The Trade-Off Between the Increased Colony Nurturing Ability and the Decreased Lifespan of Worker Bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>)
High temperature is normally harmful to an organism. However, honey bees evolve, maintaining a relatively higher colony temperature of 34.5 °C in the long reproduction period. To determine the effect of such a higher colony temperature on adult bees and its biological significance, newly emerged bee...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-05-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/6/558 |
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