A morphological view of the relationship between indirect flight muscle maturation and the flying needs of two species of advanced eusocial bees

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1235-1242

  Fernandez Winckler, Fernanda ^a   da Cruz Landim, Carminda ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castes; Flight muscles; Honeybee; Male; Social functions; Stingless bee; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; CASTES; FLIGHT MUSCLE; FLIGHT MUSCLES; HONEYBEE; MALE; MUSCLE DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL FUNCTIONS; STINGLESS BEE; THROUGH-TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; FLYING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

APINI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 52049101565     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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