Discontinuous gas exchange cycles and active ventilation in pupae of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 561-570

  Mänd, Marika ^a   Kuusik, Aare ^a   Martin, Ants Johannes ^a   Williams, Ingrid H ^b   Luik, Anne ^a   Karise, Reet ^a   Metspalu, Luule ^a   Hiiesaar, Külli ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris L.; Passive suction ventilation; Respirometry; Standard metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

BEE; GAS EXCHANGE;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 29244470485     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005045     Document Type: Article

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