Regular periods of abdominal contractions recorded from larvae of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 319-322

  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

Active ventilation; Bombus terrestris; Extracardiac pulsations; Heartbeat; Larvae; Respiratory responses

Indexed keywords

BEE; CONTRACTION; LARVA;

APIDAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33744467939     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.041     Document Type: Article

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