Electrophoretical studies of proteins of the hypopharyngeal glands and of the larval food of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides Lep. (Hymenoptera, Meliponinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-188

  Silva De Moraes, R L M ^a   Brochetto Braga, M R ^a   Azevedo, A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gel electrophoresis; Hypopharyngeal gland; Larval food; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APIS; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 0000039328     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242569     Document Type: Article

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