Ectal mandibular gland in Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): Ultrastructural modifications over the secretory cycle

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-55

  Fortunato, Angelo ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^a   Delfino, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mandibular gland; Polistes dominulus; Secretory cycle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; MANDIBLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASON; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES DOMINULUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034113482     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(200004)244:1<45::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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