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. 2014 Apr 2;45(6):664–677. doi: 10.1007/s13592-014-0284-3

Table I.

Critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of activity and respiration of honeybees, Apis mellifera carnica (Car) and A. m. ligustica (Lig). Means were compared with t test. SD standard deviation, N number of experiments (bees)

Activity CTmax Respiratory CTmax
mean SD max min N P mean SD max min N
A. m. carnica 49.2 1.96 51.8 43.8 20 0.5689 48.8 2.21 51.9 43.9 20
A. m. ligustica 50.0 1.01 51.7 48.2 20 0.8572 49.9 1.09 51.9 48.1 20
P (Car vs. Lig) 0.1176 0.0530