Table 2.

Comparison of thermoregulatory indices documented for different species with those measured for N. hybridus

SpeciesOrderReference studyBody mass (mg)Slope Tthxvs TaIndex of thermoregulatory performance
Popilla japonica Coleoptera Oertli (1989) 93.20±19.9 0.27±0.27 (s.e.m. 
Pidonia ruficolis Coleoptera Oertli (1989) 6.03±2.71 0.29±0.14 (s.e.m. 
Cotinus texana Coleoptera Chappell (1984) 1,2902 0.469  
Dorsiana bonaerensis Homoptera Sandborn (1995) 1890±62 0.417  
Bombus sylvicola Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 277.1  0.370 (0.03-0.58; 95% CI) 
Bombus occidentalis Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 211.6  0.430 (0.05-0.72; 95% CI) 
Anthophora bomboides Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 170.5  0.410 (0.24-0.58; 95% CI) 
Nicrophorus hybridus Coleoptera Present study 495±20 0.315±0.071 (s.e.m.0.370±0.062 (s.e.m.
SpeciesOrderReference studyBody mass (mg)Slope Tthxvs TaIndex of thermoregulatory performance
Popilla japonica Coleoptera Oertli (1989) 93.20±19.9 0.27±0.27 (s.e.m. 
Pidonia ruficolis Coleoptera Oertli (1989) 6.03±2.71 0.29±0.14 (s.e.m. 
Cotinus texana Coleoptera Chappell (1984) 1,2902 0.469  
Dorsiana bonaerensis Homoptera Sandborn (1995) 1890±62 0.417  
Bombus sylvicola Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 277.1  0.370 (0.03-0.58; 95% CI) 
Bombus occidentalis Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 211.6  0.430 (0.05-0.72; 95% CI) 
Anthophora bomboides Hymenoptera Bishop and Armbruster (1999) 170.5  0.410 (0.24-0.58; 95% CI) 
Nicrophorus hybridus Coleoptera Present study 495±20 0.315±0.071 (s.e.m.0.370±0.062 (s.e.m.

Values reported from other studies are for insects that are considered good thermoregulators during flight by the authors.

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