A morpho-histological and ultrastructural study of the mandibular glands of Atta sexdens worker ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
We describe here the morphology, histology and ultrastructure of the mandibular glands of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) worker ants. The mandibular glands consist of a reservoir with an excretory duct and a secretory portion linked to the reservoir trough canaliculi. These glands have the s...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2001 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/224224 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/224224 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Ants Formicidae Histology Hymenoptera Mandibular gland Morphology Ultrastructure |
| Resumo: | We describe here the morphology, histology and ultrastructure of the mandibular glands of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) worker ants. The mandibular glands consist of a reservoir with an excretory duct and a secretory portion linked to the reservoir trough canaliculi. These glands have the same morphology in the three castes studied, differing only in size, with smaller glands observed in minima workers and larger glands in soldiers. |
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