Morphological studies on castes of Protopolybia chartergoides (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) observed in colonies during male production stage Estudos morfológicos sobre as castas de Protopolybia chartergoides (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) observadas em colônias durante o estágio de produção de machos
Social wasps are important for the study of social behavior evolution because their colonies present different degrees of caste differentiation, from morphologically similar to highly conspicuous, associated with the occasional presence of intermediate females, which bears developed ovaries but no i...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262007000400015 |