Bumblebee foraging rhythms under the midnight sun measured with radiofrequency identification

BMC Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Stelzer, Ralph J ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BEES; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; SEASONS;

EID: 77953941126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-93     Document Type: Article

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