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Assessing honeybee and wasp thermoregulation and energetics-New insights by combination of flow-through respirometry with infrared thermography

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Comparison of thermal traits of Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus, two European paper wasps with strongly differing distribution ranges. ⬇️

scientific article published on 15 October 2016

Contribution of honeybee drones of different age to colonial thermoregulation

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Cranking up the heat: relationships between energetically costly song features and the increase in thorax temperature in male crickets and katydids.

scientific article published on 11 May 2017

Does size matter? - Thermoregulation of 'heavyweight' and 'lightweight' wasps (Vespa crabro and Vespula sp.)

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Energetic optimisation of foraging honeybees: flexible change of strategies in response to environmental challenges

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Energetics of Paper Wasps (Polistes sp.) from Differing Climates during the Breeding Season

scientific article published in 2022

Foraging strategy of wasps - optimisation of intake rate or energetic efficiency?

scientific article published on 26 July 2018

Habitat Temperatures of the Red Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: The Value of Small-Scale Climate Data Measurement

scientific article published in 2023

Honeybee colony thermoregulation--regulatory mechanisms and contribution of individuals in dependence on age, location and thermal stress

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Honeybee economics: optimisation of foraging in a variable world

scientific article published on 20 June 2016

Honeybee nestmate recognition: the thermal behaviour of guards and their examinees.

scientific article published in September 2002

Metabolism and upper thermal limits of Apis mellifera carnica and A. m. ligustica

scientific article published on November 2014

Oxygen consumption and body temperature of active and resting honeybees.

scientific article published in September 2003

Relation between activity, endothermic performance and respiratory metabolism in two paper wasps: Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Respiration and metabolism of the resting European paper wasp (Polistes dominulus).

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Respiration of resting honeybees

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Respiration patterns of resting wasps (Vespula sp.).

scientific article published on 9 February 2013

Resting metabolism and critical thermal maxima of vespine wasps (Vespula sp.).

scientific article published on 10 February 2012

Temperature Tolerance and Thermal Environment of European Seed Bugs

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

The Respiratory Metabolism of Polistes biglumis, a Paper Wasp from Mountainous Regions

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

The Thermoregulatory Behavior of Nectar Foraging Polistine Wasps (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus) in Different Climate Conditions

scientific article published on 27 June 2019

The energetics and thermoregulation of water collecting honeybees

Thermal Behaviour of Honeybees During Aggressive Interactions

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Thermoregulation of foraging honeybees on flowering plants: seasonal variability and influence of radiative heat gain

scientific article published on 20 October 2011

Thermoregulation of water foraging honeybees--balancing of endothermic activity with radiative heat gain and functional requirements

scientific article published on 17 August 2010

Thermoregulation of water foraging wasps (Vespula vulgaris and Polistes dominulus).

scientific article published on 18 July 2009

What do foraging wasps optimize in a variable environment, energy investment or body temperature?

scientific article published on 19 August 2015

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