Gender identification of five genera of stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) based on wing morphology

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Francoy, T M ^a   Silva, R A O ^a   Nunes Silva, P ^a   Menezes, C ^a   Imperatriz Fonseca, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation; Geometric morphometry; Meliponini; Sex differentiation; Species identification; Wing morphometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRISEOMELITTA VARIA; MALE; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOMETRICS; NANNOTRIGONA TESTACEICORNIS; NONHUMAN; PLEBEIA REMOTA; SCAPTOTRIGONA DEPILIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; STINGLESS BEE; ANIMAL; BEE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; FRIESEOMELITTA VARIA; HEXAPODA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE; NANNOTRIGONA TESTACEICORNIS; PLEBEIA REMOTA; SCAPTOTRIGONA;

ANIMALS; BEES; BIODIVERSITY; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WING;

EID: 66349111407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-1gmr557     Document Type: Article

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