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Askew, Graham (2025) Energetics of free- and tethered-flight in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris, Linnaeus 1758). University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1717

Dataset description

These data relate to an investigation into energetics of bumblebee flight at a range of flight speeds during free- or tethered-flight. The study was carried out in a closed-circuit wind tunnel. The data are gross metabolic rate (rate of carbon dioxide production) under 3 conditions - free-flight, tethered flight and free-flight following exposure to isoflurane. The rate of carbon dioxide production followed a U-shaped relationship with airspeed. There was no difference in the shape-of the power-speed relationship during tethered and free-flight but metabolic rate during tethered-flight was 45% lower than during free-flight. Anaesthesia using isoflurane had no effect on subsequent free-flight metabolic rate.

Keywords:	bumblebee, insect, energetics, flight, efficiency, anaesthesia
Subjects:	B000 - Subjects allied to medicine > B100 - Anatomy, physiology & pathology > B120 - Physiology C000 - Biological sciences > C100 - Biology > C120 - Behavioural biology C000 - Biological sciences > C300 - Zoology > C340 - Entomology D000 - Veterinary sciences, agriculture & related subjects > D300 - Animal science > D320 - Animal health > D322 - Animal physiology
Divisions:	Faculty of Biological Sciences > School of Biomedical Sciences
Related resources:	Location Type https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0325 Publication https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/235076/ Publication
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date deposited:	08 Sep 2025 09:16
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1455
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Askew, Graham https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-4439 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Type of data: Dataset Research funders: BBSRC Grant numbers: BB/J000523/1; BB/R00109X/1; BB/R004439/1 Publication date: 2025 Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: g.n.askew@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 19 Dec 2025 12:32

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