Effects of ambient oxygen tension on flight performance, metabolism, and water loss of the honeybee

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-174

  Joos, Barbara ^a   Lighton, John R B ^a   Harrison, Jon F ^b   Suarez, Raul K ^c   Roberts, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031105880     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/639570     Document Type: Article

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