Temperature tolerance and water balance in feral and domestic honey bees, Apis mellifera L.

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1399-1403

  Atmowidjojo, Anita H ^a   Wheeler, Diana E ^a   Erickson, Eric H ^b   Cohen, Allen C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Critical thermal maximum; Domestic; Feral; Honey bees; Humidity; Temperature; Temperature tolerance; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD; FLUID BALANCE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HONEYBEE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0031407299     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(97)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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