Morphology and number of Ommatidia in the compound eyes of Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis richteri, and their hybrid (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Baker, Gerald T ^a   Ma, Peter W K ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste differences; Imported fire ant; Ommatidia

Indexed keywords

ANT; CASTE; MORPHOLOGY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 33748679476     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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