Variation on ovariole number in meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) queen's ovaries, with comments on ovary development and caste differentiation

The presente paper concerns the variation of the number of ovariole per ovary in the females of some Meliponinae species. In workers, the number of ovarioles was always of 4 per ovary, but in some species the queens had avariable number of ovarioles, from 4 to 15 perovary (asinPlebeiaremota, Nannotr...

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Autores: Cruz-Landim, Carminda da, Reginato, Rejane Daniele, Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera Lucia
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/211652
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/211652
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:ovariole number
stingless bees
queen
worker
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Resumo:The presente paper concerns the variation of the number of ovariole per ovary in the females of some Meliponinae species. In workers, the number of ovarioles was always of 4 per ovary, but in some species the queens had avariable number of ovarioles, from 4 to 15 perovary (asinPlebeiaremota, Nannotrigona testaceicomis, Trigonaspinipes, Schwarziana quadripunctata. The variation of the number of ovarioles was also found in the same species from individual to individual and among the ovaries of a single individual