The Thermoregulatory Behavior of Nectar Foraging Polistine Wasps (<i>Polistes dominula</i> and <i>Polistes gallicus</i>) in Different Climate Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Polistine wasps collect nectar for their energetic demand and for the provision of the brood. They are mainly ectothermic during different behavioral tasks. We investigated the body temperature of two species living in differing habitats and climate regions, in order to reveal the environmental influence on their thermoregulatory behavior. The species were Polistes dominula in the temperate climate of Central Europe, and Polistes gallicus in the warm Mediterranean climate of Southern Europe. The wasp's body temperature was measured during foraging on lovage (Levisticum officinale) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) by infrared thermography in the entire ambient temperature range they are usually exposed to (T_a ~ 20-40 °C). The temperature of all body par

SUBMITTER: Kovac H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6681210 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature