Ultrastructure and histochemistry of the mineral concretions in the midgut of bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-29

  Da Cruz Landim, Carminda ^a   Serrão, Iosé Eduardo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bee; Histochemistry; Midgut; Mineral concretions; Spherites

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0001846380     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854297x00210     Document Type: Article

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