A comparative study of the spermatheca in bees (Hymenoptera; Apoidea)

Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 711-720

  Ferreira Martins, Gustavo ^a   Serrão, José Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bees; Behavior; Morphology; Reproductive system; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036422222     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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