Artículos de revistas
Sex determination in bees. XXX. Effects of juvenile hormone on the development of tergal glands in Melipona
Fecha
1994-01-01Registro en:
Journal of Apicultural Research, v. 33, n. 1, p. 11-14, 1994.
2078-6913
0021-8839
10.1080/00218839.1994.11100843
2-s2.0-21844488309
Autor
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Institución
Resumen
Worker larvae of Melipona rufiventris, M. quadrifasciata and M. compressipes were treated topically with juvenile hormone (JH) during the cocoon-spinning phase. Examination of the tergites of the queens obtained following JH application showed induced differentiation into adults with full female (queen) traits. Melipona workers had tergal glands only in tergite II, whereas natural and JH-induced queens had tergal glands in tergite II plus additional glands in at least one other of tergites III to VII. © 1994 International Bee Research Association.