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Convection Convection is the movement of fluids that aids conduction (Schmidt-Nielsen, 1997). For bees, convection is a necessary component of the counter current heat exchange which a method that bees rely on heavily for thermoregulation. Since air is considered a fluid when considering convection, the transfer of heat to the air is also another method of convection used by bees. Most of a bee's body is covered with a thick layer of pile which helps retard the loss of heat to the air by convection. But the underside of a bee's abdomen is bare. This area allows convection to take place more quickly so that a bee can lose heat when it needs to (Heinrich, 1976). |
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| thermoregulation | ||
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| arctic bees | ||
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