Distribution and comparative morphology of the cloacal gland in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Wenseleers, Tom ^a   Schoeters, Eric ^a   Billen, Johan ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exocrine glands; Phylogeny; Scanning electron microscopy; Sternal glands; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANT; ARTICLE; CLOACA; EXOCRINE GLAND; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032052325     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(97)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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