Ultrastructural aspects of the mandibular gland of Melipona bicolor Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) in the castes

Micron

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 331-336

  Gracioli, L F ^a   Silva De Moraes, R L M ^a   Cruz Landim, C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mandibular glands; Melipona bicolor; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETION; SECRETORY VESICLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SECRETORY VESICLES;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 1542653121     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.051     Document Type: Article

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