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Honeybee economics: optimisation of foraging in a variable world

In honeybees fast and efficient exploitation of nectar and pollen sources is achieved by persistent endothermy throughout the foraging cycle, which means extremely high energy costs. The need for food promotes maximisation of the intake rate, and the high costs call for energetic optimisation. Exper...

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Autores principales: Stabentheiner, Anton, Kovac, Helmut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4913264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27320240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28339