The role of moisture in the nest thermoregulation of social wasps

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 427-430

  Klingner, R ^a   Richter, K ^a   Schmolz, E ^b   Keller, B ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; NEST; SOCIAL INSECT; THERMOREGULATION; WASP;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMIDITY; INSECT SOCIETY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; VAPOR;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 27644464302     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0012-y     Document Type: Article

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