The male genitalia of ants: musculature, homology, and functional morphology (Hymenoptera, Aculeata, Formicidae)
The genitalia of male ants are interpreted in the context of the broader Hymenoptera. For the first time muscle homologies are established for twenty six species of ants in nine subfamilies: Amblyoponinae, Cerapachyinae, Dolichoderinae, Ecitoninae, Ectatomminae, Formicinae, Leptanilloidinae, Myrmici...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| Online Access: | http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1620 |