Inviability of the Spermatids with Little Cytoplasm in Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-172

  Lino Neto, José ^a   Araújo, Vinicius Albano ^a   Dolder, Heidi ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysts; Hymenoptera; Spermatogenesis; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA XANTHOTRICHA;

EID: 38949137360     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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