SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY OF CERVICAL LOBES OF APIS DRONES

Authors
PATINAWIN S WONGSIRI S
Citation
S. Patinawin et S. Wongsiri, SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY OF CERVICAL LOBES OF APIS DRONES, Journal of Apicultural Research, 33(2), 1994, pp. 65-68
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of Apicultural Research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218839
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
65 - 68
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8839(1994)33:2<65:SEOCLO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A comparison of the structure of the cervical lobes of the drone honey bee endophallus in 5 species of Apis, using scanning electron microsc opy, provided evidence of reproductive isolation in the genus. Structu ral similarities suggest three evolutionary groups: (1) A. mellifera a nd A. cerana; (2) A. florea and A. andreniformis; (3) A. dorsata. A. d orsata is separate but closely related to group (1).