Structure and ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of Halictidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-81

  Fiorillo, B S ^a   Coelho, A A M ^a   Lino Neto, J ^b   Bao S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agapostemon; Augochlora; Dialictus; Halictidae; Pseudaugochlora; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; CELL NUCLEUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

AGAPOSTEMON; APOIDEA; AUGOCHLORA; DIALICTUS; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 23244445168     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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