Post-embryonic Development of the Seminal Vesicle in the Stingless Bee Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 (Apidae: Meliponini)

Post-embryonic Development of the Seminal Vesicle in the Stingless Bee Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 (Apidae: Meliponini)

The male accessory glands of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are absent and the morphology of their seminal vesicle indicate probable secretory function by this organ. This study investigated the post-embryonic development of the seminal vesicles in males of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifas...

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Main Authors: Ríudo de Paiva Ferreira, Hugo de Azevedo Werneck, Juliana Malta, Aparecida das Dores Teixeira, Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos, José Eduardo Serrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2019-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Hymenoptera
reproductive system
male accessory glands
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3431

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