The labium of the Oriental hornet: Micromorphology and functions

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 505-515

  Kirshboim, Shira ^a   Ishay, Jacob S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comb building; Hornets; Labium; Organic polymers; SEM; Social insects

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; VESPA ORIENTALIS; VESPIDAE; VESPINAE;

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; DUCTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

COMB BUILDING; HORNET; HYMENOPTERA; LABIUM; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; SECRETORY DUCTS; SECRETORY GLANDS; SENSILLAE; SOCIAL INSECTS; WORKERS';

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031743416     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023622     Document Type: Article

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