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FOOD RESERVES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overwintered colony
1, record 1, English, overwintered%20colony
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Minnesota, beekeepers are taught to make a split from each overwintered colony in the spring. The split is managed to prepare it for overwintering in the next winter. Meanwhile, the parent colony is put into honey production. Come the fall, the parent colony is killed, and the split from (now a large colony) is overwintered. 2, record 1, English, - overwintered%20colony
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An overwintered colony should never be allowed to have its stored food reserves drop below 10 pounds. 3, record 1, English, - overwintered%20colony
Record 1, Key term(s)
- over-wintered colony
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonie hivernante
1, record 1, French, colonie%20hivernante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sans vouloir rentrer dans une théorie assez complexe, contrairement au plateau grillagé (sans tiroir) ou à une ruche sans fond, le plateau à tubes offrirait l'avantage de ne pas refroidir la colonie hivernante du fait que le flux d'air pénétrant par le dessous est dévié par la courbure des tubes. 2, record 1, French, - colonie%20hivernante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] sous un couvre-cadres en tissu, la colonie hivernante consomme moins, produit plus de couvain au printemps que sous un couvre-cadres en bois. 3, record 1, French, - colonie%20hivernante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- torpor 1, record 2, English, torpor
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dormant state. 2, record 2, English, - torpor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Periods of torpor tend to be longer early in hibernation when warmer sites are selected, but as winter progresses and food reserves become depleted cooler roosts are preferred. 3, record 2, English, - torpor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- léthargie
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9thargie
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sommeil caractérisé par un ralentissement des fonctions vitales. 2, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9thargie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand le froid arrive [la chauve-souris] se suspend, tête en bas, avec ses compagnes et tombe dans un état de léthargie, ses besoins sont alors très réduits et elle vit sur sa graisse. 3, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9thargie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Mamíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- letargo
1, record 2, Spanish, letargo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- aletargamiento 2, record 2, Spanish, aletargamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de tiempo en que algunos animales permanecen en inactividad y reposo absoluto. 1, record 2, Spanish, - letargo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Algae
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Pyrrhophyta
1, record 3, English, Pyrrhophyta
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a small division of algae characterized by the presence of yellowish-green to golden-brown plastids; by the storage of food reserves in the form of starch or starchlike compounds, and sometimes oils; and by the general absence of cell walls(but if cell walls are present, they usually contain cellulose). Most members are unicellular and biflagellate. A few are without flagella. 1, record 3, English, - Pyrrhophyta
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Algues
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Pyrrophytes
1, record 3, French, Pyrrophytes
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Pyrrophycophytes 2, record 3, French, Pyrrophycophytes
correct, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division d'Algues unicellulaires; le plus souvent mobiles, elles se déplacent au moyen de deux flagelles inégaux. Leurs plastes contiennent des pigments de différents types [...] qui leur confèrent des colorations variant du jaune-brun au rougeâtre. Les substances de réserve, produits de leur photosynthèse, sont de différente nature [...] La paroi cellulaire fait parfois défaut; quand elle existe, elle est principalement composée de cellulose. 1, record 3, French, - Pyrrophytes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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