The metapleural gland in two subspecies of acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  De Souza, Ana Lucia Biggi ^a,b   Soares, Ilka Maria Fernandes ^a,c   Cyrino, Larissa Tavares ^a   Serrão, José Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex subterraneus; Metapleural gland; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS; ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS MOLESTANS; ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS SUBTERRANEUS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 31344440607     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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