Navigation and Thermophotovoltaic Activity by Hornets at Different Light Conditions: The Influence of UVB Blockers

Physiological Chemistry and Physics and Medical NMR

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-202

  Pertsis, V ^a   Litinetsky, L ^a   Sverdlov, A ^a   Rosenzweig, E ^a   Ishay, J S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FORELIMB; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASPS; WING;

EID: 0035754301     PISSN: 07486642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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