Comparative study of wax glands in four Meliponini bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) producing different quantities of wax

The developmental degree of the wax glands was compared in four Meliponini bees, that produce different quantities of wax. The histological data and height average of the wax epithelium during the time in which the maximum production of wax is expected, are in accordance with the rates of wax produc...

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Main Authors: Vagner Melo Cavalcante, Vagner Tadeu Paes de Oliveira, Carminda da Cruz-Landim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2000-11-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212000000200010