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Morphology and Histology of the Neuroendocrine System of Bombus fervidus Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. D. Crosswhite  and
J. T. Medler
C. D. Crosswhite
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
J. T. Medler
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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Abstract

The following organs were investigated histologically for evidence of neurosecretion during the adult life of Bombus fervidus queens: supra- and sub-oesophageal ganglia, frontal ganglion, ventral nerve cord, corpora cardiaca, and corpora allata. The anatomy and histology of these organs are described, along with the secretory products found in the median neurosccrerory cells. A type of neurosecretion that seems unique to Hymenoptera and that appears later in the life of the queen is discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 12 , December 1966 , pp. 1329 - 1337
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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