Sub-micromorphology of the epicuticle of hornets: AFM studies

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-86

  Ishay, Jacob S ^a   Litinetsky, Luba ^a   Pertsis, Vitaly ^a   Barkay, Zahava ^a   Ben Jacob, Eshel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Bees; Hornets; Insect cuticle; Wasps

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; INSECTA; VESPIDAE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WASP;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; WASPS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC WINDINGS;

AFM STUDIES; ATOMIC FORCE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; BEE; EPICUTICLE; HORNET; HORNET CUTICLE; INSECT CUTICLE; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; WASP;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0036216466     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/51.1.79     Document Type: Article

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