Enzymatic activity of the hypopharyngeal gland extract from workers and males of Scaptotrigona postica Lat. (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-279

  Costa, Rosiléia A C ^b   Da Cruz Landim, Carminda ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enzymes; Hypopharyngeal Glands; Male Bees; Meliponines; Nurse Workers; Scaptotrigona postica; Stingless Bees

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 0037288812     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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