Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5922157 Journal of Insect Physiology 2012 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Vespine wasps have a very high mass-specific resting metabolic rate. ► They exhibit a steep increase of resting metabolism with ambient temperature. ► Wasp thermolimit was considerably below that of honeybees (44.9 vs. 48.9 °C). ► Infrared thermography allowed accurate estimation of the respiratory thermolimit.
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Resting metabolism and critical thermal maxima of vespine wasps (Vespula sp.)
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