POST-EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTRAMANDIBULAR GLANDS OF FRIESELLA SCHROTTKYI (FRIESE, 1900) (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) WORKERS

ABSTRACT Exocrine glands play important role in social organization of insects, such as caste and inter-caste differentiation. Due their functional and structural plasticity, morphological studies on such glands contribute to better understanding the biology of social bees. Therefore, the aim of the...

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Main Authors: ANDRÉ HENRIQUE DE OLIVEIRA, LUCIANE CRISTINA DE OLIVEIRA LISBOA, JOSÉ EDUARDO SERRÃO, JOSÉ COLA ZANUNCIO, EDMILSON AMARAL DE SOUZA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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