| Literature DB >> 17737212 |
Abstract
Honeybee swarms regulate their core temperature at a high set point (near 36 degrees C) and the mantle at a low set point (near 15 degrees C). The temperature gradient from core to mantle permits considerable energy economy, and it is abolished only shortly before swarm takeoff.Entities:
Year: 1981 PMID: 17737212 DOI: 10.1126/science.212.4494.565
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728