Es'kov E K, Toboev V A
Biofizika. 2009 Jan-Feb;54(1):114-9.
A model of the distribution temperature fields and thermoregulation mechanisms in an insect cluster that self-organizes for protection from long-term cooling has been constructed. The cluster forms an ordered system of the generation, accumulation, and dissipation of heat. The influence of external temperature and the number of aggregating insects on the effectiveness of their protection from cooling has been studied. Dynamic interconnections between structural insect accumulations are described, which provide the minimization of energy expenditures for metabolism and thermoregulation. This allows one to withstand long unfavorable influence of temperature, which varies within wide limits beyond the vital range for every individual bee.
构建了一个昆虫集群中分布温度场和体温调节机制的模型，该集群通过自组织来抵御长期低温。集群形成了一个有序的热量产生、积累和消散系统。研究了外部温度和聚集昆虫数量对其抵御低温效果的影响。描述了昆虫结构聚集之间的动态相互联系，这使得新陈代谢和体温调节的能量消耗最小化。这使得它们能够承受温度在超出每只蜜蜂生存范围的宽范围内变化的长期不利影响。
