Allometry and resolution of bee eyes (Apoidea)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-193

  Jander, Ursula ^a   Jander, Rudolf ^b  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Apoidea; Compound eye; Macro evolution; Visual resolution

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEE; BODY SIZE; EYE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; TAXONOMY;

ANDRENIDAE; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; MEGACHILIDAE; PERDITA; XYLOCOPA LATIPES;

EID: 0036180087     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(01)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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