Light and electron microscopic study of the hindgut of the ant (Formica nigricans, Hymenoptera): II. Structure of the rectum

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-228

  Garayoa, M ^a   Villaro, Ana Cristina ^a   Lezaun, M J ^a   Sesma, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Formica; Rectum; Ultrastructure; Water ion resorption proposed route

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033486273     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199912)242:3<205::aid-jmor2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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