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Relação entre o desenvolvimento dos ovários e atividade dos Corpora Allata de operárias de Frieseomelitta silvestri languida (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Interaction between ovarian development and Corpora Allata activity in Frieseomelitta silvestri languida workers (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Resumo

In the absence of the queen, a few workers of F. s. languida developed their ovaries forming nevertheless, only one follicle with a single oocyte which was unable to form yolk spheres. They never showed signals of degeneration or resorption. The corpora allata were homogeneous during all the 5 months of orphanage studied. Its activity might be low but constant, able to maintain the follicle entire, but unable to promote the yolk spheres assembly.


Relação entre o desenvolvimento dos ovários e atividade dos Corpora Allata de operárias de Frieseomelitta silvestri languida (Hymenoptera, Apidae)1 1 Trabalho realizado com auxílio do CNPq e FINEP

Interaction between ovarian development and Corpora Allata activity in Frieseomelitta silvestri languida workers (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Marina A. Staurengo da CunhaI; Rubens Alves da CunhaII; Marcia A. de Lima PimentelI

IDepartamento de Biologia - IB - UNESP, 13500 - Rio Claro-SP

IIDepartamento de Estatística, Matemática Aplicada e Computacional. IGCE - UNESP, 13500 Rio Claro-SP

ABSTRACT

In the absence of the queen, a few workers of F. s. languida developed their ovaries forming nevertheless, only one follicle with a single oocyte which was unable to form yolk spheres. They never showed signals of degeneration or resorption. The corpora allata were homogeneous during all the 5 months of orphanage studied. Its activity might be low but constant, able to maintain the follicle entire, but unable to promote the yolk spheres assembly.

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      11 Ago 2009
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