Caste ontogeny and the distribution of reproductive cells on the combs of Melipona beecheii (Apidae: Meliponini)

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 587-594

  Moo Valle, Humberto ^a   Quezada Euán, José Javier G ^a   Canto Martín, Julio ^a   Gonzalez Acereto, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caste ontogeny; Drone production; Gyne production; Melipona; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

CASTE; HONEYBEE; ONTOGENY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MELIPONA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 12444308338     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004054     Document Type: Article

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