Longevity of starved bumblebee queens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is shorter at high than low temperatures
Northern bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with annual lifecycles depend both on energy stores remaining in their fat body after diapause and a few spring flowering plants. Most temperate bumblebees emerge gradually over several months after winter depending on the species and within species on the l...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2014-05-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201402-0008_Longevity_of_starved_bumblebee_queens_Hymenoptera_Apidae_is_shorter_at_high_than_low_temperatures.php |