Differential flight muscle development in workers, queens and males of the eusocial bees, Apis mellifera and Scaptotrigona postica

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Correa Fernandez, Fernanda ^a   Cruz Landim, Carminda ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flight muscles; histology; male; morphometry; queen; worker

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLES;

EID: 77955602619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.8501     Document Type: Article

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