PRECISE REGULATION. “In an undisturbed colony with a properly functioning mound, the nest atmosphere is different from the atmosphere outside. The collective metabolism of the colony, for example, depresses nest oxygen concentration by about 2 kilopascals partial pressure below atmospheric, and elevates nest carbon dioxide concentration by a similar amount.”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12304-016-9256-5
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022