Thermal investigations associated with the behaviour patterns of resting workers of Bombus atratus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Vega, L ^a   Torres, A ^a   Hoffmann, W ^a   Lamprecht, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA   (Colombia)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus atratus; Bumblebees; Sleep like behaviour; Thermal investigations

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS ATRATUS; BUMBLEBEES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DATA LOGGER; FOUR-CHANNEL; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP-LIKE BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL INSECTS; SOUTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL INVESTIGATIONS;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

EID: 79953223241     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1373-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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