decide where to go', Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society: B- Biological Sciences, vol. 369, no. 1636, pp. 20130034-20130034.
- Jayatilaka, P, Raderschall, C, Narendra, A et al 2014, 'Individual foraging patterns of the jack jumper ant Myrmecia croslandi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)', Myrmecological News, vol. 19, pp. 75-83.
- Zeil, J, Ribi, W & Narendra, A 2014, 'Polarisation Vision in Ants, Bees and Wasps', in Gabor Horvath (ed.), Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 41-60.
- Cheung, A, Collett, M, Collett, T et al 2014, 'Still no convincing evidence for cognitive map use by honeybees', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, no. 42, pp. e4396-e4397.
- Ramirez-Esquivel, F, Zeil, J & Narendra, A 2014, 'The antennal sensory array of the nocturnal bull ant Myrmecia pyriformis', Arthropod Structure and Development, vol. 43, pp. 543-558.
- Narendra, A, Gourmaud, S & Zeil, J 2013, 'Mapping the navigational knowledge of individually foraging ants, Myrmecia croslandi', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 280, no. 1765, pp. 20130683-20130683.
- Narendra, A, Reid, S & Raderschall, C 2013, 'Navigational Efficiency of Nocturnal Myrmecia Ants Suffers at Low Light Levels', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. e58801-e58801.
- Narendra, A, Raderschall, C & Robson, S 2013, 'Homing abilities of the Australian intertidal ant Polyrhachis sokolova', Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 216, no. 19, pp. 3674-3681.
- Narendra, A, Alkaladi, A, Raderschall, CA, Robson, S. K. A, and Ribi, W. A. 2013, 'Compound Eye Adaptations for Diurnal and Nocturnal Lifestyle in the Intertidal Ant, Polyrhachis sokolova', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 10, pp. e76015.
- Reid SF, Narendra A, Taylor RW, Zeil J. 2013. 'Foraging ecology of the night-active bull ant Myrmecia pyriformis', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 170-177.
- Cheung A, Hiby L & Narendra A. 2012, 'Ant navigation: fractional use of the home vector', PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 7, no. 11, pp. e50451.
- Jayatilaka P, Narendra A, Reid SF, Cooper P & Zeil J. 2011, 'Different effects of temperature on foraging activity schedules in sympatric Myrmecia ants', Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 214, pp. 2730-2738.
- Narendra A, Gibb H & Ali TMM 2011, 'Structure of ant assemblages in Western Ghats, India: role of habitat, disturbance and introduced species', Insect Conservation and Diversity 4: 132-141
- Narendra, A, Reid, SF, Greiner, B, Peters RA, Hemmi JM, Ribi WA & Zeil J 2011, 'Caste-specific visual adaptations to distinct daily activity schedules in Australian Myrmecia ants', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 278: 1141-1149.
- Reid SF, Narendra A, Hemmi JM & Zeil J 2011, 'Polarised skylight and the landmark panorama provide night-active bull ants with compass information during route following', Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 363-370.
- Schwarz S, Narendra A & Zeil J. 2011, 'The properties of the visual system in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti', Arthropod Structure and Development 40:128-134.
- Narendra, A, Reid, S & Hemmi, J 2010, 'The twilight zone: ambient light levels trigger activity in primitive ants', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, pp. 1531-1538.
- Cheng K, Narendra A, Sommer S & Wehner R. 2009, 'Traveling in clutter: Navigation in the Central Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti', Behavioural Processes 80: 261-268.
- Narendra, A, Cheng, K, Sulikowski, D et al 2008, 'Search strategies of ants in landmark-rich habitats', Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, vol. 194, pp. 929-938.
- Narendra, A & Ramachandra, T 2008, 'Remote detection and distinction of ants using nest-site specific LISS-derived normalised difference vegetation index', Asian Myrmecology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 51-62.
- 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, vol. 210, pp. 1798-1803.
- Narendra, A, Si, A, Sulikowski, D et al 2007, 'Learning, retention and coding of nest-associated visual cues by the Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 61, pp. 4543-1553.
- Greiner, B, Narendra, A, Reid, S et al 2007, 'Eye structure correlates with distinct foraging-bout timing in primitive ants', Current Biology, vol. 17, no. 20, pp. R879-880.
- 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, vol. 210, pp. 1804-1812.
- 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, vol. 210, pp. 570-577.
- Cheng, K, Narendra, A & Wehner, R 2006, 'Behavioral ecology of odometric memories in desert ants: acquisition, retention, and integration', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 227-235.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Miniaturisation: sensory limitations and navigational competence (Primary Investigator)
