Critical temperatures for survival of brood and adult workers of the giant honeybee, Apis dorsata (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-301

  Mardan, Makhdzir ^a   Kevan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis dorsata; Brood; Optimal temperature; Thermoregulation; Tropical Asia; Workers

Indexed keywords

BEE; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

APIS DORSATA; ARTICLE; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; TROPIC CLIMATE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036268275     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2002017     Document Type: Article

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