TY  - EJOU
AU  - MORAES, LUCIANA FIORETTI GRACIOLI-VITTI, FÁBIO CAMARGO ABDALLA, REGINA LÚCIA MORELLI SILVA DE 

TI  - Comparative study of mandibular glands of <i>Melipona bicolor</i> queens obtained from polygynic and monogynic colonies
T2  - BIOCELL

PY  - 2005
VL  - 29
IS  - 1
SN  - 1667-5746

AB  - The aim of the present study was analyze, by histological and morphometrical studies, mandibular glands of <i>Melipona bicolor</i> queens collected from monogynic and polygynic colonies and compare their level of development. The results showed that the glands of physogastric queens from monogynic colony present a higher level of activity in relation to the queens of polygynic colonies; this is explained by the fact that just a unique queen controls the monogynic colony. In the polygynic colonies, the queens may divide such control to each other.
KW  - <i>Melipona bicolor</i>
KW  -  mandibular gland
KW  -  morphology
KW  -  polygynic colonies

DO  - 10.32604/biocell.2005.29.001