Morphological variation in the gastral sterna of female Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-152

  Packer, Laurence ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; MORPHOLOGY;

FEMALE BEES; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS; STERNAL CHARACTERS; TAXAS;

ECOLOGY;

BEE; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ACROSTERNUM; ANDRENIDAE; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; STERNA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 2442604443     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-196     Document Type: Article

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