Ultrastructure of the ducts of the reproductive tract of males of Melipona bicolor bicolor lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 276-281

  Dallacqua, R P ^a   Da Cruz Landim, C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APINAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEE; EJACULATORY DUCT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; SEMINAL VESICLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; EJACULATORY DUCTS; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 0642272288     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0264.2003.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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