Hygroregulation, a key ability for eusocial insects: Native Western European honeybees as a case study.

Hygroregulation, a key ability for eusocial insects: Native Western European honeybees as a case study.

Sociality has brought many advantages to various hymenoptera species, including their ability of regulating physical factors in their nest (e.g., temperature). Although less studied, humidity is known to be important for egg, larval and pupal development, and also for nectar concentration. Two subsp...

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Main Authors: Iris Eouzan, Lionel Garnery, M Alice Pinto, Damien Delalande, Cátia J Neves, Francis Fabre, Jérôme Lesobre, Sylvie Houte, Andone Estonba, Iratxe Montes, Télesphore Sime-Ngando, David G Biron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200048

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200048

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