Organization of the cysts in bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae) testis: number of spermatozoa per cyst
The morphology of the cyst cells in Apis mellifera Linné, 1758, Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1804, and Melipona bicolor bicolor Lepeletier, 1836 testis, as well as the average number of spermatic cells are reported. The data indicates a supporting and nourrishing role of the cyst cells to the de...
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Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Iheringia: Série Zoologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212001000200025 |