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Helmut Kovac

Observed names: H Kovac, H. Kovac, HELMUT KOVAC, Kovac, Helmut
Institution: University of Graz
ORCID: 0000-0001-9340-5207
Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-9340-5207
OpenAlex ID: A5088902318
Honeybee Colony Thermoregulation – Regulatory Mechanisms and Contribution of Individuals in Dependence on Age, Location and Thermal Stress
2010 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, et al. · PLoS ONE · 312
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Coping with the cold and fighting the heat: thermal homeostasis of a superorganism, the honeybee colony
2021 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 95
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Metabolism and upper thermal limits of Apis mellifera carnica and A. m. ligustica
2014 · Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, et al. · Apidologie · 89
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Respiration of resting honeybees
2007 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner, et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 84
Lifespan ofApis Mellifera CarnicaPollm. Infested byVarroa JacobsoniOud. in Relation to Season and Extent of Infestation
1988 · Helmut Kovac, Karl Crailsheim · Journal of Apicultural Research · 80
Oxygen consumption and body temperature of active and resting honeybees
2003 · Auton Stabentheiner, Jutta Vollmann, et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 74
Thermoregulation of water foraging honeybees—Balancing of endothermic activity with radiative heat gain and functional requirements
2010 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner, et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 68
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Assessing honeybee and wasp thermoregulation and energetics—New insights by combination of flow-through respirometry with infrared thermography
2012 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Thermochimica Acta · 57
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Thermoregulation of foraging honeybees on flowering plants: seasonal variability and influence of radiative heat gain
2011 · HELMUT KOVAC, ANTON STABENTHEINER · Ecological Entomology · 54
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Honeybee nestmate recognition: the thermal behaviour of guards and their examinees
2002 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 54
Contribution of honeybee drones of different age to colonial thermoregulation
2009 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner, et al. · Apidologie · 47
Honeybee economics: optimisation of foraging in a variable world
2016 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac · Scientific Reports · 46
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Thermal behavior of round and wagtail dancing honeybees
1995 · A. Stabentheiner, H. Kovac, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 46
Energetic Optimisation of Foraging Honeybees: Flexible Change of Strategies in Response to Environmental Challenges
2014 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac · PLoS ONE · 42
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Thermal Behaviour of Honeybees During Aggressive Interactions
2007 · Anton Stabentheiner, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Ethology · 39
Thermoregulation of water foraging wasps (Vespula vulgaris and Polistes dominulus)
2009 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner, et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 37
Resting metabolism and critical thermal maxima of vespine wasps (Vespula sp.)
2012 · Helmut Käfer, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 34
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Effect of food quality on the body temperature of wasps (Paravespula vulgaris)
1999 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner · Journal of Insect Physiology · 33
Comparison of thermal traits of Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus, two European paper wasps with strongly differing distribution ranges
2016 · Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 31
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Thermoregulation of honeybees (Apis mellifera) foraging in spring and summer at different plants
1996 · Helmut Kovac, Sigurd Schmaranzer · Journal of Insect Physiology · 30
Effect of climate on strategies of nest and body temperature regulation in paper wasps, Polistes biglumis and Polistes gallicus
2022 · Anton Stabentheiner, Julia Magdalena Nagy, et al. · Scientific Reports · 29
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Temperature Tolerance and Thermal Environment of European Seed Bugs
2020 · Helmut Käfer, Helmut Kovac, et al. · Insects · 28
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Cranking up the heat: relationships between energetically costly song features and the increase in thorax temperature in male crickets and katydids
2017 · B. Erregger, H. Kovac, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 28
Does size matter? – Thermoregulation of ‘heavyweight’ and ‘lightweight’ wasps (Vespa crabro and Vespula sp.)
2012 · Helmut Kovac, Anton Stabentheiner · Biology Open · 26
Differential expression of the adult specifier E93 in the strepsipteran Xenos vesparum Rossi suggests a role in female neoteny
2018 · S. Chafino, D. López-Escardó, et al. · Scientific Reports · 25
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Works count: 60
Citation count: 1,699
H-index: 25
I10-index: 33
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