Thermal energy conduction in a honey bee comb due to cell-heating bees

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-208

  Humphrey, J A C ^a,b   Dykes, E S ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell heating bees; Heat transfer; Honey bee comb; Numerical calculation; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CYTOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; HONEYBEE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCULATION; COMB; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEATING; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 36349021428     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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