Nest thermoregulation of the paper wasp Polistes dominula.

Höcherl, Nicole; Kennedy, Shawn; Tautz, Jürgen

Höcherl, Nicole; Kennedy, Shawn; Tautz, Jürgen.

Affiliation

Höcherl N; Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, d-97074 Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address: nicole.hoecherl@uni-wuerzburg.de.
Kennedy S; Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, d-97074 Würzburg, Germany.
Tautz J; Biocentre, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, d-97074 Würzburg, Germany.

J Therm Biol ; 60: 171-9, 2016 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27503730

Subject(s)

Nesting Behavior; Wasps/physiology; Animals; Body Temperature; Hot Temperature; Steam/analysis; Temperature; Thermography; Volatilization; Water/chemistry

Key words

Active thermoregulation; Nest thermoregulation; Paper wasp; Passive thermoregulation; Polistes dominula

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wasps / Nesting Behavior Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Therm Biol Year: 2016 Type: Article

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