Bumble bees heat up for high quality pollen

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2239-2242

  Mapalad, Katherine S ^a   Leu, Daniel ^a   Nieh, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus; Endothermy; Foraging; Pollen quality; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CELLULOSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POLLEN; PROTEINS;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS;

EID: 49749118303     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016642     Document Type: Article

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