Temperature Regulation in the Bumblebee Bombus vagans : A Field Study
- 14 January 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 175 (4018) , 185-187
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.175.4018.185
Abstract
Bombus vagans forages for nectar at 5°C in shade and at 31°C in sunshine. The production of heat while the bumblebee is on flowers, at ambient temperatures below 24°C, helps to maintain a thoracic temperature that is near the minimum for flight between flowers. However, at ambient temperatures above 24°C the thoracic temperature is no longer regulated at 32° to 33°C and rises.Keywords
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