Path integration error and adaptable search behaviors in a mantis shrimp

dc.contributor.authorPatel, Rickesh
dc.contributor.authorCronin, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-13T21:05:19Z
dc.date.available2022-06-13T21:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-22
dc.description.abstractMantis shrimp of the species Neogonodactylus oerstedii occupy small burrows in shallow waters throughout the Caribbean. These animals use path integration, a vector-based navigation strategy, to return to their homes while foraging. Here, we report that path integration in N. oerstedii is prone to error accumulated during outward foraging paths and we describe the search behavior that N. oerstedii employs after it fails to locate its home following the route provided by its path integrator. This search behavior forms continuously expanding, non-oriented loops that are centered near the point of search initiation. The radius of this search is scaled to the animal's positional uncertainty during path integration, improving the effectiveness of the search. The search behaviors exhibited by N. oerstedii bear a striking resemblance to search behaviors in other animals, offering potential avenues for the comparative examination of search behaviors and how they are optimized in disparate taxa.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under grant number FA9550-18-1-0278 and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/14/jeb224618/224529/Path-integration-error-and-adaptable-searchen_US
dc.format.extent17 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepreprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2d6rf-apck
dc.identifier.citationRickesh N. Patel, Thomas W. Cronin; Path integration error and adaptable search behaviors in a mantis shrimp. J Exp Biol 15 July 2020; 223 (14): jeb224618. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.224618en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.224618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24907
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Company of Biologistsen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.titlePath integration error and adaptable search behaviors in a mantis shrimpen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-2062en_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-9382en_US

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