Wasp hawking induces endothermic heat production in guard bees

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tan, K ^a,b   Li, H ^b   Yang, M X ^b,c   Hepburn, H R ^b,c   Radloff, S E ^c  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b Agricultural University   (China)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis mellifera; temperature; Vespa velutina

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS CERANA; APIS CERANA CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VESPA VELUTINA; VESPIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHINA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOGENESIS; VIDEORECORDING; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHINA; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOGENESIS; VIDEO RECORDING; WASPS;

EID: 78649348001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.14102     Document Type: Article

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