Effect of food quality, distance and height on thoracic temperature in the stingless bee Melipona panamica

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 3933-3943

  Nieh, James C ^a   Sánchez, Daniel ^a  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Melipona panamica; Meliponine; Recruitment; Stingless bee; Thermoregulation; Thoracic temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEES; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONA PANAMICA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 27744557833     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01792     Document Type: Article

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