Stability of temperature, relative humidity and dew point inside melipona eburnea (apidae: meliponini) colonies
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Abeja sin aguijón, fluctuaciones ambientales, condensaciónAbstract
Within Melipona eburnea hives, parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, and dew point were stable. External temperature and dew point were closely related to internal temperatures and dew points (p<0.001). Within the three hives, there was a weak association between relative humidity and temperature (r=0.042, r=0.259, r=-0.085), and relative humidity and dew point (r=0.262, r=0.476, r=0.310), but a very strong association between temperature and dew point (r=0.975, r=0.972, r=0.921). Relative humidity was stable within the hives and was not related to external fluctuations.Downloads
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