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Physiological Effects of Hypothermia on Queen Honeybees Apis mellifera

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Tolerance to and biological consequences of hypothermia of queen honeybees are studied. Sequence of their responses to hypothermia is traced and resistance to freezing is determined. There is revealed an effect upon reproductive function of cooling to the state close to freezing.

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Es'kov, E.K. Physiological Effects of Hypothermia on Queen Honeybees Apis mellifera . Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology 40, 277–281 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOEY.0000042631.01033.26

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