Sexual dimorphism in the antennal lobe of the ant Camponotus japonicus

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Nishikawa, Michiko ^a   Nishino, Hiroshi ^b   Misaka, Yuko ^a   Kubota, Maiko ^a   Tsuji, Eriko ^a   Satoji, Yuji ^c   Ozaki, Mamiko ^c,d   Yokohari, Fumio ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glomeruli; Hymenoptera; Insect brain; Isomorphism; Macroglomerulus; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SENSE ORGAN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; SENSE ORGANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS JAPONICUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41949130458     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.195     Document Type: Article

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