Thermoregulation of water foraging honeybees—Balancing of endothermic activity with radiative heat gain and functional requirements

Graphical abstract . Research highlights ▶ Thorax temperature was regulated from 37.0–45.3 °C (ambient temperature: 3–39 °C). ▶ Solar heat gain was used to increase thorax temperature by about 1–3 °C. ▶ High thorax temperature allowed regulation of an optimal head temperature. ▶ Flexible thermal strategy enabled foraging in a broad ambient temperature range.

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Journal of insect physiology

• Publication date

  2010-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.08.002PMID 20705071PMCID 2981874
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