Clearing and dissecting insects for internal skeletal morphological research with particular reference to bees
ABSTRACT A detailed protocol for chemical clearing of bee specimens is presented. Dry specimens as well as those preserved in liquid media can be cleared using this protocol. The procedure consists of a combined use of alkaline solution (KOH or NaOH) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), followed by the boi...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262016000100109&lng=en&tlng=en |