... the biomechanical properties of bee vibrations vary across multiple behaviours within a species. In this study, we compared the properties of vibrations produced by Bombus terrestris audax (Hymenoptera: Apidae) workers in three contexts: during flight, during defensive buzzing, and in floral vibrations produced...

.... 197-233 . Hamilton, IL , USA : Dadant and Sons . Herbert , E. W. , Shimanuki , H. and Caron , D. ( 1977 ). Optimum protein levels required by honey bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) to initiate and maintain brood rearing . Apidologie   8 , 141 - 146 . 10.1051/apido:19770204...

... 10 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 Apidae wax differential scanning calorimetry heat of fusion melting point thermal properties The wax of eusocial bees is an endogenously produced multicomponent,single-phase material which, when formed into comb, protects...

... tube:expanding or collapsing depending on the flow rate, the pressure gradient along the proboscis, and circumferential forces imposed by the proboscis walls. e-mail: [email protected] 16 10 2006 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2006 2006 Apidae Euglossini foraging...