Germ cell cluster formation and cell death are alternatives in caste-specific differentiation of the larval honey bee ovary

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 237-250

  Hartfelder, Klaus ^a   SteinbrÜck, Gunther ^b  

^a LS Entwicklungsphysiologie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; ultrastructure; Fusome; Germ cell cluster formation; Oogenesis; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CALYX;

EID: 0031050311     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672582     Document Type: Article

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