Enzymes present in the thoracic gland extracts from workers and males of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3 B, 2001, Pages 563-569

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

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

A glucosidase; Acid phosphatase; Apidae; Enzyme; honeybee; Male; Salivary gland; Thoracic labial gland; Worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041077451     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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