Comparative morphology of the ileum of three species of Cephalotes (formicidae, myrmicinae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-369

  Bution, M L ^a   Caetano, F H ^a   Zara, F J ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cephalotes; Enzymology; Formicidae; Histochemistry; Ileum; Myrmicinae; Ultramorphology

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOTES; CEPHALOTES ATRATUS; CEPHALOTES CLYPEATUS; CEPHALOTES PUSILLUS; FORMICIDAE; MYRMICINAE;

EID: 34447263058     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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