Mechanisms of thermal stability during flight in the honeybee Apis mellifera

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1523-1533

  Roberts, Stephen P ^a,b   Harrison, Jon F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Flight energetics; Heat budget; Honeybee; Thermoregulation; Water loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032966942     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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